New York Biomass Energy Alliance

Welcome to the NY Biomass Energy Alliance website. We're a non-profit organization whose members are out there demonstrating every day that plant material can be used to meet local energy needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to state, regional and national energy goals.

News

DEC Publishes Draft Policy on "Sustainable" Forest Biomass Under RGGI
5/19/2010
May 19 - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has published a draft policy restricting eligible forest biomass under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Intitiative (RGGI) to wood that was harvested from forests that are under both a c ... Read More

Biomass CHP Project in Rome, NY
2/20/2010
A combined steam and electricity plant producing 9.6 MW of power and all of the steam heat requirements for businesses at the former Griffis Air Force base in Rome could be operating as early as 2011. Fuel demand (green forest wood chips and wood wa ... Read More

White House BCAP and RFS Announcements
2/4/2010
The Obama Administration bundled four important announcements in the energy sphere at a meeting with state governors on February 3:

A proposed rule covering the complete Biomass Crop Assistance Program, including both the Collection, Harvest, Stora ... Read More

BIOMASS POWER PROJECT RECIEVES RPS AWARD
1/8/2010
Onandaga Renewables in Geddes near Syracuse has was one of five projects to receive part of the $96 million awarded in the latest New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) solicitation round. Onandaga Renewables is a project of Alliance memb ... Read More