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Laidlaw proposes 70 MW woodchip-based biomass plant in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower announced that it has filed an application last week to build, own and operate a 70 MW woodchip-based biomass plant, to be located in Berlin. The state Site Evaluation Committee has eight months to evaluate the permit application, for a project that will located at the former Burgess pulp [...]
A-Power signs $86 million deal with Biomass Electricity for 150 MW biomass power plant in Thailand
In Thailand, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. announced has signed a contract with Biomass Electricity to develop a 150 MW biomass plant in Prachinburi. Under the $86 million contract, A-Power will provide general contracting, installation and design services for the five proposed power stations.
China-based A-Power focuses on design of distributed power systems in the 25 [...]
Drax to cut emissions by 80 percent by delivering biomass via train to 290 MW power plant
In the UK, Drax announced a deal to reduce farm to furnace emissions by up to 80 percent by shifting transit of 1 million tonnes of biomass to train. Under an agreement with First GBRf, four trains per day will run from Port of Tyne to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire.
Drax has set a [...]
POIC Sabah CEO says politics, economics frustrating biomass-to-power in Malaysia
In Malaysia, POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd CEO Dr Pang Teck Wai said that there is sufficient palm fruit waste to provide power and steam to the complex of palm industries at POIC Lahad Datu, but that the lack of a carbon emissions regime removed the incentive to secure long-term supply of feedstock. He said that, [...]
Nova Scotia heads for enviro, logger donnybrook over doubling of biomass power gen to 70 MW
In Canada, a government report is expected in Nova Scotia regarding the development of renewable energy for Nova Scotia. In hot dispute between loggers and environmental groups: the amount of green power produced from biomass to 70 MW, as the province aims to double its renewable power generation and reach a 25 percent target by [...]
CEOs, policymakers and industry to gather at the Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference – April 27, 2010 in Washington DC
Readers: The Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference will be held on April 27-28, 2010 at the Hilton Embassy Row in Washington DC, which will feature the largest assemblage of CEOs of the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” as I believe have ever gathered in one room at one time.
The conference agenda is here – involving [...]
The Last Word in Biomass: “Times have changed, and it appears we are headed for significant power generation from biomass.”
Chris Zygarlicke deputy associate director of research, EERC: “Almost two decades ago, utilities began to look for ways to lower sulfur, nitrogen and carbon emissions by cofiring biomass with coal. Biomass was already a contributor to the U.S. electricity portfolio at a level less than 3 percent, with most generated from small industrial plants and [...]
20 Free, Hot Biomass Downloads: Feedstock development
1. Biofuels Research and Development Initiatives – Feedstock Development
This US multi-government department and agency group commissioned an overview of efforts aimed at producing more and better feedstocks with higher yield and faster payback.
2. Environmental and Regulatory Sustainability of Genetically Engineered Bioenergy Feedstocks
This SunGrant study looks primarily at switchgrass, but also bioenergy and plant genomics of [...]
20 Free, Hot Biomass Downloads: Case Studies
4. Fowler, Colorado Case Study
Energy self-sufficiency through biomass to power, via an anaerobic digester system developed for a feedlot town.
5. Xebec Case Study
Massive U.S. landfill uses XEBEC M-3100 system to purify biogas to pipeline-grade natural gas for 25,000 Duke Energy customers.
20 Free, Hot Biomass Downloads: Policy and government
6. US state Biomass Policy overview
NREL prepared this state-by-state overview of biomass policy
7. European Biofuels Policy
An overview of “green protectionism” in the EU, from ECIPE
8. DOE Biomass Program Goals
Here, the DOE sets its development goals to meet the 2022 RFS and make cellulosic ethanol cost-competitive with corn ethanol by 2012.
9. Green Recovery
The Center for American [...]
