Biomass

UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install ...

November 18, 2009

Biomass Plays Big Role in UK Renewable Energy Picture

As the UK pursues its goal for 20 percent of the commonwealth's energy to come from renewable fuels by 2020, biomass is increasing in ...

November 17, 2009

Southern Power Sinking $500M Into Biomass Facility

Austin, Texas, will be closer to meeting its goal of 30 percent renewable energy once a biomass facility from Southern Power comes into play. Southern Power, a ...

November 12, 2009

Tesco’s UK Import Warehouse to be 100% Biomass Powered

UK retailer Tesco plans to tap into a 295 megawatt biomass power plant in Teesport, England, to supply 100 percent of the energy needs ...

October 19, 2009

Downtown Seattle Buildings Benefit from Renewable Fuel Facility

About 200 buildings in downtown Seattle and First Hill will be heated by a renewable fuel boiler. The boiler, run by Seattle Steam, ...

October 14, 2009

Industrial Biotech Can Reduce Emissions by 2.5B Tons Annually

The industrial biotechnology sector can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2.5 billion tons per year, according to a new report. WWF, the world's largest ...

September 21, 2009

SCA Sees Environmental Benefit From New Wastewater Treatment Plant

A wastewater treatment plant at SCA’s Munksund paper mill in Sweden went online in June. The mill produces paper mass and kraftliner, a starting material for packaging. SCA says that the new treatment plant will ...

September 11, 2009

Carbonfund.org Retroactively Adds Offsets for Landfill Project

A landfill is receiving carbon offsets for emissions that were avoided in 2008. Carbonfund.org is certifying the carbon offset project by Casella Waste Systems Inc for ...

August 18, 2009

Kimberley-Clark Tops EPA List of On-site Renewable Energy Users

In EPA's latest rankings of the top-20 users of on-site renewable energy, Kimberley Clark came out on top with more than 192 million kilowatt hours, comprising ...

July 27, 2009

Anheuser-Busch Taps Landfill Gas for Houston Brewery

The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Houston will begin using landfill biogas as an alternative fuel source. The gas will be carried through a six-mile pipeline from the ...

June 29, 2009

Biomass-to-Electricity Projects Gain Steam in California, the UK

Already entrenched in some European nations like Germany, power plants that convert organic biomass to electricity are coming to the United States and the UK. San Jose, ...

June 19, 2009

25% of North American Firms Say No to Offsets Thru 2012

A new survey indicates that more and more companies are purchasing carbon offsets. The trend is bigger in Europe than North America and elsewhere in the ...

April 27, 2009

California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels

California's Air Resources Board voted to adopt a regulation that will put in place Governor Schwarzenegger's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which mandates a reduction of ...

April 24, 2009

Middlebury to be Carbon Neutral by 2016

Vermont's Middlebury College is using biomass to reduce its carbon footprint and reach carbon neutrality within seven years.

March 17, 2009

Xcel Energy Plans Midwest Biomass Plant

Xcel Energy plans to install biomass gasification technology at its Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland, Wis. Following all state regulatory approvals, engineering and design work is expected ...

February 25, 2009

Turning Brewing Waste Into Ethanol

E-Fuel Corp. and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. are working together to produce ethanol from discarded beer yeast. Testing will begin in the second quarter of this year, ...

February 5, 2009

UI Cuts Emissions, Saves $1M Per Year Burning Oat Hulls

In 2008, University of Iowa avoided emitting 69, 000 metric tons of CO2 by using one system to generate both heat and energy for the campus. A member of the EPA's Combined ...

January 30, 2009

Alternative Energy Use For Manufacturers Promising, Cost Still A Hurdle

James Lee, an associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, recently spoke with IndustryWeek about the pros and cons of alternative energy use in manufacturing. Lee says that manufacturers are investing ...

November 14, 2008

Haigh’s Chocolates Launches Biodegradable Packaging

Haigh’s Chocolates announced that its White Ballotins Chocolate Box will now be packaged in Plantic trays, a biodegradable packaging from Plantic Technologies Limited (PDF). The company says these Plantic trays are made ...

November 11, 2008

Carbon Credits Are Cash Cow For Landfills

U.S. landfills are reaping a windfall from the fight against global warming, The Wall Street Journal reports. But their payday might not be doing much to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions....

October 21, 2008

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