Municipal biogas

There are three types of municipal biogas:

• Landfill gas (LFG): biogas captured in a landfill and resulting from the degradation of buried organic material.

• Source separated organic (SSO) anaerobic digestion biogas: biogas produced by anaerobic digesters fed with SSO.

• Sewage sludge gas: biogas produced by anaerobic digesters used to stabilize sewage sludge produced by the waste water treatment plant (WWTP). 

Small Scale Anaerobic Digestion to Boost Biogas Markets

 

  









Small scale, distributed anaerobic digestion plants could offer an environmentally and economically stable solution for locally produced biogas.

In Germany government incentives have led to the development of over 6000 anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, generating twice as much power as all of the country's waste to energy facilities combined.

However many of these are large scale, 1 MW plus facilities, and the proliferation of such plants has affected both tipping fees for food waste - which have fallen from between Eur 60 to 80 per tonne down to Eur 10 to 20 per tonne - and biocrop prices to such an extent as to put many at risk of becoming economically unviable. 

Read more : http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/6915108160/articles/waste-management-world/biological-treatment/2011/01/Small_Scale_Anaerobic_Digestion_to_Boost_Biogas_Markets.html

Hole-y cow! Guts could lead to holy grail for cheap biofuels

It may not be glamorous, but the holy grail for efficient biofuels — the kind that don't compete with our food supply — could end up being found inside the guts of cows. 

In a study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science, researchers described how they incubated bags of switchgrass inside cow rumens and from that found 27,755 "candidate genes" with the potential for efficiently breaking down plant cellulose into usable sugar that can then become ethanol.

Read more : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41233543/ns/us_news-environment/

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Comme toujours, c'est dans le nord du Québec que l'on frappe. Pour poursuivre le grand projet de l'hydroélectricité, nous dit-on. Nicolas Boisclair, Alexis de Gheldere et Roy Dupuis réagissent à travers Chercher le courant, un documentaire-choc.
  C'est la rivière Romaine que l'on sacrifie cette fois, parce qu'Hydro-Québec doit continuer de renflouer les coffres de l'État, parce qu'elle doit garder son titre officiel de vache à lait des Québécois. "C'est dans cette optique que l'on a créé Hydro-Québec, rappelle Roy Dupuis, et si le projet de la Romaine nous permettait de continuer à faire des profits, on n'aurait peut-être pas eu le courage de faire notre film."

Le film, c'est Chercher le courant, un documentaire-choc signé Nicolas Boisclair et Alexis de Gheldere auquel a collaboré l'acteur-militant. À l'été 2008, alors qu'approchait la date fatidique du début des travaux sur la rivière Romaine, où l'on s'apprêtait à construire quatre nouveaux barrages, un groupe, dont faisaient partie les coréalisateurs, a descendu la rivière en canot afin d'immortaliser la rivière dans son état sauvage. 


Lire la suite : http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx?zone=1&section=11&article=75273

Site officiel du documentaire : http://www.chercherlecourant.org/

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vendredi 28 + samedi 29 janvier : 19 h et 21 h

dimanche 30 janvier : 17 h et 19 h

Lundi 31 janvier au jeudi 3 février : 19 h. Projections suivies d’une discussion avec des membres de l’équipe accompagnés d’un intervenant du film :

lundi 31 janvier : énergie éolienne avec Réal Reid

mardi 1er février : biomasse avec Francis Allard

mercredi 2 février : biogaz avec Éric Camirand

jeudi 3 février : géothermie avec Francois Levereault

vendredi 4 + samedi 5 février : 19h et 21 h

dimanche 6 février :  17 h et 19 h

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Journal de Montréal – Actualités - Tembec touche le gros lot

Journal de Montréal – Actualités - Tembec touche le gros lot

Province's new wind turbines starting to crank out power

Premier Greg Selinger stands next to a turbine that is soon to be hoisted up onto a tower at the St. Joseph Wind Farm Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH -- In the coming weeks, 60 huge wind turbines will power the equivalent of 50,000 homes and swell local municipal tax coffers, but the company behind the province's biggest wind farm plans to soon more than double its production in Manitoba.

