
JACKSON — Advance Mississippi hosted its 2011 Energy Update panel for legislators at the Jackson Marriott hotel last week.
>> Dr. Sumesh Arora, director of strategic biomass solutions at the Mississippi Technology Alliance, said national media is recognizing Mississippi as a leader in green energy.
Approximately 100 renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects that represent a $2-billion investment [...] [...]

If TVA doesn’t get approval from Congress to raise its debt ceiling of $30 billion, ratepayers may be forced to pay the price
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has a goal to be a national leader in clean energy and increased nuclear production. But to do this, the federal power producer needs money, and its credit could [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: June 8,2010
Tags: Advance Mississippi, agribusiness, biomass, energy, Glenn McCullough, Mark Frascogna, Meridian Power, Mississippi Technology Alliance, renewable, Southern BioProducts and Renewable Energy Conference, timber
London-based Meridian Power announced this month that it has selected former Tupelo mayor and Advance Mississippi Chairman Glenn L. McCullough Jr. as chairman of its biomass businesses in the United States.
The company has chosen Mississippi to be the site of its first power plant, due to the abundance of timber biomass in the state.
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