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WALNUT, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, interviewed with Charles Sample of CEONEWS.Tv on Friday, March 1, 2013, regarding VIASPACE corporate dynamics and recent corporate milestones to further the commercialization of VIASPACE's proprietary Giant King Grass bioenergy platform. The following is a transcript of the interview which was released by CEONEWS.Tv today, March 5, 2013. The interview can be...

CMT’s [3rd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia in Seoul on 12-13 September spotlights on the demand, supply, feedstock acquisition, technology and utilization of biomass pellets as a bioenergy source in Asia. A new value-added feature to the event is the release of a White Paper on Carbon Emission. Seoul, Korea (PRWEB) June 07, 2012 ‘Reduced [carbon emissions through biomass’ is a concise paper that demonstrates the particular characteristics of biomass which makes it a suitable renewable...

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") (the "Company") is pleased to provide shareholders with an outline of our three year growth plan. The Company is in various stages of development of five plant sites that will be designed to produce three and a half million tonnes of pellets per year with gross revenues expected to exceed $650 million per year. The first plant is expected to commence production in 2012, with plants two...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it has partnered with ConocoPhillips, a prominent international oil and gas producer, to create a new company, ECo Biomass Technologies ("ECo Biomass"), which will bring torrefied biomass fuels to market. ECo Biomass, jointly owned by Enviva and ConocoPhillips, will use a combination of proprietary and acquired existing...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it has signed a contract with Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion"), one of the U.S.'s largest energy producers, to supply biomass to two power facilities in southeast Virginia. In April, Dominion announced plans to convert three 63-megawatt coal burning peaking plants to 50-megawatt continuous power plants...

NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (Pink Sheets: VGPR) provides the following Update to Shareholders. Dear Fellow Shareholders: I would like to first thank you for your continued support. It is a very exciting time for the Company and I wanted to provide you with an update and status of our current business. As I've stated before, prior to making the decision to build a bio-coal manufacturing plant, we put together an extensive plan that would maximize our...

NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (Pink Sheets: VGPR) provides the following update for the Company's Bio-Coal plant to be located in Cordele, Georgia. The Company recently announced that it had entered into an Agreement with engineering firm, Hunt, Guillot & Associates (HGA). As announced, HGA will provide various services to Vega including plant design, project management, equipment installation, and engineering services. "We are currently working with...

A [position paper "Pellets Are Coming to Asia" "“ by Pöyry is being released as a prelude to CMT's 2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia summit, to be held in Seoul on 7 and 8 Sept 2011. The paper, available as free download examines Asia's demand for biomass currently earmarked to increase from 2012 onwards, thus providing a glimpse into how the market dynamics will evolve with South Korean's introduction of the renewable portfolio standard. Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) June 22, 2011...

NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Clenergen Corporation (OTCQB: CRGE - BOERSE FRANKFURT: 9CE) Clenergen offers strategic clean energy generation and supply of biomass feedstock to address the requirement for renewable and sustainable supplies of electricity. They have assembled an experienced managerial, engineering and technical team capable of increasing the efficiency levels of existing combustion steam biomass power plants along with the implementation of second generation...

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: BMSPF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Project start date of July 1st 2011 for the construction of our first 500,000 tonne/yr whitewood pellet plant has been accepted by the Board of Directors. The engineering and construction program anticipates breaking ground at Plant one on 1st October 2011. Start-up and commissioning is scheduled to commence in September 2012. Gross revenue...