Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6739170· OSTI ID:6739170

Kuzel, F

This is the third quarterly report of the seventh year of operation of the Great Lakes Regional 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. Future planning was a major emphasis of the program this quarter. Thirty-one members of the Technical Advisory Committee met in Chicago and proposed a wide variety of projects which may be undertaken through the Subcontractor component. Demonstration, technology transfer, and market development projects were suggested within the broad areas of forestry, municipal waste, and agricultural products/residue. In addition, the states of Indiana and Michigan completed state-specific planning efforts for their biomass energy programs, while the Iowa at the Crossroads'' comprehensive energy plan for the state of Iowa was widely distributed throughout that state and nationwide. Major technology transfer endeavors this quarter included the Waste-to-energy and recycling in Wisconsin: Lessons for the 90s'' seminar cosponsored by the Wisconsin biomass program, participation by the Ohio biomass program at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Forestry Association/Ohio Society of American Foresters, and publication and distribution of a report on the results of d-RDF emissions tests conducted in Iowa. Additional newsletter/ journal articles, fact sheets, and brochures relating to biomass energy were published by the Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin programs.

• Research Organization: Council of Great Lakes Governors, Chicago, IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83OR21390
• OSTI ID: 6739170
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21390-28; ON: DE90015072
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
090000* -- Biomass Fuels
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
AIR QUALITY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
CONVERSION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION V
FEDERAL REGION VII
GRANTS
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
MANAGEMENT
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OHIO
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
PROGRESS REPORT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
USA
WASTES
WISCONSIN