<b>PBEA Receives Grant</b><br /> PA Biomass Energy Association Receives State Environmental Education Grant.<b>Hybrid Willow Plantation</b><br /> Mike Palko of the state Department of Conservation & Natural Resources discusses the lifecycle of a hybrid willow plantation at Hughesville High School.<b>Pittsburgh Zoo's International Conservation Center (ICC)</b><br /> In December, PBEA participated in a tour of the Pittsburgh Zoo's International Conservation Center (ICC) located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The facility is heated with biomass energy, using a combined feedstock of woodchips, switch grass, and elephant manure. <b>2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show</b><br /> PBEA President Jay Clark talks biomass with Department of Agriculture Secretary Greig at the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show. PBEA was proud to be a part of the Department of Agriculture’s Learning Detectives program, as this give members and staff an opportunity to talk to thousands of Farm Show attendees about the merits of biomass energy.PBEA board of directors would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors, keynote speaker, presenters, and volunteers for making the First Annual Fall Conference a success! PBEA Directors (from left) Joel Morrison, Jennifer Hopkins, Mike Palko, John Burrows, Karen Smeltz, Jay Clark, and Mike McCaskey.<b>Wood Chips, An Important Renewable Fuel</b><br /> Wood chips produced from sustainable forest practices improve the health of Pennsylvania forests.<b>Managing Agriculture Residues for Clean Heat and Power</b><br /> Farm animals can use anaerobic digesters, with animal manure feedstock, to produce biogas that is fed to a reciprocating engine-powered generator.
 
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2013 AgSTAR National Conference
June 10, 2013

The Business of Biomass: Pellets and Power
June 25, 2013

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Northeast Thermal Biomass Working Group Pellet Fuels Institute