| CALSTART: CALSTART is dedicated to expanding the global advanced transportation industry and its related markets. CALSTART assists organizations involved in planning, developing, testing, and implementing advanced transportation and mobility programs, and advises fleet managers and other organizations interested in clean fuel vehicles. |
| Clean Cities Program: DOE’s Clean Cities Program supports public-private partnerships that deploy AFVs and build supporting alternative fuel infrastructure. |
| Methane Production: detailed discussion by someone who’s done it (that is, produced methane gas from manure and chopped plant matter. Can be a substitute for natural gas or propane (https://www.jrwhipple.com/sr/nf_methane.html). |
| Methanol Institute: AMI works with auto manufacturers and government agencies to accelerate the introduction of FCVs powered by methanol. AMI helps inform elected officials and the public about the energy security, greenhouse gas reduction, and other environmental benefits of methanol fuel cell technology. |
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Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| A Dash Of Biomass: |
| Agricultural Cooperatives And Marketing Bioenergy Crops: |
| Agricultural Research Service National Programs: |
| Agrilectric Power Inc : Uses custom designed power plants to convert rice husks from the milling process into electricity. |
| Alkali Deposits Found in Biomass Power Plants: report for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. |
| Alternative Fuels Home Page EPA: |
| Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies PVT LTD : Founded in 1986, the company specializes in the manufacture of biomass gasifiers and solar hot water systems. |
| AP 42 Externalcombustion Sources: US EPA Emission Factors: |
| ARBRE: Large scale UK biomass to electricity project |
| Assessing Tax Incentive for Clean Energy Technologies: |
| Australian Biomass : International consultancy specializing in management of municipal waste streams including construction of landfill gas extraction systems. |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| Barriers To Widespread Use: |
| Bical: is a leader in the successful development of Miscanthus (Flex-E-Grass) as one of the most economical renewable energy crops. Explore this site to find out more about BICAL and about Miscanthus |
| BIOBIB A Database for biofuels : A Database for Biofuels University of Technology Vienna |
| Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives: |
| Biogas Works: Energy Benefits. Net energy producing process. Generates a high-quality renewable fuel. Biogas proven in numerous end-use applications. |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| BIOMASS — Energy from Wood,Garbage, and Agricultural Waste: Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Biomass as Feedstock for a BioEnergy and BioProducts Industry: a Technical Feasibility of a Billion Ton Supply:: new link — information about biomass availability in the United States |
| NEW Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory — The BCRL at Michigan State University seeks to develop cost effective and environmentally attractive means of generating fuels, chemicals, materials, foods and feeds from renewable plant biomass. |
| Biomass Energy Resource Center: new link — We are BERC, the Biomass Energy Resource Center. Our home is in Montpelier, Vermont, and we work on projects around the country to install systems that use biomass fuel to produce heat and/or electricity. Our partners in these projects have included schools, communities, colleges, businesses, utilities, and government agencies. / (added 09/2005) |
| Biomass Fuels Energy Carbon and Global Climate Change: Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Biomass Program: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biomass Program develops technology for conversion of biomass (plant-derived material) to valuable fuels, chemicals, materials and power, so as to reduce dependence on foreign oil and foster growth of biorefineries. |
| Biomass Pyrolysis Network: PyNE Aston University |
| Biomass Research: National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| Cofiring Existing Boilers with Solid Waste Burning: External Sources (pdf) Malcolm Lefcort Heuristic Engineering |
| Cofiring of Biomass and Opportunity Fuels in Low NOx Burners: FWC (pdf) |
| Combined Heat and Power: At this site you can find information related to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and District Heating and Cooling (DHC). The site is published by Euroheat & Power and is done in cooperation with several European DHC associations. EU Save Program funds the site. |
| Combined Landfill Projects Ltd : UK specialists in the finance, design, construction and operation of landfill gas powered electricity generation projects. |
| Come Home to Wood Heat: A non-commercial, non-profit site for information on the merits of using wood for heat and enjoyment. |
| Consolidated Resource Recovery : Operates recycling facilities, processes all types of wood debris, and develops markets for several million tons of wood and biomass. |
| Danish Followup Program for Small Scale Biomass CHP Plants: DK Teknik (pdf) |
| Dansk Biogas: Danish Biogas forum Europe and Canada |
