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Biomass and waste fuels made up 2% of total US electricity generation in 2016

Biomass gas-generating plants typically operate at high utilization rates Biomass and waste fuels generated 71.4 billion kilowatthours of electricity in 2016, or 2 per cent of total generation in the United States, according to EIA’s recently released annual electric power data. Biomass fuels are defined as all non-fossil, carbon-based (biogenic) energy sources. Waste fuels are defined […]

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Fossil fuels dominate US energy mix even as renewables increase

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Petroleum is largest source of US energy consumption, which has increased in each of the past 4 years Fossil fuels have provided more than 80 per cent of total U.S. energy consumption for more than 100 years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Since 1928, when consumption of natural gas surpassed that of biomass,

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US biomass-based diesel imports increase 65%, set new record in 2016

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Net imports of biomass diesel to remain largely unchanged at 800 million gallons in 2017 US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65 per cent in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and

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Mexico tequila maker has a shot at turning agave waste into fuel

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Mexico tequila maker has a shot at turning agave waste into fuel By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Feb 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – One of Mexico’s most famous tequila companies, Herradura, hopes to turn into fuel the thousands of tonnes of waste it generates each year from the spiky blue agave plants used to make

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US plants selling wood pellets to Europe for power generation, home heating

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The West produced and sold the least tonnage, with almost all going to domestic heating market During the first half of 2016, US manufacturers produced approximately 3.3 million tons of wood pellets and sold 3.1 million tons, mostly to foreign markets, according to data from EIA’s newly released Densified Biomass Fuel Report. Wood pellet fuel,

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DONG Energy converts its Studstrup plant to biomass from coal

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DONG Energy plant to run on wood pellets Oct 10 (Reuters) – Denmark’s DONG Energy said it has converted one unit of its Studstrup power plant in Aarhus to run on wood pellets instead of coal, while the second unit will be mothballed, helping to reduce carbon emissions. The 1.3 billion crown ($195.7 million) conversion would

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2013 construction costs for electric power plants released by EIA

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In 2013, natural gas plants cost $965/kW to build, solar cost $3,705/kW, wind cost $1,895/kW The first US Energy Information Administration study on electricity generation construction costs has been released and it shows natural gas had the lowest costs and more than double the capacity of wind and solar installed during 2013. EIA expects to publish 2014 construction cost information

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Southern states lead growth in biomass electricity generation

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Biomass power generation across all sectors accounted for 11.3% of renewable electricity According to the Energy Information Administration, over the past five years, U.S. electricity generation from biomass across all sectors grew from 56 gigawatthours (GWh) in 2010 to 64 GWh in 2015. Much of this growth occurred in southern states such as Virginia, Florida, and

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Waste-to-energy electricity generation concentrated in Florida and Northeast

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Based on the most recent estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the United States produced about 254 million tons of MSW in 2013 At the end of 2015, the United States had 71 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that generated electricity in 20 U.S. states, with a total generating capacity of 2.3 gigawatts, according to the

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Renewable electricity generation expected to grow 9% in 2016

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In 2016 utility-scale renewables (wind at 5.2%, solar at 0.8%) will account for 14% of total electricity generated in USA Electricity generated from utility-scale renewable plants is expected to grow by 9 per cent in 2016, based on projections in the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Much of the growth

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