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From EESI: The purpose of this project was to determine what incentives best support the commercialization of environmentally sustainable, low carbon, renewable biofuel technologies, to identify ways federal and state incentives can work together, and to determine how states can position themselves to help meet federal biofuels mandates. Toward that end, [...] The North Carolina News & Observer reported on concerns being raised by the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Environmental Defense Fund regarding the use of wood to fuel biopower in the state. Biopower fueled by wood and wood waste will be a large part of North Carolina meeting the 12.5 percent renewable electricity standard. [...] A new report commissioned by the Bipartisan Policy Center compares the economic impacts of a 25% renewable electricity standard (RES) and a 20% RES to the impacts of the North Carolina Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (NC REPS). The study projected impacts from renewable electricity generation, renewable electricity feedstock production, and from electricity [...] From Biofuels International: In 2008, Georgia Power announced that one of its plants would convert from burning coal to burning woody biomass in an attempt to generate green electricity. The conversion of Plant Mitchell would make it the largest biomass plant in the country and was given the go-ahead last March by the [...] From 25x’25: The Biorefinery Assistance Program will see its mandatory funding climb to $245 million in the new fiscal year that began Oct. 1, from $75 million in FY2009. The assistance program provides for grants covering up to 30 percent of the cost of developing and building demonstration-scale biorefineries for producing “advanced biofuels,” which essentially includes [...] From IREC: The sixth edition of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) Connecting to the Grid Guide is now available on the IREC website. This guide provides a comprehensive introduction to a span of topics that relate to grid-tied renewable energy sources. The sixth edition has been revised to include information on [...] From Biomass Magazine: With funding from the U.S. EPA’s Blue Skyways Collaborative, the U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., has developed a Web-based, interactive geospatial application that allows users to view biomass resources, infrastructure and other relevant information, as well as query specific data and conduct initial screening analyses. Users can select a [...] The US EPA and DOE-NREL have developed the State Bioenergy Primer to bring together technical and non-technical resources to provide useful, targeted information that will enable a state decision maker to determine if he/she wants or needs more details related to biomass feedstocks, bioenergy technology, bioheat, biopower, biofuels, or bioproducts. The Primer [...] From ACORE: To assist the biomass industry in applying for available grants or loans, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Office of Energy and Environmental Industries at the Department of Commerce have teamed up to produce a webinar on federal funding opportunities for biomass projects. The webinar will be co-chaired by Office of [...] From Kentucky.gov: Gov. Steve Beshear has signed an Executive Order forming the Executive Task Force on Biomass and Biofuels Development in Kentucky. The 21-member group will work to facilitate the development of a sustainable biomass and biofuels industry in Kentucky… “Agriculture and forestry will have a significant role in supplying Kentucky’s future energy needs,” said Roger Thomas, [...] |
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