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MARIETTA, Ga., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF) today reported that the company has installed state-of-the-art pellet production equipment at its plantation site in Southern China. The company has purchased a 2 ton/hour pellet mill from one of the largest, well-known and reputable pellet mill manufacturers. The pellet mill is expected to be operational and producing...

IRVINE, Calif. and CONYERS, Ga., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), a clean energy company growing Giant King(TM) Grass as a low-carbon, renewable biomass dedicated energy crop, and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF) and Timber Products Inspection Inc. announced that Giant King Grass and pellets made from Giant King Grass were among the first biomass samples tested by Biomass Energy Lab in Conyers, Georgia. The...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, and E.ON, one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities, today announced a multi-year 240,000 metric ton per year wood pellet supply agreement. "Demand for clean, renewable resources like our sustainably produced wood pellets continues to grow as energy generators invest in alternatives to traditional fossil fuels," said John...

CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- True Green Energy Group announced today that it has successfully tested the material recycling facility, shedder and pelletizing machine. TGEG system will reduce landfill waste while generating green energy. The process of turning garbage into electricity is done in several stages. First, waste materials that are combustible, such as paper, plastic, food, wood, and agricultural materials, are dried and...

Biomass (wood pellets, wood chips and agricultural residues) contributes more than half of renewable energy consumption in the EU, providing a clean, secure and competitive energy resource. Besides EU, Asia, bestowed with abundant agro-biomass resources of Forestry/agricultural residues, is also developing its biomass sector both in demand and supply. Consequently, biomass trade flow is no longer limited to EU but has opened up as a global trade now. Brussels, Belgium (PRWEB) January 17,...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it is planning to build a 454,000 metric ton wood pellet manufacturing facility in Courtland, Va., which could begin operations as early as the first half of 2013. The project is contingent on the property where the plant will be located being rezoned by Southampton County and on other permitting requirements....

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...

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to purchase 27 acres in Cowichan lake, British Columbia. This is a major milestone for the Company as the first of three plants currently in development will see construction of the plant completed in 2012. About the CompanyBiomass Secure Power Inc. is incorporated in the Province of British Columbia. The Company...

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first pellet plant will be constructed in Cowichan Lake, British Columbia. The plant will be constructed on a 30 acres site and will initially have one production line producing up to 250,000 tonnes of pellets per year. The Company plans to use the production from this plant to fulfill an agreement announced May 18, 2011 with LG International...