bioenergy

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) have introduced legislation aimed at extending the Production Tax Credit, or PTC. 

Created as part of the 2008 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandated Farm bill, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) provides incentives to American farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to grow biomass crops for the purpose of biofuels, heat and power.

Canada’s New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is taking part in a research project that will produce ethanol from beer and soda waste.  NBCC and Canadian company Milco Industries are working together to create a $500,000 modular pilot plant that will turn the waste drink products into ethanol.

In a series of Issue papers presented at the Convention on Biodivesity in Nagoya, Japan, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has raised significant questions to be considered when weighing the risk to benefits ratio for biofuel development.

Set for May 4-6 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota, the 2010 International BIOMASS Conference & Expo will bring together the multitude of players within the biomass and biofuel industries.

A new UK study promoting the merits of waste-based biofuel production, once again raises the alarm on the industry's over-emphasis on crop-based fuels.

Mendel Biotechnology and Speedling Inc. announced a collaborative agreement to jointly research, develop, and commercialize a cost-effective propagation and production system for Mendel's advanced miscanthus product candidates.

Last week key players from the Economic Community of West African States met with global industry experts at the Bioenergy Markets Conference in Ghana.

Political and industrial leaders are now in near consensus: The world must change how it produces and consumes energy to address the geopolitical and environmental challenges of our current energy systems. The transition will take decades, but the vision is starting to come into focus.

The latest Electric Power Monthly Report released by the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that the U.S.