Dive summary:

• The Bioenergy Association of California (BAC), an association consisting of companies and agencies interested in furthering sustainable bioenergy development, launched yesterday in Sacramento.
• The executive director of the program, Julia Levin, said that California is poised for huge bioenergy growth and this organization can help ensure that things are done in a safe and sustainable manner.
• BAC is focused primarily on small-scale bioenergy generation from organic waste sources including dairy and agricultural waste, food and food processing waste, water treatment waste, other organic urban waste and forest biomass.

From the article:

"California is poised for huge growth in bioenergy development," Levin said. "(BAC) will lead the way and ensure that recently enacted state policies help the industry to grow quickly and sustainably, and in the process make California a world leader in bioenergy."

Bioenergy is derived from biological sources and can be used in homes, businesses and to fuel motor vehicles. It includes electricity, biogas and renewable liquid fuels. Organic waste is a primary source of bioenergy. ...