Tag: air pollution

  • U.S. Added 254 Megawatts of Biomass Energy in 2014

    – by Erin Voegele, February 6, 2015 Biomass Magazine The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has released the December edition of its Energy Infrastructure Update, reporting the U.S. added 254 MW of biomass energy capacity last year. In December, the U.S. added five biomass generating units with a combined capacity of 23 MW.…

  • Concerns About Syracuse, NY Trash Incinerator Pollution

    – January 6, 2015, LocalSYR It’s the next step to allow trash from Cortland County to be brought into Onondaga County’s Waste to Energy facility. Both counties’ legislatures this week have held public hearings on the so called “Ash for Trash” plan. For two decades now Onondaga County’s Waste to Energy facility has been burning trash only…

  • Air Pollution: Clean Up Our Skies

    – by Julia Schmale, November 19, 2014, Nature In December, the world’s attention will fall on climate-change negotiations at the 20th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru. The emphasis will be on reducing emissions of long-term atmospheric drivers such as carbon dioxide, the effects of which will…

  • Study Finds Ethanol Worse For Air Quality Than Gasoline

    – by Bill Hudson, December 17, 2014, CBS Minnesota For years, the state’s corn and ethanol industries have touted the environmental benefits of burning the alternative fuel in our vehicles. But newly released research from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering is raising eyebrows. The study compared pollution levels from gasoline fuel and…

  • More Wood to be Burned for Energy in 2015

    – by Erin Voegele, November 14, 2014, Biomass Magazine The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the November issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes updated forecasts for the use of wood and biomass fuels in U.S. heat and power production. The EIA predicts that wood biomass will be use generate 118,000 MWh electricity per…

  • Indiana Ethanol Facility Fined $9,600 for Clean Air Act Violations

    – by Seth Slabaugh, November 11, 2014, The Star Press Cardinal Ethanol has paid a $9,600 fine to settle a complaint that it violated its Clean Air Act operating permit. The penalty is insignificant in light of the grassroots, investor-owned company’s profitability — $26.4 million net income for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2013. President…

  • Industry Take: How Will 2014 Elections Impact Biomass?

    – by Bob Cleaves, November 23, 2014, Biomass Magazine On Nov. 4, Americans voted. This election was a decisive victory for Republicans. Senate, House, gubernatorial and even state legislature races across the country saw conservatives prevail. These results were expected, surprising to political types only in the thoroughness of the wins across the board. What does…

  • 34-Megawatt Biomass Incinerator Proposed for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

    –  by Andy Balaskovitz, November 10, 2014, Midwest Energy News Developers from metro Detroit have plans to build a $100 million, 34 MW biomass plant in the central Upper Peninsula, about 20 miles south of an aging coal plant that is the ongoing focus of the region’s energy crisis. The company building the plant, Marquette Green Energy LLC, says…

  • Biomass Investigative Review Will Begin Soon in Gainesville, FL

    – October 16, 2014, WCJB It’s official – an investigative review into decisions made between GRU and GREC officials will soon begin. City officials voted to approve the contract to begin the review that will question decisions made relating to the biomass plant. The city will be shelling out close to $190,000 for the review. Additional…

  • Lakeview Biofuel Plant Proposal Raises Air Quality Concerns

    – September 25, 2014, Oregon Public Broadcasting A project proposed in Lakeview, Oregon, would turn woody biomass from logging into biofuels for Southwest Airlines, the U.S. Navy and Marines. The biofuel would have fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional jet fuel and diesel, but some worry the project might add to existing air quality problems in…