Biofuel and Bioenergy Production Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Availability of Funding to Promote Rural Biofuel and Bioenergy Production
Harbour strike shuts down most of Finnish forest industry output 60 per cent of Finlands paper production capacity is at a standstill because of the ongoing strike by stevedores
NorthWestern says more renewable energy coming NorthWestern Energy is telling the Montana governor that it is investing more in system improvements and paving the way for more renewable energy
Forest Service assumes management of former Plum Creek lands The Lolo and Flathead National Forests are assuming management of approximately 112,000 acres of former Plum Creek Timber Company
Two-pass Woody Biomass Harvesting Operations One California landowning company developed a two-pass removal system in a sawtimber/biomass harvest
Savannah To Host Renewable Energy Conference Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson signed a deal in Austria to bring the meeting to the coastal city
Vermont Economic Development Authority approves $36.4M in aid The Vermont Economic Development Authority has approved $36.4 million in economic development financing assistance for a variety of large and small business projects
Netherlands wood pellets market development history Netherlands have two wood pellets manufacturers with their total manufacturing capacity of 130,000 tons, and industry experts see no signs of this capacity possible increase
Five bio-energy plants poised for development and one locally Pristine Power is poised to develop five bioenergy plants throughout North-Central BC
Fuels to Schools Heats and Warms a Community Idaho school fixes high cost of fuel by replacing the existing boiler with a modern biomass-fired boiler
2010 Montana Forest Landowner Conference - Helena, MT "Coping with Montana's Forest Health Crisis on Privately Owned Forests"
Orders and Shipments of Southern Yellow Pine Framing Lumber Fall Dramatically; Prices Level Off Volume of southern yellow pine framing lumber--for both orders and shipments--dropped dramatically over the last three weeks; steep price increases level off.
Pellet plant jobs announced for Merritt A pellet plant that will bring a minimum of 36 jobs to the city got backing from the federal government
Pellet Mill Busted for Combustible Dust and Other Hazards OSHA has cited Geneva Wood Fuels LLC for six alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards following an August 2009 explosion at its wood pellet manufacturing plant
Sawmill 1 to be launched in Komi Republic A Moscow-based group of investors chose Jartek to deliver a sawmill for a Sawmill that is to be constructed in Kazluk
TU Delft improves production of chemicals from wood waste Researchers in the Netherlands have succeeded in making a significant leap forward in the production of biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood
Pine beetles Liquefied shrimp and crab shells shipped from Iceland could help thwart the pine beetles killing millions of trees across Montana and the West
Burning wood as renewable power draws scrutiny in Oregon and nationwide By the end of this year, Seneca Sustainable Energy plans to fire up a power plant that will convert about 700 tons a day of logging leftovers and waste from its nearby sawmill into enough electricity to power 13,000 homes
Carbon Friendly Announces Plans to Open Briquetting Facility PBI plans to develop and sell high-quality biomass energy fuel products to industrial buyers in the initial years
Don't call it waste wood; call it woody biomass "This is as green as you get," Henriod says, holding a handful of damp, sweet-smelling wood chips
WA - Forest Biomass Inititave Passes Legislature Almost unanimous support for Forest Biomass Supply Agreements Bill
Co-firing biomass with coal can help Pennsylvania reach energy goal Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a market for renewable fuel
B.C. fuels fight with Ontario over bioenergy British Columbia's quest to replace Ontario as the top destination for clean-energy investment dollars will now be headed up directly by Premier Gordon Campbell
Endowment Extends Check-off Work to Paper and Packaging The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has extended its investment in possible forest products commodity check-offs
Logging beetle-killed forests challenge Forest ecologists trying to prevent the expansion of roads on public lands say in a new report that removing beetle-killed trees is unnecessary, except near mountain communities