Mike Garland, chief executive officer of San Francisco-based Pattern Energy, said tough economic times and the U.S. financial crisis caused the St. Joseph Wind Farm project to be downsized.

Pattern once eyed a 300-megawatt wind farm in this community just west of Letellier and clearly visible from Highway 75, but the project was eventually scaled back to its current 138 megawatts. But now that the project is nearly completed and the company has demonstrated "that we do what we say we're going to do," Garland said, Pattern wants to sit down with the province and Manitoba Hydro to talk about the next phase.
"I'd love to start construction (by) the end of 2011," Garland said in an interview during the official opening of the wind farm on Tuesday.

Although not as ambitious as once envisioned, the St. Joseph Wind Farm will be the largest in the province once it is fully operational in mid-March. Only seven of the 60 gigantic turbines, mounted on towers 80 metres high, were running on Tuesday, but the company's local manager Ian Cunningham expects they will now come on stream at the rate of roughly one per day.

A second Manitoba wind farm at St. Leon, which opened five years ago, produces 99 megawatts of power.

Read more :  http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mixed-news-in-renewable-energy-113339099.html

Valero joins cellulosic ethanol movement

Valero Energy of San Antonio, operator of four corn-fed ethanol plants in Iowa, joined DuPont last week in moving toward the next-generation of biofuels with an announcement that it will invest in a wood-chip ethanol plant at Knross Township, Mich.

Valero’s announcement of the $50 million investment follows DuPont’s commitment to build a corn stover-fired ethanol plant in either Story or Webster counties in Iowa.



The Michigan plant will used hardwood pulp gathered from nearby forests. DuPont’s plant will use cobs, stalks and leaves raked and gathered immediately after harvest.

Read more : http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/01/14/valero-joins-cellulosic-ethanol-movement/

Biogas-run electric generator developed in Vietnam

A seminar on developing biogas-run electric generator was held in Hanoi on January 14 by the Centre for Research in Energy and the Environment (RCEE).

 

This is part of a cooperative programme between the RCEE and Toyota Group that aims to raise people’s awareness about biogas-run electric generator in Vietnam’s rural areas. The event attracted many scientists and businesses’ representatives.   

The project was carried out in 2009-2010 in four provinces of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Hung Yen and Hanoi.

The aim was to promote sustainable use of biogas for environment protection, poverty reduction, improving productivity, and raising the production capacity of small-sized enterprises. 

So far, the project has trained technicians, performed the test operations of the generator, provided instruction on how to use the generator, and held several seminars on the technology, application and the benefits of the generator.  

Participants at the seminar voiced their concerns about the technology and the use of generator in Vietnam; the strategy to develop the market as well as how to promote biogas technology in Vietnam.

Source : http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Biogasrun-electric-generator-developed-in-Vietnam/20111/123147.vov

Vers l'autonomie énergétique des stations d'épuration

Si les services d'assainissement sont très énergivores, plusieurs techniques peuvent être mises en œuvre pour optimiser leur efficacité énergétique et valoriser l'énergie alternative produite par ces réseaux.

''Tout ou partie du surplus énergétique véhiculé dans les réseaux d'eaux usées peut être récupéré'', a rappelé Serge Soleilhavoup, de la direction régionale de l'environnement de l'aménagement et du logement (DREAL) du Limousin, à l'occasion d'une journée technique de l'Office internationale de l'eau. Avec une température comprise entre 15 et 20°C toute l'année, Les canalisations d'eaux usées, source de chaleur et de froidAvec une température de 15 à 20°C toute l'année, les réseaux d'eaux usées constituent une source de chaleur ou de froid de proximité capable de se substituer aux énergies traditionnelles pour le chauffage et le rafraîchissent de nombreux bâtiments.Lire la newsles effluents peuvent être sources de chaleur via notamment l'installation d'une pompe à chaleur (PAC) ou d'électricité via la valorisation de leur énergie cinétique.

