WASHINGTON -- Growing hybrid poplar trees in Oregon is among four new initiatives of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)..

POET has received an offer for a conditional commitment for a $105 million U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee to construct a cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa that will produce 25 million-gallon-per-year from corn cobs, leaves, husks and some stalks.

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today unveiled a plan that will help farmers, ranchers and woodland owners enhance productivity, profitability and environmental stewardship by using the practice of agroforestry.

The wood pellet factory will be the world’s largest.

PASADENA, TX -- KiOR Inc., a renewable energy company that converts wood and other biomass materials into crude oil, has signed a ground fuel supply agreement with FedEx Corporate Services Inc.

To support President Obama's goal of reducing America's oil imports by one-third by 2025, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) today jointly announced up to $30 million over three to four years that will support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products.

Wood fuel plant to go online by end of April.

The wood fuel plant is in the final commissioning stages.

Massachusetts agency's view on woody-biomass energy raises concerns.