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Title: The Need for a Biotechnology Revolution Focused on Energy and Climate Change

Abstract

This paper utilizes the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory?s Integrated Assessment modeling tools to draw out concepts that should be considered when examining purpose-grown biomass as a low-emissions energy source and/or as a key technology for addressing climate change. The paper concludes that using biomass as a significant element of our future energy system will be an enormous undertaking that will transform the global energy and agricultural system. Further, large-scale biomass energy requires substantial advances in the basic science of plant design, an integrated approach to basic and applied research, concurrent consideration of ethical and economic issues, effective planning for market transition, and reliable monitoring systems. Biomass energy is a straightforward concept but a complex endeavor necessitating a coordinated, programmatic effort.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
949180
Report Number(s):
PNNL-13551
AA1520151; TRN: US200909%%399
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIMATES; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; MARKET; MONITORING; PLANNING; SIMULATION; Bioenegy; biotechnology; energy; climate change; research and development.

Citation Formats

Dooley, James J. The Need for a Biotechnology Revolution Focused on Energy and Climate Change. United States: N. p., 2001. Web. doi:10.2172/949180.
Dooley, James J. The Need for a Biotechnology Revolution Focused on Energy and Climate Change. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/949180
Dooley, James J. 2001. "The Need for a Biotechnology Revolution Focused on Energy and Climate Change". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/949180. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/949180.
@article{osti_949180,
title = {The Need for a Biotechnology Revolution Focused on Energy and Climate Change},
author = {Dooley, James J},
abstractNote = {This paper utilizes the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory?s Integrated Assessment modeling tools to draw out concepts that should be considered when examining purpose-grown biomass as a low-emissions energy source and/or as a key technology for addressing climate change. The paper concludes that using biomass as a significant element of our future energy system will be an enormous undertaking that will transform the global energy and agricultural system. Further, large-scale biomass energy requires substantial advances in the basic science of plant design, an integrated approach to basic and applied research, concurrent consideration of ethical and economic issues, effective planning for market transition, and reliable monitoring systems. Biomass energy is a straightforward concept but a complex endeavor necessitating a coordinated, programmatic effort.},
doi = {10.2172/949180},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/949180}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2001},
month = {Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2001}
}