Plusieurs techniques existent ''comme le remplacement des brise-charge par des turbines hydrauliques ou le pompage de la chaleur des effluents des réseaux'', a expliqué M. Soleilhavoup. Mais avant ''toute réflexion sur la récupération'' des eaux usées, le problème des fuites, qui peuvent atteindre 15 à 20%, ''doit être traité'', a-t-il prévenu, permettant un véritable gain énergétique. Des économies sont également possibles au niveau des stations d'épuration (STEP). D'autant qu'un cinquième de la consommation d'électricité d'une commune est dédiée à ces installations. Alors comment tendre vers La station d'épuration de Chalon-sur-Saône se chauffe grâce à la chaleur puisée dans les eaux traitéesMarché en très forte progression en France, les Pompes à Chaleur investissent les habitations mais également les bâtiments d'activité. Celle de la STEP de Chalon-sur-Saône puise par exemple les calories destinées au chauffage dans les eaux traités.Lire la newsune STEP énergétiquement autosuffisante et consommer '' moins et mieux'' ?

Lire la suite :  http://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/station-epuration-energie-methanisation-boues-procedes-11734.php4

Financing, incentives and programs related to biogas and renewable energy in general for Canada and the United States

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Financing, incentives and programs related to biogas and renewable energy in general for Canada and the United States Financement, incitatifs et programmes reliés au biogaz et aux énergies renouvelables en généralpour le Canada et les États-Unis

Canada http://canada.gc.ca/ Programme fédéral résidentiel / Residential Federal Program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=13&toc=show Technologies du développement durable du Canada (TDDC) http://www.sdtc.ca/index.php?page=about-our-funds&hl=fr_CA Grants, Contributions and Financial Assistance http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/guide/1136/ Aboriginal Business Canada http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/961/ As an agricultural producer, if you set aside savings  to protect against small income declines, you can get matching contributions from the governments. AgriInvest Do you have an agricultural business? You could get money to advertise and market your agricultural products,  and go on trade missions. AgriMarketing Program If you are a Canadian farmer or processor, you can receive money for projects that solve problems other Canadian farmers face or that help them grow or market their products. Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program Are you interested in testing the co-operative model in innovative ways? If so, your project may qualify to receive up to $75,000 per year until 2013. Co-operative Development Initiative - Innovative Co-op Projects If you have a small or medium industrial facility or plant, you can get up to $50,000 for projects that help you to reduce pollution and save energy. ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Industry You have an alternative energy business? You can obtain financial assistance if you build or transform a power plant before March 31, 2011. ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Receive financing that can help your business invest in developing countries. Investment Cooperation Program Your small or medium business may qualify for financial assistance to develop and commercialize new or improved technologies. Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Access funding that could help you collaborate with international partners on research and development projects in science and technology. International Science and Technology Partnerships Program Do you need money to develop and test a new energy technology? You can get funding for clean technology products that fight climate change. Sustainable Development Technology Fund

Colombie Britannique http://www.gov.bc.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=2&toc=show ICE Fund http://www.sted.gov.bc.ca/ICEFund/CurrentCall/Pages/default.aspx Business: https://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Invest/Pages/BusinessIncentives.aspx B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund http://www.bcrcf.ca/BCRCF/Pages/Default.aspx British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund http://www.tted.gov.bc.ca/TRI/research/funding/BCKDF/Pages/default.aspx

