Biomass
State, UW researchers present biomass energy guidelines
From an article by Adrianna Viswanatha in The Badger Herald: Several state agencies have unveiled guidelines created in congruence with University of Wisconsin researchers to promote the continued use of biomass energy in Wisconsin, despite the state’s current categorization as a leader in the field of biomass crop planting. A statement released Tuesday by the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )State urged to beef up clean energy policies to create jobs
From an article by Judy Newman in the Wisconsin State Journal: Two reports show Wisconsin has a significant renewable power industry, but with a stronger state commitment, it could be saving more energy and creating more jobs. Wisconsin has more than 300 businesses involved in wind or solar energy, providing more than 12,000 jobs, according [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Switch flipped: UWO biodigester producing energy
From an article in the UW Oshkosh Today: The switch has effectively been flipped on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s groundbreaking alternative power plant that generates energy from plant and food waste. The UW Oshkosh anaerobic dry fermentation biodigester, first of its kind in the western hemisphere, began producing energy on Oct. 3. Gas produced [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Walker refuses to break wind-siting deadlock
From an article by Clay Barbour in the Wisconsin State Journal: Hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in potential economic development are stuck in limbo as officials continue to argue over new wind siting rules. The new rules, more than a year in the making, were suspended earlier this year just before they were [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )UWO partners in second dynamic biodigester project
From a news release issued by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh: Wisconsin’s largest dairy farm will be home to one of Wisconsin’s most dynamic research, renewable energy production and public education facilities as part of an initiative involving the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s College of Letters and Science and UW Oshkosh Foundation. On Aug. 24, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )State’s Hostility Toward Renewables Escalates; “Leaders” Lag Citizenry on Wind Support
Two articles from Catching Wind, a newsletter published by RENEW Wisconsin with funding from a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy: State’s Hostility Toward Renewables Escalates At the urging of Wisconsin utilities, several lawmakers have introduced a bill to allow a renewable energy credit (REC) to be banked indefinitely. If adopted, this measure (AB146) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sustainable energy jobs could boost economy, group says
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin should strive to do more to grow a renewable energy economy that creates jobs in the state, the author of a new sustainability report says. The report was published by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Now online: Wisconsin Renewable Quarterly
The Wisconsin Renewable Quarterly, the newsletter of RENEW Wisconsin, features these article: Siting Rule Suspension Rocks Wind Industry In a move that sent shock waves through the wind industry in Wisconsin, a joint legislative panel voted on March 1 to suspend the wind siting rule promulgated by the Public Service Commission in December 2010. Community [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Green garbage: State recognizes La Crosse County’s landfill energy initiative
From an article by Betsy Bloom in the La Crosse Tribune: It is “the most gorgeous landfill in the state of Wisconsin,” La Crosse County Solid Waste Director Hank Koch says. He could be considered a bit biased. But state Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp didn’t disagree after seeing the site Wednesday. “I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fresh attack on Wisconsin voters’ desire for a renewable energy standard would kill wind projects and sap state’s economy
From statements issued by three groups in opposition to Assembly Bill 146: “Clearly, this bill is a drastic step in the wrong direction for our state. The Wisconsin Energy Business Association therefore opposes this attack on renewable energy in our state.” – Wisconsin Energy Business Association. Full statement. We strongly recommend that this bill not [...]
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