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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Set to Drive Biomass Demand
– by David Appleyard, September 3, 2014, Cogeneration and Onsite Power Production New analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) forecasts combined heat and power (CHP) and industrial heat demand are set to drive global bioenergy consumption over the coming decade and more. According to Global Bioenergy Supply and Demand projections, a working paper for REmap 2030, global biomass demand could…
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Louisiana Biorefineries Getting $161 Million Taxpayer Handout
– Ted Griggs, October 4, 2014, The Advocate Two bioenergy companies are getting a combined $161 million in federal loan guarantees or contracts that will help them develop biofuel refineries in Plaquemine and Alexandria. Cool Planet Energy Systems is getting a $91 million federal loan guarantee to produce renewable biofuel in central Louisiana from trees, forestry waste…
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Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste
– by Stephen Handley, October 3, 2014, Sustainablog In Tulsa, Oklahoma, green waste is very much on the political agenda. According to Tulsa World, the city’s trash board voted this week to pursue a plan to collect and incinerate it rather than invest in an active composting facility. Proponents of the composting plan are deeply disappointed by…
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