Alberta http://alberta.ca Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=1&toc=show Programs / Programmes http://www.programs.alberta.ca/Business/Dynamic.aspx?N=772+353 If you are an Alberta agri-food processor or producer, find out about financing to help commercialize your product, create a healthy or healthier product, or expand your business. Agri-Business and Product Development Grant If you have an invention that makes a significant impact on the energy industry, you may be able to get money to help with engineering designs, building prototypes and getting patents. Alberta Energy Research Institute If you are an Alberta agri-processor, you may be able to get financing to attend approved national and international technology related trade shows, conferences, seminars and other industry events to foster support for innovation and growth. Alberta Technology Innovation Program If you are an agricultural producer in Alberta, you may be eligible for funding to hire an expert who will help you improve your business and meet changing consumer demand. Business Opportunity Grant

Saskatchewan http://www.gov.sk.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=11&toc=show Programmes provinciaux / Provincial Programs http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=1bd1689b-974c-4530-8ce3-718e6e49c165 Access funding to undertake agricultural food research and development. Agriculture Development Fund New or existing Métis owned businesses may qualify for interest free loans of up to $100,000 of non-repayable funds for community owned associations or corporations. Clarence Campeau Development Fund You may be eligible for a grant, if your organization is in the business of conducting research in the area of new and promising technologies in the oil and gas sector. Saskatchewan Petroleum Research Incentive

Manitoba http://www.gov.mb.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=3&toc=show Crédits d’impôt pour l’enseignement coopératif et l’apprentissage http://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/coop.fr.html Access financial assistance to help improve the health of agricultural ecosystems in Manitoba. Agricultural Sustainability Initiative Receive financial support for your research and development projects in Manitoba's agriculture and agri-food industry. Agri-Food Research and Development Initiative (ARDI) Get the answers you need about the viability of your business start-up or expansion. Community and Business Development - Feasibility Studies Program Would your business idea benefit from an independent consultant's feasibility study? Investigate how this cost-shared study program could help your business. Feasibility Studies Program

Ontariohttp://www.ontario.ca Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=8&toc=show Liste de nombreux incitatifs pour les entreprises / List of Inventives for Business http://www.sred4you.com/2009/02/government-incentives-for-businesses_13.html Financement et subventions pour la réalisation de systèmes au biogaz Financing and Subventions for Biogas Systems Projects http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/biogas/ http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/biogas/funding.htm You may qualify for funding, if you have a great idea that will grow your business or your local economy, and you are located in Eastern Ontario. Eastern Ontario Development Fund You may qualify for electricity rebates, if your business has adopted energy-efficient technologies that will lower your bottom line. Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program You could receive a grant or a loan to research and develop new technology, if you operate an incorporated business in Northern Ontario. Emerging Technology Program (Northern Ontario) Funding is available if you're a Northern Ontario business aiming to reduce energy use through a renewable energy project. Businesses undertaking renewable energy projects in Northern Ontario are also eligible for funding. Northern Energy Program

Québec http://www.gouv.qc.ca Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=10&toc=show Programme de traitement des matières organiques par biométhanisation et compostage (PTMOBC)http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/programmes/biomethanisation/ Programme biogaz http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/programmes/biogaz/index.htm Agence de l'efficacité énergétique / Fonds d'action québécois pour le développement durable Hydro Québec / Investissement Québec /  Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs http://www2.gouv.qc.ca/entreprises/portail/quebec/finance?lang=fr&g=finance&sg=&t=c&e=593372173 Financing to help your Quebec business improve its performance, and become more competitive and more engaged in innovation. Business and Regional Growth Investments made by immigrant investors generate funds that may benefit your business. Business Assistance - Immigrant Investor Program This financial support could help you develop or redesign processes and technologies that help limit and correct environmental damages. Clean Energy Technology Demonstration Program

Nouveau Brunswick http://www.gnb.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=4&toc=show Entreprises: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/fr/gateways/Information_pour_les_entreprises.html http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/gateways/for_business.html New Brunswick Innovation foundation http://www.nbif.ca/eng/home/

