Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program: Quarterly report, March 1, 1987-May 31, 1987

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6307121

Bancroft, D

This is the third quarterly report of the fourth year of operation of the Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program. The program was initiated in 1983 with a grant to the Council of Great Lakes Governors from the Biofuels and Municipal Waste Technology Division of the US Department of Energy. Stressing near-term biomass feedstock production techniques and conversion processes, the objective of the program is to increase the use of biomass energy by the public and private sectors in the seven state Great Lakes region. States that are in the Great Lakes region include: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program is divided into three separate operational programs. The first is the State Grant Program, which provides resources to the seven state energy offices in the region to increase their capabilities in biomass energy. State-specific activities and interagency programs are emphasized in the State Grant Program. The second, the Subcontractor Program, involves the letting of subcontracts to private organizations to address regional biomass issues and needs. The third is the In-House Technology Transfer Program in which Council staff develop biomass energy publications and reports. During this quarter the final workshops of the large technology transfer drive undertaken last year were concluded. Subcontractors completed workshops for four topics including: wood energy design; wood energy conversion; waste-to-energy incineration; and short rotation forestry. As part of the regional biomass policy analysis project, private sector focus groups were held in Ohio and Indiana by the Meridian Corporation. The Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources held the Alternative Energy in the Midwest Conference at which both the Project Director and Program Associate made presentations.

• Research Organization: Council of Great Lakes Governors, Inc., Madison, WI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83OR21390
• OSTI ID: 6307121
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21390-15; ON: DE87013896
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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