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Digestion, gasification, pyrolysis, combustion.
As biopower technologies continue to evolve so is interest from our Northwest communities. Is biopower an economic viable solution to waste management problems, and has anyone been able to make it pencil out in our region? This is a good place to start answering those questions. Follow
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Federal Agencies
US Environmental Protection Agency
AgSTAR
Program
The best site for information on managing manure profitably
while protecting the environment. They offer an extensive
library,
including guides to technology providers and operational systems.
AgSTAR
Handbook & Software
Managing
Manure with Biogas Recovery Systems: Improved Performance at
Competitive Costs
US Department of Energy
Energy
Efficiency & Renewable Energy Network
Serving primarily as a clearinghouse for other programs, EERE does offer good basic fact
sheets and suggested
reading.
New
Biomass Energy Conversion Technology
Methane
Recovery from Animal Manures
US Department of Agriculture
Forest
Service Fuels for Schools
Designed to help develop heating systems in public and private
buildings that use woody biomass for fuel, this program is
rapidly expanding in Montana and Idaho. The primary focus
thus far has been to replace aging boilers in public schools
in
small, timber-dependent communities. Contacts: Region 6 (WA & OR), Bill von Segen,
503-808-2348;
Regions 1 & 4 (MT & ID), Dave
Atkins,
406-329-3134
Potential
for Expanding the Fuels for Schools Concept to Other Institutions
and Industries
Natural
Resources Conservation Service
NRCS offers an array of educational and technical services,
and they manage two programs which have provided
financial assistance to a number of biopower projects. Contact
your NRCS District Conservationist or local
Conservation District for more information.
Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
Conservation
Innovation Grants
Northwest Agencies & Organizations
Regional
Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Partnership
One of five regional partnerships between state energy offices
and the US Department of Energy, they have a growing library
and other resources. Look for monthly meeting notes to get
the latest on regional activities.
Idaho
Idaho Energy Division
Contact: John Crockett,
208-327-7962
Idaho
Dairy Waste Conversion to Electricity Pilot Project Feasibility
Study
Montana
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Contact: Howard Haines,
406-444-6773
Oregon
Oregon Department of Energy
OOE’s Biomass Energy Program offers a very informative
website, with publications, case studies, and event information
related to biomass. Contact: Mark Kendall ,
503-378-6043
Eastern
Oregon Biomass Assessment
Potential
for On-Farm Conversion of Straw to Bioenergy in Seed Producing
Operations
Washington
Washington State University Climate Friendly Farming Program
WSU has many different departments exploring the promise of
biomass energy, including a look at ways to reduce agriculture’s
contributions to climate change. One focus is the dairy industry,
and how to improve use of anaerobic digestion. Contact: Chad
Kruger, 509-663-8181 x235
Anaerobic
Digestion Research Brief
Bioenergy
Inventory and Assessment for Eastern Washington
Prospects
for an Electrical Generation & Transmission Cooperative
Fueled by Straw Produced in Eastern Washington
Other Publications
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Gasification
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