Ile-du-Prince-Édouard http://www.gov.pe.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=9&toc=show Financement en général http://www.gov.pe.ca/govinfo/powersearchresults.php3?servicetype[]=Funding&searchtype=A&dosearch=yes Financement en environnement http://www.gov.pe.ca/eef/index.php3?number=18594&lang=E Innovation PEI Pilot and Discovery Fund http://www.innovationpei.com/index.php3?number=1034581&lang=E Up to $100,000 could support the discovery and development project phases of your innovative Prince Edward Island business. Discovery and Development Fund Obtain financing to offset the costs associated with becoming a certified organic farmer. Organic Certification Assistance Program

Nouvelle-Écosse / Nova Scotia http://www.gov.ns.ca/ http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/business/your-energy-rebate.asp Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=6&toc=show Access funding for projects that divert waste from landfills. Business Development Program - Funding for Waste Diversion Initiatives As a farm business owner, you could receive up to 75% funding towards the cost of your farming project. Farm Investment Fund Receive funding to buy hybrid delivery or garbage trucks. Hybrid/Electric Truck Incentive Program

Terre-Neuve & Labrador / Newfoundland & Labrador http://www.gov.nl.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=5&toc=show Business attraction fund http://www.business.gov.nl.ca/business/baf.html Get funding to diversify and expand your primary or secondary processing operation. Agriculture and Agrifoods Development Fund You could access a non-repayable grant of up to $25,000 to help you pursue innovative business ideas and new markets. You must be able to match the contribution. Business and Market Development Program

Yukon http://www.gov.yk.ca/ Programme résidentiel / Residential program http://www.ec.gc.ca/financement-funding/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=EF8AE9FC-1&offset=12&toc=show Entreprises: http://www.gov.yk.ca/services/business_funding.html Obtain financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business. Aboriginal Business Development Program You can get funding to reclaim Yukon land that has been impacted through agricultural activity and that is hazardous to the environment or wildlife. Reclamation of Yukon Land

Nunavut http://www.gov.nu.ca/ Obtain financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business. Aboriginal Business Development Program If you live in Nunavut and want to start or grow your business, you can get business counselling, money and training from a business development centre in your area. Business Development Centres of Nunavut

Territoires du Nord Ouest Northwest Territorieshttp://www.gov.nt.ca/ Obtain financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business. Aboriginal Business Development Program Business assistance, funding or counselling while starting or growing your business in the Northwest Territories. Community Futures Program

United States of America http://www.usa.gov/ EPA Biomass funding resource http://www.epa.gov/chp/funding/bio.html AgSTAR Funding On-Farm Biogas Recovery Systems: A Guide to Federal and State Resources http://www.epa.gov/agstar/tools/funding/index.html USDA Rural development loan & grant  programs http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/bprogs.htm Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/ FSA Biomass Crop Assistance Program http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan (B&I) Program Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) Program Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) Biorefinery Assistance Program Biorefinery Assistance Loan Guarantees (BIOREFINERY) Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Repowering Assistance Program Rural Energy for America Program/Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistant (REAP/EA & REDA) Rural Energy for America Program/Renewable Energy Systems/Energy Efficiency Improvement Program (REAP/RES/EEI) Rural Energy for America Program/Feasibility (REAP/FEASIBILITY) Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loan Program (REAP LOAN) Farmbill Initiatives - REAP Grants opportunities in USA Searchable list http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid= h2YCMvPGFys2n0hpL82Vc5vdnVPyWdZ3n8T0m9M27Z7QQx3GDJPT!1347027669?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=EN http://www.grants.gov Agencies that provide grants http://www07.grants.gov/aboutgrants/agencies_that_provide_grants.jsp

Alabama http://www.alabama.gov Alabama Department of Economic & Community affairs http://www.alabama.gov/sliverheader/Welcome.do?url=http://adeca.alabama.gov/

Alaska http://www.alaska.gov/ AEA-Alaska Energy Authority Bulk Fuel Revolving Loan Fund Bulk Fuel Storage Systems Upgrades Heating Assistance Program Power Cost Equalization Power Project Loan Fund Rural Power Systems Upgrades Alternative Energy Programs Energy Conservation Training Programs Technical Assistance Domestic Wastewater Management Environmental Crimes Unit Lab Services Municipal Loans Pesticide Control Program State Veterinarian Storage Tank Program Village Safe Water Program Services en général / General services http://alaska.gov/services1.html

