GREENOUGH - On the edge of an empty snowfield on the Paws Up Ranch, a biomass gasification generator hummed and sputtered Wednesday, trying to warm up in the frigid air.

Ashland may soon become home to the largest biomass-fueled power plant in the Midwest. Xcel Energy announced plans Tuesday to spend between $55 million and $70 million to convert a coal-burning ...

PORT ANGELES — A new steam boiler and turbine generator will make Nippon Paper Industries USA more efficient, cut air pollution by 19 percent and produce 20 megawatts of energy from forest waste, ...

Prior to the mid-1800s, biomass was the largest source of energy in the U.S., but in 2022 it accounted for only five percent of total primary energy consumption.

The EIA noted in its December 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook that the U.S. electric power sector was expected to have 6,154 MW of biomass power capacity in place at the end of 2021, including ...

The global demand for energy is not just accelerating, it is exploding. With the growth of data centers, EVs, and electrification, the demand for energy is expected to double by 2050.Energy ...

None of the options offered will address the two main problems with biomass: burning wood for energy is worse than burning coal, and cutting down trees “profoundly damages ecosystems and ...

PORT ANGELES — Nippon Paper Industries USA workers are scheduled to resume paper mill operations today after a two-week hiatus to repair the company’s newly expanded $85 million biomass cogeneration ...

District Energy, which now derives more than half its fuel from biomass, eventually abandoned coal altogether in 2019, though it still relies heavily on natural gas. That may not be true for long.

But even if biomass energy isn’t 100% carbon neutral, there may still be a place for it in the energy mix. Currently around two-thirds of renewable energy in Denmark is provided by biomass, and it ...

Biomass is, however, generally considered a more climate-friendly energy source than fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. But environmental advocates argue that allowing tires to be added to the ...

The state wants to prohibit biomass plants in environmental justice communities, ... Mass. Backtracks On Renewable Energy Subsidies For Wood-Burning Biomass Plants. Updated . April 16, 2021 ...