3 biomass protestors arrested in Oregon, Scotland to make Electricity from Whiskey

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Seneca Sawmill celebrates Eugene biomass plant opening, 3 protestors
arrestedKMTR NewsSource 16
(KMTR) -- Celebration for… and protest against a new biomass plant in
Eugene , generating megawatts of power for Lane County . Thursday, May 5 th
, 2011 , Seneca Sawmills dedicated its new biomass facility in Eugene ,
along Highway 99, near Airport ...
http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/Seneca-Sawmill-celebrates-Eugene-biomass-plant/XFTJb0nvo0uEmckrB5XNpg.cspx


Biomass critics say We Energies project still costs too much
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Thomas Content of the Journal Sentinel Energy writer Thomas Content
keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate
change and efforts to build a greener economy. A proposed We Energies power
plant at the Domtar Corp. paper ...
http://www.jsonline.com/business/121364954.html




Global demand for timber set to increase due to biomass
KMS Baltics
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the need for paper is going to
decline, but timber will still be widely sought after due to the growing
popularity of biomass. While paper mills across the world start to become
redundant, nations will still ...
http://www.kms.ee/articles/Global_demand_for_timber_set_to_increase_due_to_biomass?262

Limits on biomass energy proposed - Boston.com
Rules that would make constructing large wood-burning power plants in the
state much more difficult were proposed yesterday by the Patrick
administration.
http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-04/lifestyle/29509513_1_renewable-energy-energy-credits-biomass-plants


USDA, DOE grant $47M to eight new biorefining projects
Biofuels Digest
The projects are funded through the Biomass Research and Development
Initiative and will help increase the availability of alternative renewable
fuels and biobased products to diversify the nation's energy resources.
Funding is provided through USDA's ...
http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/05/06/usda-doe-grant-47m-to-eight-new-biorefining-projects/

Forest Owners Tell EPA to Avoid Pitfalls in Biomass Review
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
AP IMPACT: CEO pay exceeds pre-recession level 05.06.11 It has been nearly
a year since the US Environmental Protection Agency published its final PSD
Tailoring Rule that regulated greenhouse gas emissions from biomass the
same as fossil fuels. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/05/prweb8386435.DTL


KU team awarded grant to develop clean technologies
KSNT
Lawrence- A University of Kansas-led research team has received a $5.6
million grant to develop clean technologies to convert biomass into
chemicals that could ultimately replace the petroleum-based chemicals
currently used in many household items. ...
http://www.ksnt.com/news/local/story/KU-team-awarded-grant-to-develop-clean/jccC1KQAnEWX0bgB-xqjIw.cspx


Biomass Pretreatment Less Costly Than Expected
Hay & Forage Grower
Pretreating bulky biomass feedstocks to make them into a denser, more
compact form as a first step toward making them into biofuels may require
less energy than scientists had thought. That's the good news thus far from
a $1.1 million study funded ...
http://hayandforage.com/biofuels/biomass-pretreatment-less-costly-0505/


Joule gains access to 1200 acres in New Mexico
Bizjournals.com
based company said it has developed a method for creating the renewable
fuels without the need for biomass, through the use of sunlight, waste
carbon dioxide, water and specialty microorganisms. Joule said it has
signed a lease agreement providing ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2011/05/joule-scoops-up-1200-acres-in-new.html


Global demand for timber set to increase due to biomass
KMS Baltics
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the need for paper is going to
decline, but timber will still be widely sought after due to the growing
popularity of biomass. While paper mills across the world start to become
redundant, nations will still ...
http://www.kms.ee/articles/Global_demand_for_timber_set_to_increase_due_to_biomass?262


Scotland Awards Contracts to Make Electricity from Whiskey
SolveClimate News
Contracts have recently been awarded for the construction of a biomass
combined heat and power plant at Rothes in Speyside that by 2013 will use
the by-products of the whiskey-making process for energy production. Vast
amounts of "draff," the spent ...
http://solveclimatenews.com/news/20110504/scotland-whisky-bioenergy-plant-biomass


KU receives grant to help process biomass for household products
Kansas.com
BY RICK PLUMLEE A research team at University of Kansas has been awarded a
$5.6 million federal grant to convert biomass into chemicals that could
replace petroleum-based chemicals used in many household items, the school
announced Thursday. ...
http://www.kansas.com/2011/05/05/1837350/ku-receives-grant-to-help-process.html