DOE on the Hunt for new Biomass R&D; Technical Advisory Committee Members: Nominations Due June 30th! (ABO - Algal Biomass Organization)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
ABO - Algal Biomass Organization) ... Department of Energy is seeking new members to fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee ... For more information and to apply, please visit https.//www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/05/25/2016-12319/biomass-research-and-development-technical-advisory-committee....

CPUC Approves Dead Tree Biomass Contract for PG&E; (California Public Utilities Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
Res E-4786 CPUC APPROVES DEAD TREE BIOMASS CONTRACT FOR PG&E ... The CPUC approved PG&E to procure a maximum of 186 gigawatt-hours of additional energy per year from five Sierra Pacific Industries biomass facilities located in Anderson, Burney, Lincoln, Quincy, and Sonora ... This contract sets a high bar for all other biomass facilities in California."....

ASA Calls on EPA to Improve RFS Proposed Rule (ASA - American Soybean Association)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
The American Soybean Association (ASA) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency to increase the proposed volumes for biomass-based diesel to 2.5 billion gallons for 2018 in the Proposed Rule for Renewable Fuel Standard at an EPA national public hearing ... We see no reason why EPA should not, at a minimum, support biomass-based diesel volumes of 2.5 billion gallons for 2018.'....

Cellulose: new understanding could lead to tailored biofuels (University of Cambridge)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
'We found that these assembly factors control how much cellulose is made, and so plants without them can not produce cellulose very well and the defect substantially impairs plant biomass production ... 'The findings are important to understand how plants produce their biomass', said Professor Paul Dupree from the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry....

New understanding of plant growth brings promise for tailored plant products for industry uses (University of Cambridge)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
'We found that these assembly factors control how much cellulose is made, and so plants without them can not produce cellulose very well and the defect substantially impairs plant biomass production ... 'The findings are important to understand how plants produce their biomass', said Professor Paul Dupree from the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry....

In Rebuilding Tuna Stocks Diminished by Overfishing, Study Confirms Value of Fisheries Management, Regulatory Enforcement Measures (ISSF - International Seafood Sustainability Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
'Limits in fishing capacity, seasonal closures and minimum-size regulations all are important in reducing fishing pressure, but none appear to be as significant as TACs when it comes to increasing tuna-stock biomass ... had high commercial value; are long-lived as species; had small biomass before the introduction of industrial fishing; and were subject to intense fishing pressure for longer periods....

Minister Edna Molewa hands over school desks and uniforms in Ladysmith, 11 Jun (South Africa Government)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
The desks to be handed over are made out of biomass from cleared Invasive Alien Plants and manufactured by the Department of Environmental Affairs' Eco-Furniture programme in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and implemented through the South African National Parks (SANParks)....

Minister Molewa to handover school desks and uniforms in Ladysmith (Department of Environmental Affairs - Republic of South Africa)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
The desks to be handed over are made out of biomass from cleared Invasive Alien Plants and manufactured by the Department of Environmental Affairs' Eco-Furniture programme in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and implemented through the South African National Parks (SANParks)....

Councils welcome Orthios update (Isle of Anglesey County Council)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
Orthios recently met representatives from both Councils to provide an insight into how their plans for a 299MWe Biomass Energy Centre and Eco Park on the former Anglesey Aluminium site at Holyhead are developing ... Construction of the Orthios Biomass Energy Centre (which received planning consent from DECC in 2014) together with further proposals for an Eco Park could lead to the creation of around 800-1000 construction jobs and c....

Bioluminescence In Fish Is Far More Widespread Than Previously Thought

Edit IFL Science 09 Jun 2016
In fact, this might not be too far from the truth ... NOAA Photo Library/Flickr CC BY 2.0 ... The use of bioluminescence is particularly beneficial to those fish that live in the “deep scattering layer” of the ocean, the layer at which huge amounts of ocean biomass live. This biomass includes the bristlemouth fish, which is thought to be the most abundant vertebrate species on Earth, numbering around an astonishing quadrillion individuals....

Bristol mayor approves £5m low-carbon heating scheme

Edit The Guardian 09 Jun 2016
The first phase of the heat network, which was approved earlier this week, will supply low-carbon heat to buildings throughout Bristol via a network of underground pipes connected to a number of energy centres, including biomass boilers and gas combined heat and power plants ... Meanwhile, work began last year on the first stage, with biomass-fuelled ......

ABP takes Innovative Development category at Lincolnshire Energy Awards (ABP - Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
(Source. ABP - Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd) ... Investments including dedicated biomass storage facilities built by Lincolnshire firm A Torn Construction, and new lock gates in Grimsby, which allow offshore wind operations and maintenance activity to take place around-the-clock, were singled out for praise from the judges ... He said ... 'For example in 2015 it unveiled its £4 million purpose-built storage facility for biomass ... (noodl....

Recycling & reusing factory waste figures high in Hindustan Unilever's green list

Edit The Times of India 09 Jun 2016
A detergents factory in Rajpura, Punjab, has a hot air generator that was previously run on furnace oil but in 2014, it shifted from fossil fuel to a green energy, biomass briquette, thereby reducing dependence on non-renewable energy and lowering carbon footprint ... in biomass boilers, composting of ash and coprocessing waste in cement industries....
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