Report: Is Woody Biomass A Carbon Neutral Energy Source?
With climate commitments looming, the European Union has mandated that 20 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2020. As such, many electricity producers are fueling their boilers with...
View ArticleKentucky Plant Produces Electricity, Steam From Wood Waste
Workers at a Kentucky plant are doing more than making doors, molding and stair parts. They’re creating fuel to help power the factory. Cox Interior in Campbellsville has a combined heat and power...
View ArticleOpinion: Use Sierra Nevada’s Dead Trees For Energy
When the Forest Service announced its calculation last November that the Sierra Nevada contained 102 million dead trees, it conveyed the immensity of a tragedy that is unprecedented in California’s...
View ArticleWood Pellet Fuel Deemed ‘Carbon Neutral’ In U.S. Spending Bill
A week after President Donald Trump vowed to impose new tariffs on Canadian lumber imports to help the U.S. timber industry, lawmakers passed a spending bill that could push U.S. government agencies to...
View ArticleUGA Study: U.S. Biomass Electricity Possible But Costly
If the U.S. wants to start using wood pellets to produce energy, either the government or power customers will have to pay an extra cost, a new University of Georgia study has found. Right now, “it’s...
View ArticleDrax Announces Siemens Turbine Upgrades At UK Plant
In a bid to improve the efficiency of its biomass generating units Drax has signed a £40 million ($44.9 million) contract with Siemens for turbine upgrades. Drax operates the UK’s biggest power...
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