Waste Management to cut 700 jobs
July 26, 2012
Waste collection, transfer and recycling company Waste Management Inc. announced is eliminating 700 jobs, or roughly 2 percent of its North American job fleet of over 40,000. WM owns and operates more than 100 landfill gas projects in North America.
Weltec Biopower GmbH is building a 370 kW biogas plant in Bure, Switzerland for Bio.Etique.Energy SA. The facility's power will be fed into the grid, while surplus heat will be used to heat local training barracks for the Swiss Army.
A new bioenergy hub in Europe that will focus on the deployment and investigation of sustainable bioenergy sources was announced July 17 by U.K. Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts.
Vilsack tours Penn. dairy digester
July 18, 2012
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently toured the Pennsylvania-based Pennwood Farms anaerobic digestion operation for a first-hand account of what USDA and the Rural Energy for American Program helped support deployment of.
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1 MW biomass gasification system. The 1 MW fluidized bed gasification plant is being established as a model investment project.
By a bipartisan vote of 35-11, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill. An amendment to reinstate mandatory funding to the measure's energy title programs was rejected.
The U.S. House Agricultural Committee has begun marking up its draft of the 2012 Farm Bill. The mark-up is expected to last up to three days, and includes 100 amendments, one of which could restore mandatory funding to energy title programs.
Wisconsin residents and businesses that install biogas or biomass-based technology can receive up to $250,000 through a newly formed renewable energy utilities program. The program, Focus on Energy, is accepting applications until August 29, 2012.
Creating a Biogas Empire
July 03, 2012
Along with its partners at Synergy Biogas LLC and GE Energy, CH4 Biogas recently commissioned the largest on-farm anaerobic digestion project in New York state.
Power Purchase Plays
July 03, 2012
Securing the right power purchase agreement is essential to the success of a bioenergy project.
Kedco commissions new plant in Northern Ireland
By Kedco plc
June 29, 2012
Kedco plc has commenced the production of syngas for the generation of electricity from its biomass electricity and heat generation plant in in Newry, Northern Ireland that produces biosyngas for heat and power generation.
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development took place last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The primary objective of the event is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development.
From Coal Giants to Jatropha Farmers
June 27, 2012
I recently came across a report by GlobalData discussing India's extreme dependence on coal, and how the Indian government's move to try to rectify a shortage in the country won't work in short term.
A gasification technology designed by Mechanicsburg, Pa-based Enginuity Energy that converts poultry litter and others wastes into energy may be headed to France after a recent visit by two French agriculture officials to the company's headquarters.
New Hampshire has become the first state to grant full credit to renewable thermal projects under a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) through S.B. 218.
Toronto-based nonprofit organization ZooShare Biogas Cooperative Inc. is working to develop a project that would convert zoo manure and other locally-sourced waste biomass materials into renewable electricity and fertilizer.
The American Council on Renewable Energy has launched a new website designed to address the imbalance in America's debate over clean and renewable energy. The Energy Fact Check website allows visitors to learn the truth about renewable energy.
The California Energy Commission has selected Clean World Partners LLC to receive a $6 million grant to support a biogas and bioenergy project. The funding will enable the expansion of the company's Sacramento project.
The U.S. EPA Pacific Southwest Region has launched the Waste to Biogas Tool, an interactive map that connects organic waste producers with potential users for anaerobic digestion.
The Poultry Litter Landscape
May 23, 2012
Bioenergy from farm waste can help solve well-known runoff issues in the Chesapeake Bay
Energy Policy Lessons from Sweden
By William Strauss
April 25, 2012
2012 Excellence in Bioenergy Award winner William Strauss shares a glimpse into his trip to a country that is light-years ahead of the U.S. in environmental policy
Choosing an Energy Avenue
By Anna Austin
April 03, 2012
As more landfill gas and biogas producers take advantage of renewable energy opportunities, high-Btu pipeline injection is gaining popularity
Brewing Up Biomass
April 03, 2012
A novel and multi-faceted vertical farm and business incubator in Chicago will source its heat and power from a brewery waste anaerobic digester
CEC proposes to cut biomethane projects from RPS
By Anna Austin
March 27, 2012
The American Biogas Council is working to convince the California Energy Commission of the negative effects of a proposed moratorium on renewable portfolio standard (RPS) qualification for biomethane projects.
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has released its 2012 Farm Bill platform, which provides suggestions to improve some federal bioenergy programs, including the Repowering Assistance Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
Weltec Biopower building giant biogas plant in Germany
By Anna Austin
March 21, 2012
Already having built more than 200 biogas plants across Europe, Weltec Biopower GmbH has begun construction of another, to be one of Germany's largest when completed, according to the company.
As a result of collaboration between California-based Ceres Inc. and Aberystwyth University in Wales, the first comprehensive genetic map of miscanthus has been published.
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