| Dedicated Feedstocks: |
| Defenders of Wildlife: Principles And Recommendations for Biomass Energy Development |
| Deltak LLC : Manufacturer of heat recovery boilers and steam generators for use in combined cycle, co-generation and alternative energy systems. Primary product applications include collection of waste from turbine exhaust streams, hazardous waste and trash.. |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| ECF (Energy Crops Forum Newsletter): Energy Crops Forum is published periodically by the Biofuels Feedstock Development Program, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Echelon Manufacturing Inc : Manufacturer of gasifiers and programs ranging from centrifugal pump parts to ornamental iron products. |
| Emissions of Biomasscombustion Plants: BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT F†R UMWELTSCHUTZ |
| Energy Technology Center: biomass research center. |
| Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE): ETDE, through its member countries, provides an extensive bibliographic database announcing published energy research and technology information. As an IEA Implementing Agreement, ETDE has four objectives regarding topics in energy research and technology. |
| EnergyAnswers Corporation : Developers of integrated solid waste management solutions with "zero disposal" resource recovery technologies. |
| Energytech Biomass CHP in Austria: |
| ETDE (Energy Technology Data Exchange): ETDE, through its member countries, provides an extensive bibliographic database announcing published energy research and technology information. As an IEA Implementing Agreement, ETDE has four objectives regarding topics in energy research and technology. |
| ETHOS Website: Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service |
| ETSU: Energy Technology Support Unit, UK |
| Euroheat & Power: Euroheat & Power works for energy supply in balance with ecology, promoting the advantages of CHP/DH in general and the use of waste heat and renewable energies to preserve primary energies in particular, and pursues international measures to enhance innovation and the further development of the sector. |
| FAO Documents: |
| Feedstock Sustainability: |
| Feedstock Systems Engineering: |
| Forssan Energia: Forssa Finland BFB |
| Frequently Asked Questions About Biomass: |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| Gasifier Photos: Fluidyne Gasification |
| GC Environmental Inc : International environmental engineering and landfill gas consulting company. Services include operation and maintenance. |
| Green House Gas Emissions Developing Countries: UNFCC |
| Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Biomass Utilization: from the EPA. |
| Handbook of Energy Crops : Electronic publication on Purdue University’s Center for New Crops and Plant Production website. Provider of information on new and specialty crop profiles. |
| Hearth Net: |
| Hearth Products: We are a growing netlink of Hearth Product Dealers & Manufacturers across the USA. Our site provides information on clean burning EPA approved wood heat Appliances and other Hearth related products |
| Hurst Boiler & Welding Inc : A supplier of gas, oil & wood fired boilers as well as manufacturer of a complete line of boiler room peripherals such as blowdown separators’ surge tanks, pressurized feed water tanks, steam accumulators and stacks. |
| Indeck Energy : An International developer and owner of cogeneration and independent power plants. Services include fuels, asset, and project management as well as project financing. |
| India: Cane Cogen India: USAID Winrock International |
| Indoor Air Pollution: Prof. Kirk R. Smith UC Berkeley CA US |
| Legacy Foundation: Low Tech Briquettes Richard Stanley |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| Masonry Heater Association of North America: 2001 Annual Meeting |
| Masons on a Mission: Patrick Manley/ |
| Michigan Biomass Energy Program (MBEP): working to encourage increased production and use of energy derived from biomass resources through program reports, partnerships, technical assistance, and education. |
| Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) Alternative Crops Unit: Ministry responsible for UK agriculture. Information on Renewable Energy crops and link to ‘Willow Power’ newsletter. Lots of other information on crops grown for fibre, oil or chemical content with typical yields in the UK and Europe. |
| Miscanthus Facts: |
| Montenay Energy Resources of Montgomery County Inc : Operators of worldwide waste to energy facilities including collection, hauling, recycling and composting. |
| Nature’s Furnace Inc : Nature’s Furnace has invented a "bio-mass reactor" system capable of producing and capturing the large amount of energy/heat created from the combustion of biomass (natural wastes). |
| Non Utility Generators: Energy Information Administration |
| Ornl/Bfdp Poplar Drought Tolerance Research: |
| Pellet Fuels Institute: |
| Pennsylvania Environmental Network:: Biomass "incineration" Survey: |
| Popular Poplars: Trees For Many Purposes: |
| Primenergy : A designer and manufacturer of biomass energy conversion equipment, with designs which incorporate low temperature, air starved, gasification of biomatter to produce an energy source for electricity generation, steam production, process heat, or.. |
