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USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility
USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility – by Andrew Shain, October 4, 2013. Source: Rock Hill Herald The University of South Carolina has reached a $24 million settlement with Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls over a failed biomass power plant. The agreement calls for Johnson to pay the remaining $14.4 million owed on the…
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Kentucky Biomass Incinerator would “adversely affect rate-payers”
Kentucky Biomass Incinerator Would “Adversely affect rate-payers” – By Erica Peterson, October 9, 2013 Source: Kentucky Public Radio Lexington-based ecoPower wants to build a biomass plant in Perry County. The plant would burn wood scraps to create electricity. The utility Kentucky Power wants to buy all that electricity, and the state Public Service Commission will decide whether…
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Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’
Lawsuits Likely as EPA Declares US Ethanol Blend Wall a ‘Reality’ – by Cezary Podkul, October 11, 2013. Source: Reuters With two words, the U.S. environment regulator may be handing oil refiners the biggest win of a long battle to beat back the seemingly inexorable rise of ethanol fuel. In a leaked proposal that would significantly scale…
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