USDA to fund series of biomass projects

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Rural Energy for America program (REAP) is to fund a number of biomass projects to convert biomass to energy. Among those to receive funding is NC-CHP Owner 1, LLC, a business management consultancy company, which received project financing of US$5 million (€3.694 million) for constructing CHP project serving a poultry producer in Montgomery County, Maryland. Wood chips will be used as a feed stock for generating electricity. Read more ...

Maryland chicken manure as a source of energy

In the state of Maryland US a new initiative is being set in motion, the state is to utilise chicken manure as a source of biomass for renewable energy. This proposal could have other benefits aside from power generation, it could also reduce the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrients found in the manure that enters the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland's governor O'Malley said, "Maryland is leading the nation's efforts in clean energy and sustainability, and our state's growing green jobs sector is vital to our ability to create jobs and compete globally in the new economy." Read more ...