A recent news report in agricultural website Capital Press says that timber companies need to be cautious when considering getting into the biomass business, according to expert Gareth Mayhead, academic coordinator for forest products at University of California-Berkeley. According to Mayhead, gasification and other liquid fuels technologies are not yet proven and are currently unfeasible for use [...]
Deere, Adage Make Biomass Alliance
John Deere and Adage LLC, a bioenergy joint venture between Areva and Duke Energy, have announced an alliance to bring technology and process innovation to the fuel supply for sustainable woody biomass power projects. The first project to be developed as part of the alliance will be Adage’s proposed facility in Mason County, Wash., 80 [...]
Weyerhaeuser, Mitsubishi to Explore Biomass
Weyerhaeuser Co. has signed a deal with Mitsubishi Corp. to explore future biomass-to-energy deals. The two companies are interested in the feasibility of opening a commercial-scale production facility next year that would make pellets from woody biomass and sell them to utilities and industrial users for energy production.
4 Firms Selected to Turn Biomass into Energy, Jobs
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark has announced the first four companies selected to partner with the Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources in renewable energy projects using biomass from state forestlands. Parametrix (Bingen) will launch a pilot to convert woody biomass into liquid fuels at SDS Lumber, using fast pyrolysis technology. Borgford BioEnergy, LLC [...]