Archive for November, 2009
State of the States 2009 report from NREL: Renewable Energy Development and the Role of Policy
The 2009 State of the States report has been released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. The 231-page report is downloadable here.
According to the report, “increasing numbers of U.S. states and territories are implementing policy measures and dedicating funding to encourage the deployment of renewable energy technologies. The design and implementation of these [...]
Last day of voting for the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy”
Today is the final day of voting for the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy”.
Balloting will be open to the registered subscribers of the Biofuels Digest, Geothermal Digest and Biomass Digest e-newsletters, through Wednesday November 25th at 5pm EST. Your link to the ballot is contained in your copy of the Digest newsletters.
To download your free [...]
Ceres, Choren, partner to optimize crops for fuels, chemicals, power
In California, Ceres announced an agreement with Choren, to optimize energy crops for thermochemical conversion to advanced low-carbon biofuels. The two-year bioenergy project is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The thermochemical process does not require enzymes or microorganisms; instead, the biomass is gasified under certain heat and pressure [...]
$795 million biomass power project to break ground in South Carolina
In South Carolina, groundbreaking is scheduled Monday for a $795 million biomass plant that will produce 20 MW of power, plus steam that will be utilized at the Savannah River nuclear facility. The project will utilize 322,000 tons of wood waste and shredded tyres and is scheduled to open in December 2011.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven [...]
Buena Vista Biomass Power, Sacramento Municipal Utility District sign 20-year, 16 MW deal
In California, Biomass Magazine is reporting on an agreement reached between the Buena Vista Biomass Power station in Ione, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, in which the biomass plant will supply SMUD with 16 MW of power for 20 years. The facility will utilize 210,000 of wood biomass; agriculture residues including orchard wood, pits, [...]
UK to award $2.48 million under Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme: apps due 02/10
In the UK, the national government announced a $2.48 million set of grants in the third round of projects that will be awarded support under the Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme.
The goal of the Scheme?: to develop biomass sources for heat, power and combined heat and power systems. Grant applications are due at the end of February [...]
Inbicon opens 1.4 Mgy demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant in Denmark; supplies animal feed, lignin pellets
In Denmark, Prince Joachim inaugurated the 1.4 Mgy, demonstration-scale Inbicon cellulosic ethanol plant in Kalundborg, which is utilizing wheat straw as its initial feedstock. The plant is the largest cellulosic ethanol facility in Europe, and second globally only to the KL Energy project in Upton, WY.
Inbicon and its parent company DONG Energy, the state oil, power [...]
PKEC signs MOU for 30 MW biomass power station in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the Philippine-Korean Renewable Energy Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Puerto Princesa to establish a 30 MW biomass facility, that will utilize coconut and coconut waste as feedstock.
The project will establish a coconut plantation 20 miles north of the city in Barangay Santa Cruz.
US has 50 million new acres available for energy crops: report
In Oklahoma, researchers at Oklahoma State University have concluded that 50 million acres are available in the US for conversion to energy grasses, including cropland, idle land and pasture.
The OSU study determined “the most economical species, level of nitrogen, and harvest frequency for several sets of nitrogen fertilizer prices and hypothetical biomass prices,” according to [...]
Udall, Risch introduce “National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act” with biomass fast-tracking provisions
In Washington, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado and Senator James Risch of Idaho introduced the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act to provide tax incentives to companies that harvest trees that were killed by beetle infestations.
Commenting on the bill in a conference call, Udall said, “it pays people to use biofuels in productive ways, [...]
