Joint Venture for Biomass Power Plants
US - AREVA and Duke Energy have joined forces to form ADAGE, an innovative joint venture dedicated to the development of biomass power plants.

Biomass Plant for Springfield
US - City Councillors in Springfield Massachusetts have given the go-ahead for a new biomass plant for the community.

Biomass Research Grant for Stevens Institute
US - The Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey has been awarded $1 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research and development into biomass conversion...

Trade Mission to South America
US - Staff from Auburn University recently took part in a trade mission to South America to investigate opportunities for biofuels and agribusinesses.

Oglethorpe Plans Biomass Electric Generating Plants
US – Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC), plans to build as many as three 100 megawatt (MW) biomass electric generating facilities in Georgia.

Forestry as a Renewable Energy Source
UK - Around £1.5 million of funding for a three year research project to examine the feasibility of short rotation forestry as a viable renewable energy source has been announced the...

Green Gasoline from Plant Sugars
US - Alternative energy does not always mean solar or wind power. In fact, the alternative fuels developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineering professor...

Sugarcane Bagasse Used for Power Generation
BRAZIL - Brazil is increasingly turning to alternative power generation fuels such as biomass in order to increase electricity supply and reduce its dependence on hydropower.

KMA to Launch Biomass Alternative Energy Division
US - KMA Capital Partners, Inc. has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with its largest shareholder, Intraglobal, Inc. and Intraglobal Private Equity I Limited...

USDA: Investment Made in Woody Biomass
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a request for proposals for programs to improve the utilization of woody biomass residue from forest restoration activities....

Biggest Energy from Waste Plant Receives Permit
UK - Energy minister Malcolm Wicks has given permission to chemical firm INEOS Chlor to build the biggest energy-from-waste plant in Britain on Merseyside.

DOE Invests in Biofuel Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of six advanced biofuels projects in which DOE plans to invest up to $4.4 million, subject to annual appropriations....

Klamath Tribes Propose Biomass Energy Plant
US - The Klamath Tribes say a proposed biomass energy plant would cost about $8 million to $12 million to build.

Renewafuel Production Plant Selects Site
OHIO - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, which will be renamed Cliffs Natural Resources in the coming months, along with it's subsidiary, Renewafuel, announced plans to build a next-generation...

India Set to Produce 300MW of Biomass Power
INDIA - Five projects with a combined installed capacity of 300MW are being lined up in Punjab.