Energy Applications of Biomass PDF

FOREWORD

The National Meeting on Biomass R&D for Energy Applications was supported by the Council of Biomass Energy Technology Sponsors (CBETS) and was organized and hosted by the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI). The Biomass Energy Research Association (BERA) provided technical assistance

CBETS was founded on July 14, 1983, as a forum for communication and cooperation among managers of the major biomass energy programs in the United States, including various federal and state government organizations, industry institutes, and associations. Council membership includes the American Public Power Association; the Electric Power Research Institute; the Gas Research Institute; the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute; the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources; the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; the New Mexico Energy Research and Development Institute; the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; the North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation; the Tennessee Valley Authority; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Energy. The Council’s affiliate members include the American Gas Association; the Bio- Energy Council; the Biomass Energy Research Association; the Fiber Fuels Institute; the National Wood Energy Association; the Renewable Fuels Association; and the Wood Heating Alliance.

CBETS has two primary objectives: programmatic coordination to maximize the value and usefulness of biomass energy research and development activities sponsored by Council members; and timely and effective transfer of the results of biomass energy technology advances to industry and other interested parties. The national meeting held in Arlington, Virginia, on 1–3 October 1984, was one of CBETS’s continuing efforts aimed at achieving the goal of timely technology transfer. Attendees represented industries, colleges and universities, federal and state governmental agencies, and foreign countries

Each of the three sections in the following Proceedings has a specific focus. Section 1 contains discussions of issues important to the various sectors of the biomass energy community; Section 2 discusses in detail the research interests of biomass energy sponsors; and Section 3 provides highlights of significant biomass energy research efforts.

The organizers thank all the authors for having contributed their reports and the CBETS members for initiating and assisting with the planning that led to the success of the meeting.

Author: M.Z. Lowenstein