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Our bioenergy section includes news and information on the generation of electricity from biomass sources, biogas and biofuels, as well as energy-from-waste issues.

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Covanta approved to turn papermaking waste into energy »

7 hours ago : Paper manufacturer Crane and Company knows a thing or two about making money - it provides much of the paper on which US   [Read more »]

VA hospital to cut costs with $15m biomass CHP plant »

9 hours ago : Lockheed Martin has won a $15.2 million contract to provide a biomass-fueled combined heat and power plant for a hospital in New   [Read more »]

Southeast terminals open doors to E85 biofuel »

September 9, 2010 : The availability of E85 fuel looks set to expand outside core regions around the ethanol-producing Midwest, thanks to fuel   [Read more »]
USDA helps Iowa ethanol plant switch to biomass fuel

USDA helps Iowa ethanol plant switch to biomass fuel »

September 9, 2010 : The US Department of Agriculture has awarded a $1.9 million grant to a biorefinery in Iowa to help wean it off fossil   [Read more »]
Maine paper mill cleared for biomass power conversion

Maine paper mill cleared for biomass power conversion »

September 8, 2010 : Regulators in Maine have approved a proposed five-year power purchase agreement that will allow a paper mill's power plant to   [Read more »]

Construction underway at Nevada trash-to-ethanol plant »

September 7, 2010 : Construction is now underway at a commercial-scale biorefinery in Nevada, which will turn ordinary household garbage into fuel   [Read more »]
$92m biomass plant planned for Maricopa, Arizona

$92m biomass plant planned for Maricopa, Arizona »

September 7, 2010 : Plans for a $92 million biomass power plant have been unveiled for the Arizona city of Maricopa, about 30 miles south of   [Read more »]

BP Biofuels closes $98.3m deal to buy Verenium Corp »

September 3, 2010 : BP has closed its $98.3 million acquisition of Verenium Corporation, the cellulosic biofuels technology firm based in Cambridge,   [Read more »]
Federal funding for efforts to boost bioenergy crop yields

Federal funding for efforts to boost bioenergy crop yields »

September 2, 2010 : A joint $8.9 investment by the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture has been announced, intending to improve feedstocks for   [Read more »]
Waste from Minnesota State Fair tested in energy plant

Waste from Minnesota State Fair tested in energy plant »

September 2, 2010 : Researchers are investigating how waste from the annual Minnesota State Fair could be used to generate renewable energy. St   [Read more »]

Firm to build 75 biofuel filling stations in California »

September 2, 2010 : Efforts to establish more than 75 new renewable fuel filling stations across California over the next two years got underway this   [Read more »]

Indiana biodiesel plant up to speed after acquisition »

September 1, 2010 : Biofuel producer Imperial Petroleum has said its newly-acquired biodiesel plant in Middletown, Indiana, is now on the way to   [Read more »]

UOP technology for California advanced biofuel plant »

September 1, 2010 : Petrochemical technology firm UOP has won a contract to provide process equipment for a new advanced biofuel plant in Rialto,   [Read more »]
Valero to offer E85 ethanol fuel in more filling stations

Valero to offer E85 ethanol fuel in more filling stations »

August 31, 2010 : Fuel company Valero Energy Corporation is to sell ethanol fuel at all of its new Corner Store filling stations. The firm said it   [Read more »]

Biofuels firm to invest $500m in five Mississippi plants »

August 27, 2010 : Texan biofuels company KiOR has announced plans to develop five biofuel production facilities in the state of Mississippi. The   [Read more »]

Grant boost to US Navy algal biofuel project »

August 27, 2010 : Biodiesel Industries, the company developing a remotely-operated algae biofuel production facility at a US Navy base in   [Read more »]
Variable subsidy most effective for ethanol, study suggests

Variable subsidy most effective for ethanol, study suggests »

August 26, 2010 : A variable subsidy could be the most effective way the government could support ethanol production in the US, perhaps tied to the   [Read more »]

Sealed bid auction for $6m South Dakota micro ethanol plant »

August 26, 2010 : A micro ethanol plant in South Dakota is set to go under the hammer next month, in a sealed bid auction. The Genesis Ethanol I   [Read more »]

$11m for South Dakota firm to develop sugarcane cellulosic »

August 25, 2010 : Brazilian oil company Petrobras has teamed up with South Dakota firm KL Energy Corporation to develop cellulosic ethanol from   [Read more »]
Midwest missing out on ‘tremendous’ biogas potential

Midwest missing out on ‘tremendous’ biogas potential »

August 24, 2010 : The Midwest has "significant" potential to make use of its agricultural waste and resources to produce renewable biogas,   [Read more »]

Atlanta firm launches cellulosic ethanol project in Michigan »

August 23, 2010 : Atlanta company American Process Incorporated has started work on a waste-to-ethanol biorefinery at Alpena, Michigan. The   [Read more »]

Utah firm in talks to build world’s largest algae »

August 23, 2010 : Utah company Green Star Products is in final negotiations with its consortium partners regarding a deal to build the largest   [Read more »]

Fuel supply deal for $250m Washington biomass project »

August 23, 2010 : Biomass joint venture Adage has signed its first long-term biomass fuel supply agreement for a $250 million biomass project in   [Read more »]
Dow Corning eyes biomass power for Michican factory

Dow Corning eyes biomass power for Michican factory »

August 20, 2010 : Chemical firm Dow Corning is considering installing a biomass power plant at its silicon manufacturing site in Midland,   [Read more »]
Flint Hills to buy two Hawkeye ethanol plants in Iowa

Flint Hills to buy two Hawkeye ethanol plants in Iowa »

August 20, 2010 : Kansas chemicals company Flint Hills Resources is to buy two ethanol plants in Iowa for an undisclosed amount, it said this   [Read more »]