The Willamette Valley Biomass Working Group had an opinion piece published in the Register Guard Sunday, April 20, 2008 about our work on the biomass and biofuels opportunities.
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=95510&sid=5&fid=1
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Studying Local Renewable Energy
The Willamette Valley Biomass Working Group is collaborating with a wide array of local and regional entities to study the feasibility of turning local "waste" streams into renewable energy. This collaborative partnership has already been awarded one federal and two state grants totaling $400,000. Read our successful grant proposals and project documents at the following link: http://www.lanecounty.org/CAO_EconDev/Energy.htm
Friday, April 11, 2008
Documents to Review
The following documents are from a wide range of sources. They are intended to provide background and information into various renewable energy subjects. The documents are arranged by category.
Oregon Specific Documents
Biofuels in Oregon and Washington:
A Business Case Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges (2008)http://www.pnl.gov/biobased/docs/biomass_business_case.pdf
OREGON BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS: Woody Biomass in Oregon -
Current Uses, Barriers and Opportunities for Increased Utilization,
And Research Needs
Oregon State University; May 2007
http://inr.oregonstate.edu/download/UtilizationForestBiomass_May07.pdf
OREGON BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS: Potential Project Survey including
Regulatory Barriers; Oregon State University; May 2007
http://inr.oregonstate.edu/download/BioenergySurveyReport%20_May%2007.pdf
Biofuel Potential in Oregon: Background and Evaluation of Options
Oregon State University; January 2007
http://arec.oregonstate.edu/faculty2/Biofuels%20in%20Oregon%20Jan%2030.pdf.
Biomass Energy and Biofuels from Oregon’s Forests
Oregon Forest Resources Institute; June 30, 2006
http://www.oregonforests.org/media/pdf/Biomass_Full_Report.pdf
State of Oregon Forest Biomass Working Group : A Report to theGovernor’s Renewable Energy Working Group (2005)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/final_report_06_PDF.pdf
Oregon’s Renewable Energy Action Plan (2005)http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/docs/FinalREAP.pdf
RENEWABLE ENERGY: AN OREGON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (2005)
http://www.oregonclusters.org/Docs/032505%20FINAL%20RE%20Report%20to%20OECDD%20-%20final%20(2).pdf
Renewable Energy Economic Development Strategy Action Plan (2005)
http://www.oregonclusters.org/Docs/Actionplans-energy%20OBA-3-26-05.pdf
A Model Ordinance for Energy Projects (2005)http://www.governor.state.or.us/ENERGY/SITING/docs/ModelEnergyOrdinance.pdf
Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions Governor’s Advisory Group On Global Warming State of Oregon, December 2004
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/GBLWRM/docs/GWReport-FInal.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy - Introduction (2001)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/front.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy – Part I—Forests and Biomass (2001)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/part1.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy – Part II—Biomass Energy (2001)Considerationshttp://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/part2.pdf
OREGON CELLULOSE-ETHANOL STUDY: An evaluation of the potential for ethanol production in Oregon using cellulose-based feedstocks (2000)http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/OCES/OCES.PDF
Biomass to Energy
Status Report Europeon Biomass Biorefinery (2007)http://www.biorefinery.nl/fileadmin/biorefinery/docs/publications/StatusDocumentBiorefinery2007final211107.pdf
Office of the Biomass Program US DOE 2007 - 21012 Workplan
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1012_mypp_07-12.pdf
Linking Distributed Electricity Production from Alternative
Energy Sources to the Traditional Generation and Transmission
System (2007)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/Special%20Study%20On%20Farm%20Generation_Booz%20Allen.pdf
Alcohol Fuels from Biomass –
Assessment of Production Technologies (2007)http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/biomass/ASSESSMENT-BIOALCOHOL-tech.pdf
Research, Development & Demonstration of Advanced
Bioenergy Concepts in California (2007)http://biomass.ucdavis.edu/materials/forums%20and%20workshops/f2007/f2007_Tiangco.pdf
Biomass Energy Data Book (2006)
http://devafdc.nrel.gov/pdfs/9737.pdf
Biomass as Feedstock: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (2005)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1011_billion_ton.pdf
Biomass Gasification (2004)
http://www.wisbiorefine.org/proc/biomassgas.pdf
Roadmap for Agricultural Biomass Feedstock Supplyin the United States (2003)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1010_roadmap.pdf
Biomass for Electricity Generation (2002)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/analysispaper/biomass/pdf/biomass.pdf
Straw to Energy
A New Look at On-farm Production of Bio-based Products from Grass Seed Straw (2006)
http://gscssa.wsu.edu/progress/06/1606.pdf
Feasibility of a Producer Owned Ground-Straw Feedstock Supply System for Bioethanol and other Products (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1001_feasibility.pdf
An Engineering Review of Feasibility of a Producer Owned Ground-Straw Feedstock Supply for Bioethanol and other Products (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1006_ch2m.pdf
Biomass Resource Feedstock Supply (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1004_hess.pdf
Straw Value Add Committee - Final Report (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1003_grantreport.pdf
Idaho Straw Assembly Business Models (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1005_grant.pdf
Potential for on-farm conversion of straw to bioenergy in seed producing operations (2004)http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/seed-ext/Pub/2004/30.pdf
Gridley Ethanol Demonstration Project Utilizing Biomass
Gasification Technology: Pilot Plant Gasifier and SyngasConversion Testing - Rice Straw (2004)
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37581.pdf
Straw Background Documents
High Yield Grass Seed Production and Water Quality Protection Handbook
http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/brochures/water-quality/residue.html
Grass Seed Production and the Environment http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/brochures/production-environment/brochure.pdf
Commodity Data Sheet (2008)
http://oregonstate.edu/oain/EconInfo/CDSFiles/cds08/grasseed.pdf
Waste to Energy
Organic Resource Recovery Through Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (2005)
http://www.onsitepowersystems.com/files/APSdigesterSummary_general_handout_4page_12_05.pdf
Biogasification of Organic Solid Wastes for Energy Production (2005)
http://www.apfct.com/download/report/AM%20Session/793.pdf
Developing a R.D.T. Digester System with Built-In Flexibility (2005)http://www.jgpress.com/Energy05/Zhang_M.pdf
WASTE TO ENERGY: A Guide for Local Authorities (AU)
http://www.bcse.org.au/docs/Publications_Reports/WasteToEnergy%20Report.pdf
Woody Biomass to Energy
Woody Biomass Issue Paper
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition; June 2007
http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/pdf/policy/biomass/biobrief.pdf
Woody Biomass Users’ Experiences Offer Insights for Government Efforts Aimed at Promoting Its Use (2006)http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06336.pdf
Cellulosic Ethanol
Breaking the Biological Barriers to Cellulosic Ethanol
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1005_breaking_the_barriers_optmized.pdf
Anaerobic Digesters
Market Opportunities for Biogas Recovery Systems - A Guide to Identifying Candidates for On-Farm and Centralized Systems (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/agstar/pdf/biogas%20recovery%20systems_screenres.pdf
Feasibility of Generating Green Power through Anaerobic Digestion of Garden Refuse from the Sacramento Area (2005)
http://www.nerc.org/documents/sacramento_feasibility_study.pdf
Pyrolysis & Gasification
Thermochemical Ethanol viaIndirect Gasification and Mixed
Alcohol Synthesis of Lignocellulosic Biomass (2007)http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41168.pdf
Sustainable Energy as Economic Development
Renewable Energy Project Financing
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN RENEWABLE PROJECT FINANCE (2006)http://www.nrel.gov/technologytransfer/entrepreneurs/pdfs/19_forum/kayukov.pdf
Financing Renewable Energy (2006)http://www.nextenergy.org/ppt/tetpresentations/brucewoodry.ppt
Oregon Specific Documents
Biofuels in Oregon and Washington:
A Business Case Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges (2008)http://www.pnl.gov/biobased/docs/biomass_business_case.pdf
OREGON BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS: Woody Biomass in Oregon -
Current Uses, Barriers and Opportunities for Increased Utilization,
And Research Needs
Oregon State University; May 2007
http://inr.oregonstate.edu/download/UtilizationForestBiomass_May07.pdf
OREGON BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS: Potential Project Survey including
Regulatory Barriers; Oregon State University; May 2007
http://inr.oregonstate.edu/download/BioenergySurveyReport%20_May%2007.pdf
Biofuel Potential in Oregon: Background and Evaluation of Options
Oregon State University; January 2007
http://arec.oregonstate.edu/faculty2/Biofuels%20in%20Oregon%20Jan%2030.pdf.
