U.S. Renewables Group sold the 19 MW Tracy biomass power plant in California to Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants.

Two workers were injured when a boiler ruptured at a biomass power plant in California.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) recently announced renewable energy capacity last year was up 16 percent in the state from 2011.

Renewable power capacity in the U.S. will grow more with the extension of the production tax credit passed as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012, with the largest increase occurring with wind power projects.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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