| PRM Energy Systems : Design and build biomass-fired reactor/gasifiers using a variety of biomass fuels. |
| Regional Wood Energy Development Programme: in Asia (RWEDP) aims to assist 16 developing countries in South and Southeast Asia in establishing and strengthening their capabilities to assess wood energy situations, plan wood energy development strategies, and implement wood energy supply and utilization programmes. The programme promotes the integration of wood energy in the planning and implementation of national energy and forestry programs. It is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and funded by the government of the Netherlands. |
| Relationship Between Power Plant Efficiency And Capacity And Tons Wood Required And Acres Required |
| Renewable Energy Technologies in Asia |
| Repowering the Midwest: The Clean Energy Development Plan |
| : Repowering the Midwest: The Clean Energy Development Plan for the Midwest is a blueprint for harnessing clean, affordable energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Midwest. This web site divides its information by state so that they may address best how to shift the region’s electricity source mix from a reliance on coal and nuclear power to cleaner fuels. |
| Sheffield Heat and Power: Nicely illustrated description of the district heating system operated from municipal waste incineration in Sheffield. |
| Study on Improved Institutional Biomass Cooking Stoves: S C Bhattacharya |
| Sustainable Minnesota: Biomass Energy Resources and Information: reports, fact sheets, and proposals. |
| Sweden: UN Framework Convention on Climate change ) |
| Switchgrass Profile |
Hotlinks to BioFuels or BioMass Internet Resources
| Talbott’s BioMass Energy: Dedicated to the manufacture and installation of high quality “Thermal Recycling” systems. They have installed over 3,000 installations worldwide using a wide range of biomass and waste as fuel sources. |
| The Bioenergy Cycle: A Vision Of The Future |
| The Energy Story: Biomass Energy: Biomass Energy. Biomass is matter usually thought of as garbage. … Your trash contains some types of biomass that can be reused. … |
| The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme: in Asia (RWEDP) aims to assist 16 developing countries in South and Southeast Asia in establishing and strengthening their capabilities to assess wood energy situations, plan wood energy development strategies, and implement wood energy supply and utilization programmes. The programme promotes the integration of wood energy in the planning and implementation of national energy and forestry programs. It is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and funded by the government of the Netherlands. |
| The Role of Wood Energy in Africa: FAO Samir Amous |
| Top down fever : "Top down fever — a new (old) fire-building technique": the top-down technique is the counter-intuitive opposite of the usual way of building fires, but it works, and works better, with much less smoke. |
| TREElectric Pty Ltd : Australian suppliers of power gasification systems and biomass energy cropping. |
| Trigen Energy : Develops, owns and operates commercial and industrial energy systems which convert fuel to various forms of thermal energy and electricity. |
| Ways to Generate Electricity: There are many ways to generate electricity from biomass. Among them are the direct-fired or conventional steam approach, pyrolysis, co-firing, biomass gasification, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas collection and modular systems. |
| Wood Biomass for Energy: … Common challenges for all wood-fired systems are ensuring adequate fuel … refers to the practice of introducing biomass as a supplementary energy source in coal … |
| Wood Heat : Wood Heat has been the source for quality wood, gas, pellet, electric, and coal stoves and fireplaces for over 27 years. |
| Wood Heat Organization (woodheat.org): Welcome to the home of the Wood Heat Organization Inc., a nonprofit, nongovernmental agency dedicated to the responsible use of wood as a home heating fuel. |
| Wood is increasingly popular energy source in Finland: From 1990 to 1999, the use of wood as an energy source increased in Finland by 50 percent. … |
| WoodHeat org Canada |
| Yankee Energy : An engineering firm offering design, building and maintenance of turnkey biomass cogeneration facilities |
What is Coal Gasification?
| Coal gasification converts solid coal into a gas that can be used for power generation, chemical production, as well as converted into liquid fuels.
Gasification exposes coal to temperatures that would normally cause the coal to combust but by carefully regulating the amount of oxygen in the gasifier and adding steam, the coal does not burn but rather separates into syngas. Syngas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The syngas can then be ‘shifted’ with the addition of more steam to produce more hydrogen and to convert the carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide (CO2). The gasification of coal and other substances (petcoke, refinery bottom waste, biomass etc.) is not new. For example, China has been successfully gasifying coal for decades for ‘town gas’, chemical feedstock and for its domestic fertiliser industry. |