Biomass Energy and Biofuels from Oregon’s Forests
Oregon Forest Resources Institute; June 30, 2006
http://www.oregonforests.org/media/pdf/Biomass_Full_Report.pdf
State of Oregon Forest Biomass Working Group : A Report to theGovernor’s Renewable Energy Working Group (2005)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/final_report_06_PDF.pdf
Oregon’s Renewable Energy Action Plan (2005)http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/docs/FinalREAP.pdf
RENEWABLE ENERGY: AN OREGON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (2005)
http://www.oregonclusters.org/Docs/032505%20FINAL%20RE%20Report%20to%20OECDD%20-%20final%20(2).pdf
Renewable Energy Economic Development Strategy Action Plan (2005)
http://www.oregonclusters.org/Docs/Actionplans-energy%20OBA-3-26-05.pdf
A Model Ordinance for Energy Projects (2005)http://www.governor.state.or.us/ENERGY/SITING/docs/ModelEnergyOrdinance.pdf
Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions Governor’s Advisory Group On Global Warming State of Oregon, December 2004
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/GBLWRM/docs/GWReport-FInal.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy - Introduction (2001)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/front.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy – Part I—Forests and Biomass (2001)
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/part1.pdf
Western Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential: A Report to the Oregon Office of Energy – Part II—Biomass Energy (2001)Considerationshttp://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/WFH/part2.pdf
OREGON CELLULOSE-ETHANOL STUDY: An evaluation of the potential for ethanol production in Oregon using cellulose-based feedstocks (2000)http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/OCES/OCES.PDF
Biomass to Energy
Status Report Europeon Biomass Biorefinery (2007)http://www.biorefinery.nl/fileadmin/biorefinery/docs/publications/StatusDocumentBiorefinery2007final211107.pdf
Office of the Biomass Program US DOE 2007 - 21012 Workplan
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1012_mypp_07-12.pdf
Linking Distributed Electricity Production from Alternative
Energy Sources to the Traditional Generation and Transmission
System (2007)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/Special%20Study%20On%20Farm%20Generation_Booz%20Allen.pdf
Alcohol Fuels from Biomass –
Assessment of Production Technologies (2007)http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/biomass/ASSESSMENT-BIOALCOHOL-tech.pdf
Research, Development & Demonstration of Advanced
Bioenergy Concepts in California (2007)http://biomass.ucdavis.edu/materials/forums%20and%20workshops/f2007/f2007_Tiangco.pdf
Biomass Energy Data Book (2006)
http://devafdc.nrel.gov/pdfs/9737.pdf
Biomass as Feedstock: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (2005)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1011_billion_ton.pdf
Biomass Gasification (2004)
http://www.wisbiorefine.org/proc/biomassgas.pdf
Roadmap for Agricultural Biomass Feedstock Supplyin the United States (2003)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1010_roadmap.pdf
Biomass for Electricity Generation (2002)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/analysispaper/biomass/pdf/biomass.pdf
Straw to Energy
A New Look at On-farm Production of Bio-based Products from Grass Seed Straw (2006)
http://gscssa.wsu.edu/progress/06/1606.pdf
Feasibility of a Producer Owned Ground-Straw Feedstock Supply System for Bioethanol and other Products (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1001_feasibility.pdf
An Engineering Review of Feasibility of a Producer Owned Ground-Straw Feedstock Supply for Bioethanol and other Products (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1006_ch2m.pdf
Biomass Resource Feedstock Supply (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1004_hess.pdf
Straw Value Add Committee - Final Report (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1003_grantreport.pdf
Idaho Straw Assembly Business Models (Idaho 2006)
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/projects/d/1005_grant.pdf
Potential for on-farm conversion of straw to bioenergy in seed producing operations (2004)http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/seed-ext/Pub/2004/30.pdf
Gridley Ethanol Demonstration Project Utilizing Biomass
Gasification Technology: Pilot Plant Gasifier and SyngasConversion Testing - Rice Straw (2004)
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37581.pdf
Straw Background Documents
High Yield Grass Seed Production and Water Quality Protection Handbook
http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/brochures/water-quality/residue.html
Grass Seed Production and the Environment http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/brochures/production-environment/brochure.pdf
Commodity Data Sheet (2008)
http://oregonstate.edu/oain/EconInfo/CDSFiles/cds08/grasseed.pdf
Waste to Energy
Organic Resource Recovery Through Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (2005)
http://www.onsitepowersystems.com/files/APSdigesterSummary_general_handout_4page_12_05.pdf
Biogasification of Organic Solid Wastes for Energy Production (2005)
http://www.apfct.com/download/report/AM%20Session/793.pdf
Developing a R.D.T. Digester System with Built-In Flexibility (2005)http://www.jgpress.com/Energy05/Zhang_M.pdf
WASTE TO ENERGY: A Guide for Local Authorities (AU)
http://www.bcse.org.au/docs/Publications_Reports/WasteToEnergy%20Report.pdf
Woody Biomass to Energy
Woody Biomass Issue Paper
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition; June 2007
http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/pdf/policy/biomass/biobrief.pdf
Woody Biomass Users’ Experiences Offer Insights for Government Efforts Aimed at Promoting Its Use (2006)http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06336.pdf
Cellulosic Ethanol
Breaking the Biological Barriers to Cellulosic Ethanol
http://www.inl.gov/bioenergy/reports/d/1005_breaking_the_barriers_optmized.pdf
Anaerobic Digesters
Market Opportunities for Biogas Recovery Systems - A Guide to Identifying Candidates for On-Farm and Centralized Systems (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/agstar/pdf/biogas%20recovery%20systems_screenres.pdf
Feasibility of Generating Green Power through Anaerobic Digestion of Garden Refuse from the Sacramento Area (2005)
http://www.nerc.org/documents/sacramento_feasibility_study.pdf
Pyrolysis & Gasification
Thermochemical Ethanol viaIndirect Gasification and Mixed
Alcohol Synthesis of Lignocellulosic Biomass (2007)http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41168.pdf
Sustainable Energy as Economic Development
Energizing Rural America: Local Ownership of Renewable Energy Production is the Key (2007)http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/01/pdf/rural_energy.pdf
Renewable Energy Project Financing
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN RENEWABLE PROJECT FINANCE (2006)http://www.nrel.gov/technologytransfer/entrepreneurs/pdfs/19_forum/kayukov.pdf
Financing Renewable Energy (2006)http://www.nextenergy.org/ppt/tetpresentations/brucewoodry.ppt
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