Bioenergy systems report: The AID (Agency for International Development) approach. Using agricultural and forestry wastes for the production of energy in support of rural development

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7015386

The Biomass Energy Systems and Technology project (BEST) seeks to integrate natural resources, private sector expertise, and financial support in order to convert biomass into marketable energy products at existing agro-processing facilities. This report documents BEST's approach to biomass promotion and includes sections on: the rationale for the project's commodity focus (sugar cane, rice, and wood); the relevant U.S. biomass experience with rice, cane, and wood residues, etc., which BEST draws upon; A.I.D.'s experience in the field application of rice, wood, and cane residue bioenergy systems; economic analyses of biomass systems (using examples from Indonesia and Costa Rica); research initiatives to develop off-season fuels for sugar mills, advanced biomass conversion systems, and energy efficiency in sugar factories; and the environmental aspects of biomass (including its ability to be used without increasing global warming).

• Research Organization: Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Energy
• OSTI ID: 7015386
• Report Number(s): PB-90-172164/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
BIOMASS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
FORESTRY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RICE
RURAL AREAS
SUGAR CANE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
WOOD WASTES
CEREALS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
GRASS
LILIOPSIDA
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
ORGANIC WASTES
PLANTS
REEDS
SOLID WASTES
WASTES
090800* - Biomass Fuels- Production- (1990-)
299000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation