USA. Georgia Power Co. is going BIO! The compnay which is one of the biggest coal electricity producers in the country is converting one of its facilities to burn biomass. This greening is not coming out of nowhere- the company is following the regulation of the 'green power' program. This regulation obliges every electricity producer to generate a certain amount of green electricity. Please read more about this article here.

UK. After the biomass field has been disputed in the past years for reasons like food competition and forest destruction, it now upgrades its reputation. As John Seed from Helius Energy mentions:
“Every year, 10 million tons of wood goes into landfill sites,” he says. “People are paying money to put wood into landfill whereas it would be much better put into biomass projects.” The young company Helius, which is based in the UK has a 65 MW biomass project currently under development. Helios pre-sold the plant to the german company RWE. Please find more information here.

USA. Four companies are building wood waste biomass power plants . One is 'Peregrine Energy Corporation' which is investing $135 million in a 50 MW plant in South Carolina. Construction starts after granting of the air permit which is planned in May. The other three companies who are currently developing projects are Energy Investors Funds LLC, BioEnergy Development Co. and Florida Biomass LLC. Please read more over their projects here.

UK. Several parties in the area of Inverness are talking about the construction of an biomass energy centre. The forestry department of the Inverness college could provide wood chips for the plant which could be built as a part of the college's extension. Please read more here.

UK. The Standsted Airport brings forward first results on the new biomass installation. The airport could reduce their annual gas consumption by 40%. Please read more here.

Germany. The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place in Hamburg from the 29th of June till 3rd of July 2009. Besides the opportunity of making business contacts, plenary sessions and presentations can be attended about the following topics:
- biomass conversion to heat, electricity and products;
- fuels from biomass;
- the biomass market;
- policies and sustainability;
Find more information on this website.

Germany wants to become the first industrial power to use 100% renewable energy. This goal is set for 2050 and until than, the new road map published by the German Federal ministry for Environment, states the priorities with research & development, increase in all renewable energy technologies and improvement of energy efficiency. Taking this road, Germany will create 800 000 till 900 000 new jobs by 2030. According to Wordmann, Director of Renewable Energy and Resources at Germany Trade and Invest, bioenergy will play a major role in achieving the governmental target. Please read more details here.