Biofuel got its start over a century ago, in 1876, when the Otto Cycle became the first combustion engine that used a combination of alcohol and gasoline. While this vehicle didn’t use biofuel, it inspired Ford to power the Model T with ethanol made from corn – thus becoming the… Read More
The U.S. steel industry is one of the most prolific users of lime products. But the domestic steel industry has struggled to compete with cheaper imports from abroad over the past 30 years, having an effect on the American lime manufacturing industry the American lime manufacturing industry. Recently, though, experts… Read More
In a sign of potential wide-scale growth in biomass in the Southeast, a renewable energy investor has announced a major move in Alabama’s developing biomass industry. Pinnacle Renewable Holdings, which operates one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of industrial wood pellets, has purchased a 70% stake in an… Read More
Power plant managers have to do a balancing act, juggling multiple things in order to keep their plants running efficiently and keeping stakeholders happy. The trouble is, there are so many problems a plant manager faces on a day-to-day basis that it can be difficult to keep on top of… Read More
Last month, in Genoa, Italy, an elevated highway bridge collapsed, plunging three dozen cars and trucks 150 feet to the ground and killing 37. Back in 2007, the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis suffered a catastrophic failure that killed 13 people and injured 145 others. These two… Read More
Biomass promises to be one of the most feasible carbon-neutral ways to wean the nation off of fossil fuels. More practical at the moment than solar, and more reliable than wind, biomass has enormous potential – and researchers around the globe are working around the clock to come up with… Read More
The latest figures for biomass production have been released, and they reveal a healthy market as of April 2018. Per the Energy Information Administration, there were 630,000 tons of biomass fuel produced in April. Most of it – 600,000 tons – was sold. The figures were compiled from 87 biomass… Read More
The 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum announced by President Trump earlier this year shocked the world – even those within the steel industry – and were viewed as a drastic measure by the European Union, who retaliated in what has been an escalating trade war. But after a meeting… Read More
