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129 Gigawatts of Biomass by 2020?
Electricity Generation from Biomass: Installed Capacity Forecasts for Dedicated, Co-Fired, Anaerobic Digestion, and Biorefinery Facilities May 27, 2013. Source: PR Newswire Accounting for 3% of global electricity generation capacity, biomass power generation (“biopower”) offers reliable baseload power to the grid and is expected to play a cornerstone role in meeting renewable energy targets worldwide. Capacity expansion…
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Biomass Incinerator Proposal for Klamath Falls, Oregon Withdrawn
Project withdrawn after federal funding source issues June 14, 2013. Source: Andrew Creasey, Herald and News A proposed and controversial biomass plant off Highway 66 will not be built due to complications with its federal funding source. Klamath Falls Bioenergy withdrew its application for a site certification Tuesday. The certification process had been mired in delays…
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Biomass Incinerator is Vermont’s Biggest Polluter
Facing climate change: Vermont’s biggest polluters May 29, 2013. Source: Audrey Clark, VT Digger Vermont’s reputation as a green state was upheld this year when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interactive map of the biggest point sources of greenhouse gases in the country. In spite of, or thanks to, these facilities, Vermont has…
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