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California Senate bill gives biomass industry a boost
Biomass facilities across the state banked their future on Gov. Jerry Brown's signing of Senate Bill 859 on Wednesday, which gives energy providers incentive to consider bioenergy and purchase electricity from those plants.
The bill will allow bioenergy plants to stay in business or at least that is the hope. Contract negotiations between power companies and bioenergy plants will work out the details of who will stay afloat. Current contracts with power companies with will term out by the end of this year, leaving many biomass plants scrambling to sign new deals.
SB 859, along with Assem... More
Contaminated yard and wood waste cause for concern
Contaminated yard and wood waste cause for concern at South Okanagan landfills
PENTICTON - Residents and contractors beware: contaminated loads of yard and wood waste could prove costly at regional district landfills in the South Okanagan and Similkameen.
Landfill operators are concerned about potential safety issues and equipment damage after processing contaminated yard waste deliveries started showing up at the landfill recently.
Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen solid waste facilities supervisor Don Hamilton says property owners need to be careful when clearing lan... More
Wood Grinding/Processing Checklist: The following factors are keys to consider when evaluating a high-speed grinder, a low-speed grinder, or chipper.
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Understand the basics of grinding, chipping and shredding technology for pallets and lumber waste. Use this easy checklist to identify key things you should look for in a new system.
Understand the basics of grinding, chipping and shredding technology for pallets and lumber waste. Use this easy checklist to identify key things you should look for in a new system.
Start with the Beginning and the End in Mind
There are several questions that need to be answered when considering a purchase of a wood grinder including: What type of material are you planning on grinding? Wh... More
Agenda: Why biomass is unlikely to make a significant contribution to the world’s energy needs
CLOSE examination of the power from biomass argument is sobering. The majority of the world’s biomass fuels for national scale power generation are derived from trees. Since trees are replaceable these fuels are considered “renewable” hence UK power stations running on wood pellets can qualify for subsidies.
It is argued that the carbon released by burning biomass was previously absorbed from the atmosphere and is part of the planet’s carbon cycle so if taken from sustainable forests the CO2 released when burning will be re-absorbed by new plantings rendering ... More
Improvements to BioMass facility help to increase viability
Operations and maintenance improvements have led to a performance turnaround at two Valley biomass energy plants.
The Chowchilla II and Merced biomass power plants have each achieved an average 20 percent increase in power production capacity and reliability over the past nine months, plant operators reported Wednesday.
The levels of availability and net megawatt production at both plants are now collectively at nearly 90 percent — all time highs for the two facilities.
The increased energy output and reliability are the result of maintenance... More
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