Mar 15, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Governor LePage, Industry News, LePage Administration
AUGUSTA, Maine — A consultant, former pulp and paper executive, and state lawmaker has been tapped to lead the Maine Office of Energy Independence and Security. Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday that Kenneth Fletcher will lead the office, which aims to increase the...
Feb 24, 2011 | BCAP, Biomass
By Anna Austin | February 17, 2011 Just a few months after the Biomass Crop Assistance Program narrowly escaped defunding with the failure of the proposed federal omnibus spending bill, the biomass industry is gearing up for another battle, as Rep. Jeff Flake,...
Jan 17, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Federal Regulations
January 12, 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it plans to defer, for three years, greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for carbon dioxide emissions from biomass-fired facilities. The EPA seeks additional time to further...
Dec 14, 2010 | BCAP, Biomass, Business News
By Mal Leary, Capitol News Service AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine has received more cash from the federal government for the development of biofuels than any other state. The Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which was started in 2009 to encourage development of renewable...
Nov 22, 2010 | Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Industry News
BUCKSPORT — A Maine paper mill is launching a $40 million project so it can get more of its energy needs from renewable wood chips and debris rather than coal. Verso Paper Co. says it will begin construction by the end of the year at its paper mill in Bucksport. Read...