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- 23.Aug
- Garner Industries Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Garner Industries, parent company and manufacturer of the BinMaster brand of level controls in Lincoln, Nebraska, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification of its quality management system. First certified to ISO 9001:2000 in 2005, this updated quality certification confirms the company’s dedication to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction by adhering to processes supported by [...]
- 18.Aug
- FirstEnergy Gains Biomass Approval
FirstEnergy Corp. has won a battle with environmentalists to burn wood and agricultural waste at an Ohio power plant and get state credit for it as “renewable.” In a quick and comment-free vote Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a 12-page order sweeping aside arguments from environmentalists and a wind industry trade group [...]
- 17.Aug
- Akeida Finances Aspen Power Project
Akeida Capital Management LLC, an environmental asset management firm focused on investing in renewable energy infrastructure, recently closed secured financing of a waste wood-fired biomass electric generation plant in Lufkin, Tex. The 57-megawatt facility is the first biomass plant to be built in Texas. Akeida provided a $14.1 million junior loan to Aspen Power LLC [...]
- 16.Aug
- Auburn Research Boosts Ethanol
Auburn University researchers have patented a new process for producing ethanol from paper mill waste materials through biological conversion. With research funded by the Masada Resource Group, the new conversion process can produce an estimated 2.5 million gallons of ethanol a year from one paper mill. The process takes waste sludge and converts it to [...]
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- 02.Mar
- Welcome to the Wood Bioenergy Blog
Welcome to the Wood Bioenergy blog, where you can find the latest in woody biomass-related news, new products and new technology. [...]
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- 13.Jan
- Bandit Produces Bio-Sawdust
Bandit Industries, Inc. has developed technology that allows a ¼ in. minus sawdust-type material, known as bio-sawdust, to be produced from debarked roundwood in a single pass. Benefits of this new system include greater fuel efficiency, higher production levels in pellet mills, and the potential for expansion into biofuel and bioelectricity production, according to the [...]
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- 12.Jan
- New Biomass Chipper Has Compact Design
No progressive, international company can afford to rest on its laurels, says Vecoplan, based in Bad Marienberg, Germany. That’s why its engineers have developed a new biomass chipper which is described as “mini but mighty.” “The biomass chipper is extremely compact in design and therefore only takes up a minimum amount of space in the [...]
Current Issue | Summer 2009
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You want more? We'll give you more! - In The News
Biomass Crop Assistance Program is garnering lots of discussion. - Telogia Power
NW Florida power plant has nine lives - Pine Star Logging
Beetle infestation fuels opportunity. - KL Energy
Wyoming ethanol operation is looking to get bigger. This article puts it together for you. - Energy Conversion
It's a gas, using less gas. - All About Drying
Germany company blends experience and technologies. - Product News
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