It’s not just the EU — in November 2018, the EPA issued a press release noting that, together with the USDA and DOE, forest biomass should be treated as a carbon neutral energy source.

In theory, burning biomass (any kind of plant material) to derive energy is a carbon-neutral endeavor, meaning that the carbon dioxide released during the process is in turn absorbed by other ...

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 ...

Modern biomass-fuelled plants have a fuel-to-energy conversion efficiency of more than 85%, ... Fewer conventional water-cooled power plants would also mean reduced consumption of potable water.

Experts argue that biomass energy effectively acts as a loophole for countries to under ... Wood pellets are a less efficient energy source than coal, meaning they actually release more CO2 into ...

Timmermans told Euractiv, “Well, without biomass, we’re not going to make it,” meaning possibly that the EU will fail to meet its renewable energy mandates. “We need biomass in the mix ...

House Bill 2084 (“H.B. 2084”) was introduced into the Oklahoma legislature which is focused on the development and implementation of programs to promote the use of “biomass” in Oklahoma ...

Biomass is the energy that can be generated through breaking down organic material such as wood waste, ... "Which will mean there has to be replacement of the forest," he said.

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 ...