TVA biomass fuels update II

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6934638

This report describes the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) biomass fuels program. Discussion is presented under the headings: Wood Supply and Harvesting; Ethanol from Wood; Direct Combustion; Cropland; Energy Crops; Small-scale Conversion of Agricultural Crops to Ethanol; and the Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program. The purpose of the program is to develop information for an integrated system for (1) renewable resource assessments, (2) alternative crop evaluations and management techniques for forestry and agriculture, (3) development of conversion technologies, and (4) transfer of technology to firms interested in commercializing biomass. 14 figures, 8 tables.

• Research Organization: National Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6934638
• Report Number(s): TVA/OACD-84/3; ON: DE84901371
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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