Oct. 17 marked the first-ever National Bioenergy Day. On and around that day, 24 events were held in 13 states—and one in Canada—to raise awareness about biomass and the larger bioenergy industry. We were honored that Biomass Magazine sponsored the initiative alongside Biomass Power Association, in addition to Biomass Thermal Energy Council, American Council on Renewable Energy, Pellet Fuels Institute, Forest Landowners Association and U.S. Industrial Pellet Association.
National Bioenergy Day
Save the Date! October 22, 2014, is the second annual NBD Participant Flyer 2014. Spearheaded by the Biomass Power Association, the day is marked with events from across the country that celebrate the many benefits of local bioenergy.
UK harvests its hemp crop
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A hemp crop years in the making in the halls of the Kentucky legislature and the U.S. Congress took only a few minutes to harvest Tuesday from a University of Kentucky farm field.
With that harvest of plants ranging from 7 to 10 feet high, roughly half of the first-year experimental crop is now out of the field and headed, or soon to be headed, for future uses such as oil to treat epileptic seizures, biomass fuel, grain, concrete — even American flags, officials said.
