2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources

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OSTI ID:2335461

Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23) is an assessment of renewable carbon resources potentially available in the United States. This report explores these resources in terms of quantity, price, geographical density and distribution, and market maturity. The BT23 also considers economic conditions, environmental constraints, market pull, and food supply and demand. The BT23 Report finds that the nation can sustainably produce from 1.1 to 1.5 billion tons per year of biomass, tripling current U.S. bioenergy production while still meeting projected demand for food, feed, fiber, conventional forest products, and exports. The BT23 Report quantifies national biomass production capacity from 60 resources, including wastes, forestry, agriculture, and algae. Each resource has different attributes and opportunities and can play a unique role in a national decarbonization strategy.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
• OSTI ID: 2335461
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE-2826
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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