American Samoa http://americansamoa.gov/

Arizona http://az.gov/ Arizona Energy Programs (list) http://www.azcommerce.com/Energy/

Arkansas http://arkansas.gov The Arkansas Industrial Energy Clearinghouse http://www.arkansasiec.org/ Basic energy management questions Starting an energy management program Performing energy self-assessments Industrial energy systems Energy and cost savings opportunities Technical resources such as papers and publications Software to help identify and assess your energy conservation opportunities Financial incentives for energy conservation Additional resources that could be available

California http://www.ca.gov/ The California Energy Commission http://www.energy.ca.gov/ Financement http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/index.html

Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/

Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/

Delaware http://delaware.gov/ Green Industries Program http://dedo.delaware.gov/business/green_industries/index.shtml Delaware Energy Office http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/energy/Pages/default.aspx

District of Columbia http://dc.gov/DC/

Florida http://www.myflorida.com/ Environnement: http://www.myflorida.com/taxonomy/business/environment/ Financement: Recycling Solid Waste Water Facilities Funding

Georgia http://www.georgia.gov Georgia Clean Energy Property Rebate Program http://www.gefa.org/Index.aspx?page=489 Financement: http://www.gefa.org/Index.aspx?page=4

Guam http://www.guam.gov/

Hawaii http://www.ehawaii.gov Hawaii Energy Incentives for your Business http://www.hawaiienergy.com/59/for-your-business

Idaho http://www.idaho.gov/ Office of Energy Resources - Financial assistance http://energy.idaho.gov/financialassistance/index.htm

Illinois http://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling/Energy/Clean+Energy/02-BiogasBioMass.htm Clean energy grants http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling/Energy/Clean+Energy/

Indiana http://www.in.gov/ 21st Century Research and Technology Fund Indiana Certified Technology Parks Industrial Development Grant Fund Indiana Shovel Ready Program Major Moves Regional Economic Development Partnerships Regulatory Ombudsman Skills Enhancement Fund Small Business Innovation Research Initiative Tax-exempt Bond Program

Iowa http://www.iowa.gov/

Kansas http://www.kansas.gov Résidentiel / Residential Kansas Corporation Commission: Energy Programs Division Kansas Corporation Commission: Conservation & Efficiency Energy Star Program US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency US Environmental Protection Agency Federal Tax Incentives

Kentucky http://kentucky.gov Energy & Environment Cabinet Division of Biofuels Division of Carbon Management Division of Efficiency and Conservation Division of Energy Generation Transmission and Distribution Division of Fossil Energy Development Division of Renewable Energy

Louisiana http://www.louisiana.gov/

Maine http://www.maine.gov Agricultural Business Development http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/mpd/business/index.html

Maryland http://www.maryland.gov Maryland Financial Resources http://planning.maryland.gov/OurWork/ClearinghouseGrants.shtml

Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov Massachisetts Clean Energy Center http://www.masscec.com/index.cfm/page/Incentives-and-Partnerships-/pid/11155 Renewable Energy Trust http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/index.html

Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/ Biomass Energy Workshop Assistance Grants Available http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-25676_25753_25761---,00.html Superfund Program (emergency fund) http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4109_4217---,00.html

Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us Minnesota Renewable Energy http://www.renewable.state.mn.us/

Mississippi http://www.mississippi.gov/ Grants Administration: http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/OAS_AdmServices?OpenDocument

Missouri http://www.mo.gov/ Department of natural resources http://www.dnr.mo.gov/financial.htm Biogashttp://www.dnr.mo.gov/transform/energizemissourirenewable.htm

