Near-term opportunities for integrating biomass into the U.S. electricity supply : technical considerations /

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"In light of potential regulatory limits on greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, requirements for greater use of renewable fuels, and higher prices for some conventional fossil resources, over the course of the next few decades, biomass is expected to become an increasingly important source of elect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program), Rand Corporation
Otros Autores: Ortiz, David (David Santana)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2011.
Colección:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-984-NETL.
Temas:
Biomass energy > United States.
Electric power-plants > United States > Fuel.
Electric power production > United States.
Bioénergie > États-Unis.
Centrales électriques > États-Unis > Combustibles.
Électricité > Production > États-Unis.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.
Biomass energy
Electric power-plants > Fuel
Electric power production
Chemical & Materials Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Chemical Engineering.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Cofiring experience in the United States
  • Plant-site costs of cofiring
  • Near-term potential demand for biomass for cofiring applications
  • Logistical considerations
  • Reductions in life-cycle greenhouse-gas emissions from cofiring with biomass
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: additional details from facility interviews
  • Appendix B: supporting information for plant-site costs of cofiring
  • Appendix C: state summaries of biomass use and potential demand
  • Appendix D: Logistics analysis documentation
  • Appendix E: calculation of net greenhouse-gas emissions from biomass cofiring.

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