INSIDE ¦ ADVERTISER INDEX¦ AUGUST 2012 | VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 8 2012 Algae Biomass Summit
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2012 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo
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2013 International Biomass Conference & Expo
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Airoflex Equipment
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Algae Biomass Organization
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B&W Mechanical Handling, Ltd. BBI Consulting Services Biomass Magazine
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Buhler Inc.
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Continental Biomass Industries, Inc.
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CPM Roskamp Champion
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Detroit Stoker Company
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Dieffenbacher
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Fagen Inc.
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Fike Corporation
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GEA Westfalia Separator
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ICM, Inc.
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KEITH Manufacturing Company
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Pellet Mill Magazine
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Pellets Forum
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ProcessBarron
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PRODESA
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RUD Chain
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Scheuch GmbH
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Seedburo Equipment Company
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ThermoEnergy Corporation
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Twin Ports Testing
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Vecoplan LLC
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West Salem Machinery
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Wolf Material Handling Systems
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FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
18 BIOGAS Enabling Exports to Benefit Business U.S. Ex-Im Bank and Brazilian biogas ally in a waste-to-fuels landfill revitalization. By Erin Voegele
04 EDITOR’S NOTE Biomass' Own Silver Buckshot By Tim Portz
06 INDUSTRY EVENTS 07 POWER PLATFORM Tax Incentives for Renewable Baseload Power By Bob Cleaves
24 PELLETS Northern Exposure Biomass thermal applications could reduce energy costs in remote, northern communities. By Anna Simet
30 EQUIPMENT Bioenergy Equipment Essentials
08 THERMAL DYNAMICS Thermal Energy can Reduce the Next Big Fire By Joseph Seymour & Rob Davis
09 LEGAL PERSPECTIVE EPA Uncertain of Biogenic Fuels’ Role By Todd Palmer and Anna Wildeman
Researchers and project veterans map out future technology needs. By Luke Geiver
10 FEEDSTOCK FOOTNOTES Forget Not the Feedstock By Todd Atkinson
CONTRIBUTION
12 BUSINESS BRIEFS
40 POWER The Cruciality of Combustion Technology The upsides and downfalls of biomass power generation options. By Brandon Bell
14 FIRED UP 41 MARKETPLACE
August 2012
Biomass Magazine: (USPS No. 5336) August 2012, Vol. 6, Issue 8. Biomass Magazine is published monthly by BBI International. Principal Office: 308 Second Ave. N., Suite 304, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Periodicals Postage Paid at Grand Forks, North Dakota and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Biomass Magazine/ Subscriptions, 308 Second Ave. N., Suite 304, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203.
Positioning Innovation Researchers, Developers Share Their New Equipment Want Lists Page 30
Plus:
Biogas System Suppliers Exporting Today Page 18
And: Can Wood Pellets Ease Energy Costs in the North? Page 24
ON THE COVER: Biomass-based boiler systems housed in confined containers and designed for small spaces are the new trend in biopower. PHOTO: MARCUS KAUFFMAN
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