biomass

Germany's E.ON AG, the world's largest utility by sales, and Enviva LP, a leading manufacturer of processed biomass, said in a statement they have signed a multi-year 240,000 metric ton annual wood pellet supply contract starting in 2013. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Zoomable and draggable like a Google map, with potentially prime locations for various clean energy technologies delineated in gradations of color, the newest offering from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) allows everyone from renewable resource enthusiasts to project developers to quickly, accurately and effectively locate the best places for particular types of clean energy development.

Valero Energy Corporation, the nation’s largest independent oil refiner and a leading ethanol producer, and New Hampshire-based biofuels company Mascoma Corporation have launched a joint venture to build a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in the town of Kinross on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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

Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG) has partnered with biotech company Chromatin, Inc. to test the use of burning sustainable biomass at two California power plants.

Beasley Forest Products LLC, the largest hardwood sawmill in the U.S., and specialty contractor Land Care Services LLC, have formed a joint venture, Green Power Solutions, to construct what will be Georgia's largest biomass facility in the city of Dublin, after receiving approval from the state's Public Service Commission.

Wood pellet producers Enviva LP and Biomass Energy LLC have formed a partnership to expand an existing wood pellet manufacturing plant in Virginia.

Taking a significant step forward towards entering the construction phase of its Port St. Joe Renewable Energy Center (Port St. Joe Project), Los Angeles-based biofuel developer Rentech Inc. (AMEX: RTK) received the final air permit from Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The newest report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in cooperation with Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a clean tech analytics firm, shows that the combined impetus of stimulus funding, feed-in tariffs (FiTs) and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) generated a record $211 billion globally in 2010 in renewable energy investment.

Renewable energy power system manufacturer PowerVerde, Inc. (OTC: PWVI) says it has completed testing its advanced waste heat recovery system known as the "Liberator," which it plans to start shipping to its European distributor this week.