]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/bioenergy Blog Articles Tagged with 'bioenergy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/151094?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Farmers in the U.S could be growing hemp as a biomass crop, if a federal court rules in favor of two farmers trying to get a ban on the marijuana-related plant lifted.This story from Biomass Magazine says the new president could also have a hand in l... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/151094?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:15:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151124?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The ministers in charge of space activities in the European Space Agency's 18 Member States today concluded a successful two-day council meeting in The Hague, agreeing on a 10 billion (US$ 12.9bn) budget to undertake new initiatives in several fie... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151124?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151125?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The global economic crisis has seen the demise of a lot of 'corporate freedom' and the resurgence of the idea of direct government intervention. This comes at a time when more and more scientists are convinced of the fact that another planetary crisi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151125?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151126?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Landfill sites produce the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide, as putrescible waste decays. Growing selected plants and trees on top of a landfill, a process known as 'phytocapping', could reduce the production and release of these gases, ac... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151126?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150504?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy After years of massive crop losses caused by a devastating virus, farmers are harvesting healthy cassava again - one of Africa's principal foodstuffs - throughout the Great Lakes region, FAO announced, hailing the achievement as a milestone in its ev... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150504?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150505?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Biochar, or the sequestration of char in nutrient-poor soils to make them more fertile, is gaining interest from a growing number of conservationists, ecologists, climate activists and anthropologists because it is increasingly seen as one of the few... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150505?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150506?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Rice, the world's most important staple crop, recently was the subject of a tremendous speculative boom-and-bust cycle, with prices going through the roof a few months ago, and collapsing today. This volatility leaves both small farmers and entire st... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150506?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150507?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The EU's Council has come to an agreement that will help reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It shifts subsidies away from agricultural production and towards conservation, the fight against climate change and bioenergy. A key aim is to make... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150507?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150508?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Nexterra Energy Corp. announced that is has been selected by Kruger Products Ltd. to supply a biomass gasification system for its tissue mill in New Westminster, British Columbia. The new system will be the first of its kind in the pulp and paper ind... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150508?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150509?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy A few days ago some of the world's leading climate scientists wrote that we need to be far more active in cutting carbon emissions, urgently. Currently, atmospheric CO2 levels are at 383ppm and we need to go back to 350ppm if we want to keep the plan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150509?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150771?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy by Jiang Gaoming Mobilizing farmers to use readily accessible, traditional bioenergy sources -- like straw -- may go a long way toward helping the country reduce its carbon footprint.Coal-mining efforts have recently been shifting from China's north... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150771?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:02:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150510?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Increasing levels of nitrogen deposition associated with industry and agriculture can drive soils toward a toxic level of acidification, reducing soil fertility, plant growth and polluting surface waters, according to a new study published online in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150510?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150511?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Interesting developments in both solar thermal and bioenergy allow us to envision a relatively low-cost future of carbon-negative baseload power. The more energy one would use from this power plant, the more one would be solving the climate crisis. R... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150511?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150512?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy US President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed he would engage vigorously in global climate change talks and that denial was no longer an acceptable response to global warming. The approach of the new administration will mark a much-needed and dr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150512?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150095?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Two weeks ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, the UN Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn has reported that greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries continue to rise. Data submitted to the United Nations Framework C... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150095?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:53:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149636?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Poor people in developing countries have very few options for gaining access to modern energy services, most notably electricity. Renewables like solar, wind and hydropower are way too expensive, intermittent and require outside expertise, whereas fo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149636?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:09:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149588?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The EU's BiogasMax project reports that, in France, authorisation for injecting biomethane fuel into the natural gas distribution network has been the subject of an environmental and health risk assessment. The French Agency for Health and Safety in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149588?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148936?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The green energy sector is being hit by the financial crisis in a dramatic way. Banks no longer have the capacity nor the will to fund projects that often require large investments and serious risks. An example comes from Belgium, where C-Power, the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148936?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:27:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148658?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy CO2 capture and storage is one of the leading points on the world agenda this year. Unless we can find a technology that can capture this problematic greenhouse gas and put it away safely, we are going to be in serious trouble. Only a few days ago, l... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148658?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/148457?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy The world doesn't stop when you're on vacation, and I will be playing catch-up for some time, between the implications of the US election, a report from the International Energy Agency on chronic under-investment in new oil and gas capacity, and seve... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/148457?rsstype=tag&tag=bioenergy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:40:00 -0500