An analysis of three Southeast wood pellet mills and the European biomass energy plants they supply found that burning trees for electricity contributes heavily to carbon pollution.
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An Innovative Biochar System
The Nexus biochar system boosts soil health while sequestering carbon and saving energy and money for local farmers.
Turning Trash into Fuel
Using gasification can turn waste products like wood and chicken manure into energy and produce a useful agricultural byproduct — but opponents raise concerns about air pollution.
Birthplace of Country Music Celebrates “Hometown Stars” and Other Shorts
The Birth Place of Country Music Museum highlights “Hometown Stars” in new exhibit, Asheville will retain ownership of its water system and an export facility for biomass opens in Wilmington, N.C.
Burning Southern Forests to Fuel Europe
The global push for “green” energy has led to clearcutting across the Southeast, where forests are being harvested to fuel Europe’s — and particularly the United Kingdom’s — push to use alternative fuels.
Burning Wood: The Good, the Bad and the Misunderstood
As the push continues to seek alternative and renewable energy resources, utility companies are increasingly turning to an energy source from days gone by: wood. The growth of the biomass-for-energy industry has been particularly vigorous in the Southeast, with exports…
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Bio-energy Creates A Mass of Questions
By Jason Reagan Biomass: it’s a new word but an ancient energy source. For much of the world, the practice of gathering energy from organic material — the “bio” in “biomass” — is an everyday affair. Worldwide, about 146 billion…
