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Fight Over Clean Power Plan Reaches Federal Appeals Court

Last February, the EPA’s controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP) was frozen by the U.S. Supreme Court in a split 5-4 decision until the appeals process could play its way out. As of September 27, that next stage has begun as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit heard… Read More

Exploring the State of Biomass in Central and South America

Biomass is gradually catching on in North America, but it isn’t limited to just that continent. There is actually a tremendous amount of potential for biomass development in Central and South America, given the abundance of natural resources in these regions and the difficulty these countries sometimes have dealing with… Read More

California Passes New Biomass Power Law

The biomass power industry in California has had some hard years lately, with falling energy prices and providers who have scaled back or shut down amid lower demand from utilities. To help the fledgling industry grow – owing to the importance of biomass as a way to lower carbon emissions… Read More

ProcessBarron Donates to Louisiana Flood Victims

People are the heart and soul of the work done here at ProcessBarron. Not only do we believe in the importance of our own people, we also believe in helping people all over the country — which is why the Louisiana floods spurred us on to action. The flooding in… Read More

ProcessBarron Hosts Five New International Sales Reps

ProcessBarron representatives are not only in the United States, but scattered all over the world! Not only are we spreading rapidly throughout Canada, but we now have four representatives in South America as well as one in Switzerland. In order to make sure they were fully equipped, we brought them… Read More

Should Biomass Plants Decouple Preprocessing and Conversion?

In biomass plants across the country – from Iowa to Minnesota and Maine – there is a direct link between preprocessing biomass fuel and converting it into energy. Most of the time, the two happen at the same facility – and this process occurs with a decidedly low-tech approach that… Read More

How Modern Industrial Dust Collectors Change the Game

For industrial facilities, dust is the enemy. Dust can foul up a production process and contribute to higher emissions, higher operational costs, and a less streamlined process. Left unchecked, an abundance of dust can wreak havoc on systems and cause degradation. The consequences of excess dust are the reason industrial… Read More