Longview Fibre Plans Biomass Plant Construction

Web Editor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:45:22 +0000

Washington-based Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Inc. has announced plans to build a 65-megawatt biomass plant, estimated at $100 million.

Longview Fibre hopes to have the plant operational in about two years.

The plant is expected to burn around 38,000 tons of wood chips, hog fuel, and sawdust monthly.

DOE Reports Shows Renewable Usage Up

Web Editor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:06:49 +0000

According to a report recently released by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, between 2007 and 2008 renewable energy consumption in the U.S. grew by 7%, despite an overall 2% drop in energy consumption due to the economic slowdown and modest conservation efforts. Most of the renewable energy used in 2008 stemmed from biomass and hydroelectric energy. Solar energy, geothermal and wind energy amounted to small portions of the renewable energy range. However, of those categories, wind energy experienced the most growth.

The reports showed that usage of biomass, defined as “biofuels, waste (landfill gas, MSW biogenic, and other biomass) wood and wood-derived fuel,” increased 8% from 2007 to 2008, and has increased 28% since 2004, the first year referenced in the report.

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Longview Fibre Plans Biomass Plant Construction

DOE Reports Shows Renewable Usage Up