Federal biomass programs have even funded studies on the burning of tires, not considered by most experts to be biomass. The problem is that each state sets its own definition of what biomass is, and ...

ATLANTA — Biomass requirements are being explored by ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) for inclusion in their green building standard.

ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Illuminating Engineering Society are exploring the development of biomass requirements for inclusion in their co-sponsored green building standard.

ATLANTA — The development of biomass requirements is being explored by ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), for inclusion in their ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., on Friday introduced a bill that would change language in the 2007 energy bill to allow wood waste from national forests to count toward the Renewable Fuels Standard in the ...

The Standard 189.1 Committee recently considered a proposal to add biomass to the definition of renewable energy systems, which was submitted by an interested individual from outside the committee. In ...

The European Union is relying heavily on burning forest biomass to meet its carbon emissions goals. And now it’s facing a legal challenge that’s sure to ignite debate on what it really means for an ...

The battle over biomass is heating up in Washington and its eventual outcome could color the future of the Black Hills. Earlier this week, both Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Sen. John Thune were ...

In 1998, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fuels Development (OFD) requested that the National Research Council (NRC) evaluate the OFD's research and development (R&D) strategy and ...

Indiana has enough pig manure, garbage and other biological waste to supply electricity to a third of the state’s households, according to a Purdue University study released this fall. However, the ...