]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/biomass Blog Articles Tagged with 'biomass' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/151094?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:15:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151124?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/151127?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass In Part I, I presented the notes on renewable energy that I took as I read through the 2008 International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook. Here in Part II, I organize those notes, and then provide some general comments and conclusions. I am ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/151127?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151125?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/151126?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150860?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass My Clean Break column today takes a closer look at efforts by Ontario Power Generation to convert some of its coal-fired generating assets into biomass-burning power plants, including potentially several units at its Nanticoke Generating Station ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150860?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:22:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/150513?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass I am working on an essay on the renewable energy portion of the recently released 2008 IEA World Energy Outlook. In Part I, I merely present some of the highlights of the report (actually the notes I jotted down as I read it). Part II will involve mo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/150513?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:14:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150294?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued the third and final state environmental necessary to the Ohio River Clean Fuels (ORCF) project. Baard Energy will now proceed into final design and construction of the 53,000 barrel per day Coal/Bio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150294?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150504?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150505?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150303?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Petr leo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) have signed an agreement that could accelerate the development and international commercialization of advanced, second-generation biof... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150303?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:41:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150506?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150309?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Syntec Biofuel Inc is launching a research program to develop catalysts and processes to optimize its production of bio-butanol and bio-propanol from biomass. This new R&D initiative is projected to be a three-year program and will run in parallel wi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150309?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/150458?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass India is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up of new power plants is inevitably dependent on import of highly volatile fossil fuels. Thus, it is essential to tackle the energy cri... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alternative-energy-news/150458?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:37:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dtn-ethanol-center/150447?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Syntec Biofuel Inc. announced Thursday that it was launching a research program to develop catalysts and processes to produce bio-butanol and bio-propanol from biomass.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dtn-ethanol-center/150447?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:42:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150507?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150508?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150206?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Prime Minister Stephen Harper, recently re-elected, gave his Throne Speech today and reiterated the Conservative party's campaign promise of having 90 per cent of Canada's electricity come from non-emitting sources by 2020. The media have chara... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150206?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150509?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/150510?rsstype=tag&tag=biomass 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=biomass Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0500