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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program), Rand Corporation
Other Authors: Ortiz, David (David Santana)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2011.
Series:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-984-NETL.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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