Georgia Power enters into 20-year agreement to add biomass energy of 53.5MW

Georgia Power enters into 20-year agreement to add biomass energy of 53.5MW

US-based energy company Georgia Power has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rollcast Energy to boost its biomass power capacity by 53.5MW.

Government’s 400MW biomass capacity cap is “flawed”, says REA

UK’s 400MW biomass capacity cap is “flawed,” says REA

Government plans to introduce a capacity cap on new biomass developments to limit public spending is “flawed” and will lead to “a rush” of projects seeking to meet it, the industry said today.

Report - Developing Renewable Energy Projects Larger Than 10 MWs at Federal Facilities

Report: Developing Renewable Energy Projects Larger than 10 MWs at Federal Facilities

To accomplish Federal goals for renewable energy, sustainability, and energy security, large-scale renewable energy projects must be developed and constructed on Federal sites at a significant scale with significant private investment.

Hybrid power plant burns more than coal, woody biomass for one

Hybrid power plant burns more than coal, woody biomass for one [Video]

The Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in St. Paul, Va. can burn coal from mines, coal left over and biomass, going into the fire as wood chips. The AP’s Lee Powell says the utility running the plant is touting its advanced design.

Indiana biomass case back in court

Indiana biomass case back in court

Members of Healthy Dubois County and the City of Jasper and its Utility Service Board will be back in court in beginning on January 14 of 2014.

State develops guidelines for woody biomass harvest

South Carolina develops guidelines for woody biomass harvest

Foresters with the South Carolina Forestry Commission have developed guidelines that address the emerging practice of harvesting woody biomass for energy.

823,000 fuel-efficient biomass stoves distributed in Ethiopia

823,000 fuel-efficient biomass stoves distributed in Ethiopia

More than 823,000 fuel-efficient biomass stoves have been distributed among the public in Ethiopia during the last nine months, says Water and Energy Ministry Public Relation and Communication Director Bizuneh Tolcha.

Supervisors reject bid to block biomass facility

Placer County Supervisors reject bid to block Cabin Creek biomass facility

Placer County supervisors have rejected an effort to derail a planned biomass facility near Truckee, but they added new conditions to the project.

Army steamrolls $7 billion in renewable energy projects, sequester or no sequester

Army steamrolls $7 billion in renewable energy projects, sequester or no sequester

The U.S. Army has just launched the first in a series of renewable energy contracts that will eventually total $7 billion by the end of this year.

Certification Uncertainty

UK’s biomass sustainability criteria may impact U.S. biomass exporters

Sustainably sourcing biomass fuel isn’t something that’s taken lightly in the U.K., and the country is proving it by developing the first nationwide mandatory biomass sustainability standards.

New iron plant uses biomass fuelNew iron plant uses biomass fuel

North Dakota iron plant uses biomass fuel

A new iron plant has been given the go ahead, using green technology the facility is expected to produce 100,000 metric tonnes of iron nuggets per year.

Difficulties plague Interior Alaska experimental biomass-burning generator

Difficulties plague Interior experimental biomass-burning generator

When local businessman Bernie Karl first launched his ambitious idea to turn waste paper into electricity more than two years ago, the idea seemed like a perfect plan for a community starved for both a recycling program and cheap power.

Altavista power plant fires up once again

Altavista power plant fires up once again on biomass

Small chunks of wood streamed onto a mountain of wood chips nearly 100 feet high, towering over workers making final adjustments at Dominion’s just-reopened Altavista Power Station.

Possibility of Nakusp biomass project discussed

Possibility of Nakusp, B.C. biomass project discussed

Wood Waste 2 Rural Heat project coordinator David Dubois met in Nakusp with Peter Welkerling, from the Nakusp and Area Chamber of Commerce, Hugh Watt and Beth McLeod from True North and NACFOR’s Tom Zeleznik to talk about the possibility of turning wood waste into heat in the community.

Wood for energy use in schools hospitals and other facilities growing

Wood for energy use in schools, hospitals, and other facilities growing

This report fills the gap and points to the growth in use of woody biomass for energy in community facilities, such as schools, hospitals and more. When the right technology is matched with the right setting, woody biomass can offset the costs of other fuel sources, especially fuel oil and propane. As of January 2013, 297 institutional facilities have been identified as operational.

AACT Announces the Availability of a New Organic Soil Conditioning Product

AACT announces the availability of a new organic soil conditioning product

Algae Aqua-Culture Technology, Inc. (AACT) announced today it has introduced its new organic plant-based soil conditioning product REGENiSYS™ to Northwestern Montana.

Algae Aqua-Culture Technology, Inc. Announces Signing of 10-Year Lease Extension and Operating and Supply Agreements

Algae Aqua-Culture Technology, Inc. announces signing of 10-year lease extension and operating and supply agreements

Algae Aqua-Culture Technology, Inc. (AACT) announced today the signing of a 10-year lease extension and operating and supply agreements with F. H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company of Columbia Falls.

Europe finds energy source in South Texas mesquite

Europe finds energy source in South Texas mesquite

A Czech Republic company says it has found an abundant, long-term source of energy in South Texas to help European utilities produce electricity.

Combining two enyme systems leads to faster breakdown of biomass cell walls

Combining two enzyme systems leads to faster breakdown of biomass cell walls

Enzymes could break down cell walls faster – leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation – if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests.

Whitefish company turns industrial waste into electricity

Montana company turns industrial wood waste into electricity

Swiping his finger across an iPad touch screen, Michael Smith calibrated the high-tech components powering his energy company’s Green Power House, an octagonal dome which, is basically a sophisticated form of composting.