Montana http://www.mt.gov/ Grants & Loans available in the The Department of Environmental Quality http://deq.mt.gov/grants.mcpx Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Action Coordinating Team http://dnrc.mt.gov/cardd/ResDevBureau/wasact/

Nebraska http://www.nebraska.gov/ Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants Program http://www.deq.state.ne.us/IWM.nsf/Pages/WRRIGP Grant Information http://www.deq.state.ne.us/Publica.nsf/Publications% 20IWM?OpenView&Start=1&Count=100&Expand=1.3#1.3

Nevada http://www.nv.gov/ Energy Grants http://renewableenergy.state.nv.us/EnergyGrants.htm Incentives & Rebates http://renewableenergy.state.nv.us/Incentives.htm

New Hampshire http://www.nh.gov/ Grants Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure Brownfields Assessment Grants Coastal Competitive Grants Drinking Water Source Protection Drinking Water Supply Land Grant Exotic Species Prevention and Research Grants Household Hazardous Waste Collection Exotic Aquatic Plant Control, Prevention & Research Petroleum Storage Facility Funds Public Water System Grants Regional Environmental Planning Program Unlined Municipal Landfill & Incinerator Closure Used Oil Collection Wastewater Treatment Facility Watershed Assistance Grants Watershed Restoration Grants Water Quality Planning Wetlands Pass-through Funds

New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us Renewable energy incentive program http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy

New Mexico http://www.newmexico.gov/ Recovery & Reinvestment http://www.recovery.state.nm.us/projects_energy.shtml PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Bond Financing Energy Innovation Fund Clean Energy Projects

New York http://www.nyc.gov/ http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1260pon.asp Grant applications http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html

North Carolina http://www.ncgov.com/ Government financial assistance http://www.enr.state.nc.us/html/gov_tax.html

North Dakota http://www.nd.gov/

Northern Marianas Islands

Ohio http://ohio.gov/ http://www.development.ohio.gov/recovery/Energy.htm Ohio Energy Getaway Fund http://www.development.ohio.gov/OhioEnergyGatewayFund/

Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/ Grant programs http://www.owrb.ok.gov/financing/grant_programs.php

Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/ Renewable energy resources http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/index.shtml

Pennsylvania http://pa.gov/ Grants loans & rebates http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/grants_loans_tax_credits/10395

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island http://www.ri.gov/ Office of Energy Resources http://www.energy.ri.gov/index.php

South Carolina http://sc.gov South Carolina Energy Office http://www.energy.sc.gov/index.aspx?m=6&t=84 Funding Opportunities http://www.energy.sc.gov/index.aspx?m=29

South Dakota http://sd.gov/ Funding http://denr.sd.gov/linksfundingnav.aspx

Tennessee http://www.tn.gov/ Department of  Environment & Conservation http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/

Texas http://www.texas.gov Grants: Funding Opportunities http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/funding/funding_opps.html

Utah http://www.utah.gov/index.html Biogas Energy for your Business & Incentives http://utahcleanenergy.org/how/businesses/biomass Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit (Corporate) Renewable Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption The State Energy Program USDA Rural Development Grants and Loans

Vermont http://www.vermont.gov Grants & loans http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/grants.htm

Virginia http://www.virginia.gov Renwable energy on the farm http://www.vermontagriculture.com/energy/grants.html Litter prevention & Recycling - Grants Programs http://www.deq.virginia.gov/recycle/programs.html

Virgin Islands

Washington http://access.wa.gov/ Energy sector grants http://www.wtb.wa.gov/EnergyGrantSummary.asp Waste 2 Resource - Grants & Financial Assistance http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/grants/

West Virginia http://www.wv.gov

Wisconsin http://www.wisconsin.gov http://www.renewwisconsin.org/biogas/biogastoolbox.htm Biogas Digester System Grants Industrial/Municipal Anaerobic Digester Implementation Grant Proposal Guidelines Industrial/Municipal Anaerobic Digester Implementation Grant Application Farm Anaerobic Digester Implementation Grant Proposal Guidelines Farm Anaerobic Digester Implementation Grant Application Renewable energy incentives http://www.focusonenergy.com/Incentives/Business/renewable_incentives.aspx Business Incentives http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_business_incentives.html

Wyoming http://www.wyoming.gov/ http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/business/energy.aspx

Les gazières seront suivies à la trace

Québec promet de « suivre à la trace » les puits de gaz de schiste où des émanations de méthane ont été constatées au cours de l'automne 2010.

