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Biomass-fired cogeneration plant back online in California

05/16/2013

The Eel River Power Plant, a biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Scotia, Calif., is back online after being closed for more than five months.

Waste-to-energy plant to use GE natural gas-fired engines

05/15/2013

GE and Green Waste Energy signed a frame agreement for GE to supply an undetermined amount of Jenbacher gas engines to power a series of Advanced Recycling and Energy Conversion plants.

Georgia Power adds 53 MW of biomass capacity from Piedmont Green Power

05/14/2013

Georgia Power added 53.5 MW of new biomass capacity through a 20-year power purchase agreement with Rollcast Energy Inc.

Abengoa to build waste-to-energy power plant in Arizona

05/07/2013

Abengoa was picked by Vieste Energy LLC to build a power plant that will use municipal waste to produce electricity in Arizona for $110 million.

Duke plans to reach 6,000 MW of renewable energy by 2020

04/22/2013

Duke Energy has released its most recent sustainability report, which lists a goal of increasing the company’s renewable portfolio and reaching 6,000 MW of wind, solar and biomass power capacity by 2020 among its other goals.

Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center offline for routine maintenance

04/16/2013

The Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, a Dominion-owned power plant that can burn both coal and biomass, is offline for a scheduled maintenance period.

IRS defines start of construction for the Production Tax Credit

04/16/2013

The Internal Revenue Service explained today what developers must do this year to be considered to have started construction of new renewable energy projects.

Renewable energy accounts for majority of new generation in 2013

04/10/2013

The majority of new power generation in the U.S. in 2013 is being created by renewable power sources.

Wyoming coal-fired plant granted another extension to begin construction

04/02/2013

The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council granted another extension to Two Elk Power Co. for the construction commencement date of a waste coal- and biomass-fired power plant in the Powder River Basin coal mining district.

Co-firing with Biomass: A Look at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center

04/01/2013

As power companies look to deal with stronger federal regulations and a focus on renewable energy, many talk about maintaining fuel diversity – using a variety of generation methods to not only meet overall emissions requirements, but also stabilize prices for customers by not relying too heavily on one type of fuel throughout a company's fleet.

Juhl Wind changes name to Juhl Energy

03/26/2013

Juhl Wind Inc. completed a name change to Juhl Energy Inc. to reflect the steps the company has taken to diversify its portfolio.

U.S. Air Force to consider developing biomass power plant on military base

03/25/2013

The U.S. Air Force and New Generation Biomass LLC have entered into a license agreement to explore the development of a biomass-fired power generation facility on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Three New England states working together to drive down renewable energy costs

03/19/2013

Three New England states are planning joint solicitations for renewable energy in an attempt to create a buyer’s market and driving down the costs of renewable energy.

Guidance issued for new renewable energy projects at federal agencies

03/11/2013

The U.S. Energy Department (DOE)’s Federal Energy Management Program issued new guidance for federal agencies developing renewable energy projects larger than 10 MW.

FuelCell to demonstrate landfill gas project in Canada

02/28/2013

FuelCell Energy Inc. signed a contract to demonstrate a tri-generation stationary fuel cell power plant near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

FERC: All new U.S. electricity capacity in January from renewable sources

02/20/2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released data for January showing that all new energy created in the month was provided by renewable energy sources.

Study: Nuclear lifecycle emits less CO2 than solar, hydro, biomass

02/20/2013

The fact that nuclear power results in less CO2 emissions than coal and natural gas is widely understood; fewer people know hydropower, photovoltaic solar power, and biomass all produce more CO2 emissions than nuclear power as well.

GreenWhey Energy secures financing for wastewater-to-energy facility

02/19/2013

GreenWhey Energy Inc. recently announced it has secured financing for a 3.2 MW facility that would convert food process wastewater to energy.

Metso to supply biomass CHP power plant in Russia

02/14/2013

Metso Corp. will supply a complete 4 MWe biomass-fired combined heat and power plant to Bioenergeticheskaya Kompaniya LLC in Russia.

B&W unit to build waste-to-energy plant in the UK

02/14/2013

The Babcock & Wilcox Co. said that it’s Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Volund A/S, and consortium partner Interserve Plc. were awarded a $100 million contract to design and build a waste-to-energy power plant in the U.K.