In business, no matter what type of plant or facility you operate, the most important year is the next one. Long-term success means preparing today for tomorrow, and the best way to do that is to make sure you’re doing everything you can to guarantee the health and productivity of… Read More
Everyone is familiar with coal and natural gas as energy sources, and even solar and wind have become better understood over the decades. But even though biomass is more than just a passing fad, it has still flown under the radar in most parts of the country. Here, we’ll talk… Read More
The carbon neutrality of biomass as defined by the federal government has been a main point of emphasis for the biomass industry over the past decade, particularly as the debate over carbon emissions has ramped up in intensity. At the beginning of November, leaders from three federal agencies – the… Read More
Energy efficiency, for decades, was the key buzzword in the power industry. Now, with tougher regulations and tighter marins, the operative word is “sustainability” – being able to produce power efficiently while staying within emissions controls and being economical in the process for an indefinite period of time. Maintenance goes… Read More
In biomass fuel handling, the wood yard is a key component of the overall system. An efficiently-designed wood yard leads to efficiencies in the fuel handling process; a wood yard that is haphazard and poorly-designed brings inefficiencies that result in higher costs. There are three essential ways to design a… Read More
Renewable is the word on the lips of most energy researchers in the nation, as the industry seeks to find more efficient ways to generate energy from sustainable, non-fossil fuel sources. According to a group of corporate and academic researchers, the next step may be deriving renewable fuel additives from… Read More
Biomass is growing, and is still aiming for widespread adoption across the nation, instead of being a regional energy source. In order for biomass to scale commercially and become more widespread, there are two things that have to be refined and developed: more efficient operations and prime optimization of biomass… Read More
Biofuel got its start over a century ago, in 1876, when the Otto Cycle became the first combustion engine that used a combination of alcohol and gasoline. While this vehicle didn’t use biofuel, it inspired Ford to power the Model T with ethanol made from corn – thus becoming the… Read More
