Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke to the press yesteday after touring an idled coal plant that is being converted to a wood biomass facility on Fort Drum. (wrvo.org)
Existing biomass facilities, which provide a significant portion of the state's baseload renewable capacity, also face challenges from the expiration at the end of 2011 of the Renewable Energy Program, which provides production incentives that enable them to keep operating. (energy.ca.gov)
a comparable 50 Megawatt biomass facility, whether combined heat and power or just for power production, spews 50 % more CO2 than coal! (guntherportfolio.com)