 

Ces fuites de gaz ont été observées aux abords de 19 des 31 puits de gaz de schiste forés dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent depuis 2007, révèle une note du ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF) transmise au Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE). Le BAPE remettra un rapport sur l’exploitation des gaz de schiste au ministre de l’Environnement le 28 février.

Le ministère de l’Environnement n’a émis aucun commentaire au sujet de ces émanations de gaz, laissant au MRNF le soin d’expliquer la situation.

Lire la suite : http://argent.canoe.ca/lca/affaires/quebec/archives/2011/01/20110106-082836.html

Energies renouvelables et efficacité énergétique : les Etats-Unis à l'assaut du marché mondial

Les Etats-Unis ont installé mi-décembre une structure pour promouvoir les exportations dans le domaine de l'énergie propre. L'initiative Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export (REEEEI) a été créée par deux départements (ceux à l'Energie et au Commerce) et six agences fédérales.

C'est dire tout le poids que l'administration américaine met dans la balance pour investir le marché mondial. Comme d'autres, les Etats-Unis sont en retard vis-à-vis des pays stars que sont le Danemark, l'Allemagne et potentiellement la Chine. C'est aussi tout le sens de la défense des intérêts américains : voir le dépôt de la plainte à l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) à l'encontre de la Chine concernant l'éolien.


Lire la suite :  http://www.lemoniteur.fr/201-management/article/actualite/775340-energies-renouvelables-et-efficacite-energetique-les-etats-unis-a-l-assaut-du-marche-mondial

Waste-to-energy facility soon for Grand Cayman

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Thursday December 30, 2010 – Grand Cayman is one step closer to having a waste-to-energy facility after a US-based company was awarded the contract to finance, build, own and operate one.

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., which is owned by Waste Management Inc., beat out nine other companies who submitted bids and must now develop a comprehensive solid waste disposal management and waste-to-energy facility for Grand Cayman.

 

According to the tender document, the new facility should "generate electricity and other green energy by-products and implement a recycling programme”.

Read more :  http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/business/112519.html

C’est à l’occasion du Salon Pollutec 2010 que GNVERT, filiale à 100 % de GDF-SUEZ Énergie Services, organisait le tour des innovations relatives au GNV autour des constructeurs et des utilisateurs de flottes roulant aux gaz naturel véhicules (GNV). GNVERT s’intéresse également au GNL (gaz naturel liquéfié), qui n’est toujours pas utilisé en France, tandis que les premiers véhicules fonctionnant au biométhane font leur apparition chez nous dans le nord de la France. D’après le slogan apposé sur leurs flancs, les bennes à ordures ménagères de Sequedin (59) déclarent « rouler avec le gaz produit par les déchets des usagers. »

L’autre voie prometteuse pour le GNV est l’association du GNV avec 20 % d’hydrogène, ce qui donne de l’hytane (20 % d’hydrogène et 80 % de GNV). Cet ajout permet d’augmenter les performances techniques et environnementales du gaz naturel (réduction des émissions de CO2 et amélioration du rendement des moteurs). Autre information, à venir sur 2011 : l’arrivée du biométhane dans le réseau de gaz naturel (décret à paraître sous peu). Le GNV devient alors un carburant de plus en plus neutre en carbone sans obligation, pour les utilisateurs actuels, de modifier quoi que ce soit sur leurs véhicules.

Lire la suite : http://www.automobile-entreprise.com/Biomethane-et-hythane-les,1908