Industrial development of biomass energy sources

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6380459

Schaefer, G P

A wide diversity of companies has entered into the development of biomass resources. The composition of these companies and their motivations are important to government policymakers and companies considering entry into the industry, for the motivations provide a framework with which to evaluate alternative options. It is important to know, for example, that the development of energy from biomass is of secondary importance to many companies when developing a new marketing plan or tax incentive program. An assessment was made of the nature of industrial activities in the utilization of biomass for energy. This assessment, performed in the summer and fall of 1979, focused upon identifying the structure of the industry, the types of companies active in the industry, what they are doing, and what the motivations are for these activities. The data collected indicate that private sector involvement in biomass energy development is extensive despite industry's perception that federally sponsored work has had little impact. Another key finding was that government regulatory policies generally had a greater effect upon industry than DOE and these policies often contradicted DOE's position.

• Research Organization: Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD
• OSTI ID: 6380459
• Report Number(s): CONF-790415-P8
• Conference Information: Journal Name: ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States) Journal Volume: 144
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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