Woody Crops
Research by the USDA could lead to farmers filling up their machines from fuel produced from their own fields. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
University of Illinois researchers are studying novel and traditional woody plants as short rotation crops for biomass production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A report card on the Canadian renewable fuels industry shows that ethanol and biodiesel in Canada are delivering tangible economic and environmental results. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Viridis Energy Inc. announces it has signed an agreement for intellectual property related to biomass fuels and associated processing technology. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Bio-Burner biomass burner/boiler by LEI Products can reduce heating bills by burning non-traditional and more traditional biomass within the same unit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for producing biofuels from woody plants. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will invest $2.4 million into researching the economic viability of growing biomass crops for energy production in Ontario. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
More than 500 new biorefineries will be needed around the United States to meet the nation's goal of tripling biofuel consumption by 2022. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, in a partnership with Ensyn Technologies Inc. and Tolko Industries, will create a fast commercial pyrolysis plant. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A month away from the launch of its wood pellet peration, Saint-Quentin's Groupe Savoie Inc. is lobbying the province to promote use of the renewable fuel at home. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A study to determine the economic impact of renewable fuel plants in Canada has concluded that renewable fuel plants have a positive economic benefit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Ontario is investing $4 million through the Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF) to help Woodland Biofuels Inc. build a cellulosic ethanol plant. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
POET plans to have a hand in producing 3.5 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year by 2022. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Crop residues, perennial warm season grasses, and short-rotation woody crops are potential biomass sources for cellulosic ethanol production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canadian Biofuel is beginning to build a $5-million densified biomass fuel plant in Springford, just north of Tillsonburg, Ontario, pending funding finalization. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
OPG, OMAFRA, OFA and Canadian Biofuel are working together to investigate supplementing/replacing coal with biomass by 2014. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Governments of PEI and Canada today announced details of two programs to help farmers reduce energy costs and generate new income with renewable energy. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Biomass! Feedstocks! We are hearing these words everywhere as people and businesses look for ways to participate in the emerging bioeconomy. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The food versus fuel debate arising from 2008’s sky-high food prices is not going away, but a study from the UK might help it along. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canada and the United States have implemented laws promoting renewable fuels and have made considerable investments in helping the industry begin to grow. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!