I must be getting old - or mellowing - but here is a highly sensible and practical post from Philip Stott about the nonsense which is the UK government approach to both biomass and biodiesel. (Although I can't resist pointing out that I have seen articles on these topics in Guardian too)
Of course one of the biggest problems in getting biomass power plants into play is opposition from the same people who oppose wind farms - on similar, and largely spurious, grounds.