Economic development through biomass systems integration: US Energy Department feasibility studies
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
The broad objectives of ``Economic Development Through Biomass Systems Integration`` projects were to promote the development of integrated biomass production and conversion technologies, and to evaluate the potential for early implementation of cost- shared field demonstrations or pre-commercial developments of integrated systems in anticipation of future joint ventures to commercialize these systems. Specifically, these feasibility studies were to determine the technical, environmental and economic viability of implementing integrated systems that would lead to planting tree and grass crops to serve as dedicated feedstock supply systems, and the scale-up of conversion technologies for producing liquid biofuels, and electric power that would use the dedicated feedstock supply systems. Some of the final reports are slated to be published and available through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Because of space constraints we present brief summaries of 9 of the studies. Further demonstration and scale-up after completion of these feasibility studies will enhance our understanding of the economics and policy of energy, agriculture and environment at local, regional and national scales.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 438535
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960958-3; ON: DE97001380
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Partnerships to develop and apply biomass technologies, Nashville, TN (United States), 15-19 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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