MISSAUKEE CO. — Viking Energy hosted a tour of their facility for the second annual National Biomass Energy Day.

Biomass energy uses wood to produce electricity. Viking Energy wanted to showcase how this process works to the public and so they can see what the benefits of this type of energy is.

“We are not new and sexy like the technology of wind and solar, but we are a local source,” Gary Melow, Michigan Biomass Director, said. “We are important to local economy, to forest resources, and we are important to the state’s energy portfolio.”

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GLENFIELD — Seniors studying forestry and environmental conservation and students from the gas and diesel class at Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Howard G. Sackett Technical Center got the chance to experience sitting in the driver’s seat of cutting-edge logging equipment — all through the magic of computers.

Kimberly Brown, forestry and environmental conservation instructor, said she has been working to get simulators in the classroom for more than a year. Working with Sarah M. Boggess, director of communications and governmental affairs for ReEnergy Holdings LLC, and John R. Howe, ReEnergy’s north country wood procurement manager, the school finally got the simulators into the classroom.

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On Wednesday, October 22, Greenwood Clean Energy is participating in National Bioenergy Day. As one of the marquee locations from across the United States and Canada, Greenwood is hosting this historic event to demonstrate the many tangible and local benefits of bioenergy.

We invite you to attend a demonstration, open house and social at one of our two locations.

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Helena — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is marking the second annual National Bioenergy Day on October 22 by highlighting successful projects accomplished in the state over recent years.

Bioenergy is a form of renewable energy derived from organic plant materials that have stored sunlight. Bioenergy in western Montana largely entails use of forestry byproducts to generate heat and energy. For example, a growing number of schools, even hospitals and office buildings use wood byproducts for space and water heating, including at the University of Montana-Western in Dillon and the Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains.

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At Abengoa, we believe progress hinges on finding new paths to moving forward. This month, we’re putting this approach into practice in Kansas, where we’re partnering with local producers to fuel our first commercial-sized cellulosic ethanol plant.

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Bandit President Jerry Morey shares his views on the future for biomass energy.

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ATP-SC LLC and Midlands Biofuels jointly announced an innovative collaboration to grow biocrops, produce, sell and utilize solid and liquid biofuels, and to expand the state’s bioeconomy, starting in Allendale, S.C., and expanding across the state.

This announcement is made in anticipation of National Bioenergy Day, which provides an opportunity to showcase bioenergy facilities and the bioenergy supply chain around the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy will celebrate National Bioenergy Day with an educational display about the bioenergy supply chain and the bioeconomy in the lobby of the energy department’s Forrestal building in downtown Washington, D.C.

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By Anna Simet | October 22, 2014

On and around Oct. 22, nearly 50 coordinated events in the U.S. and Canada are celebrating the second annual National Bioenergy Day.

Events feature collaborations by the U.S. Forest Service, local or state governments, universities and bioenergy businesses in the surrounding areas.

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By Chris Lamphere

MCBAIN — Have you ever wondered how wood is transformed into electricity?

Today, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you could learn a little bit more about the process by taking a tour of Viking Energy of McBain.

The tour is part of National Bioenergy Day, an event intended to highlight organic energy sources such as wood.

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VONORE, Tenn. Oct. 17, 2014 — Sam Jackson, vice president of business development at Genera Energy Inc., a recognized leader in biomass feedstock supply innovation and supply chain advancements, will attend and present at the National Bioenergy Day event at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky next  Wednesday, October 22.

“National Bioenergy Day is a great opportunity for the bioenergy industry to communicate exactly what bioenergy is and how it will benefit our communities’ futures to the general public,” said Jackson. “At Genera Energy, we grow sustainable biomass energy crops, which are turned into biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts. Being able to educate members of the community about the importance of those crops, is critical to continue to develop the industry. ”

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