Previously this spring, nafo got bioenergy cheerleaders senator collins and king, along with three climatechange deniers and inexplicably, senators klobuchar and franken, who we had supposed actually supported real action on climate change, to sponsor an amendment to the energy bill that would force epa to treat biomass energy as having zero. The next step for ethanolcellulosic ethanol is turning garbage and plant materials into fuel. Biomass and bioenergy potential estimation has been worldwide research highlights in renewable energy field to get comprehensive understand of bioenergy development, especially under the situation of energy crisis. Below are previous editions of the transportation energy data book along with other reports from the transportation data program. Home transportation energy data book transportation.
Sep 01, 2006 the biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the office of the biomass program and the office of planning, budget and analysis in the department of energys energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program. Energy measurements and conversion iowa state university. Department of energy s office of energy vehicle technologies office. Published transportation energy data book, edition 32 track and publish phev sales domestically and abroad develop database to test effects of economic effects on vehicle sales continue updating and disseminating data sources regularly expand market knowledge with third party data. The national renewable energy laboratory recently released its 2015 renewable energy data book, showing that renewable electricity grew to 16. Edition 2 the heating value of any fuel is the heat release per unit mass when the fuel initially at 25c 77of reacts completely with oxygen, and the products are returned to 25c 77of. Information on an existing table should be referred to ms. Its potential for energy production varies in relation to the process used, which may involve elementary or highly sophisticated technologies. Biomass resources and their bioenergy potential estimation. Biomass for renewable energy, fuels, and chemicals serves as a comprehensive introduction to the subject for the student and educator, and is useful for researchers who are interested in the technical details of biomass energy. Field measurements of 1 tree stem diameter, total height, height to the crown base, crown dimensions, 2 calculations of biomass at the plot level, and 3 calculated vegetation density profiles from ground level to the top of the canopy for each plot, are presented in three comma.
Archive transportation energy data book transportation. Edition 3 the biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract. Pdf biomass energy data book, volume 1 lynn wright. The estimated biomass production in the world is approximately 100 billion metric tons of carbon per year, about half in the ocean and half on land. Jul 06, 2016 the administrator of the environmental protection agency shall base agency policies and actions regarding air emissions from forest biomass including, but not limited to, air emissions from facilities that combust forest biomass for energy, on the principle that forest biomass emissions do not increase overall carbon dioxide accumulations in. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak. Designed for use as a convenient reference, the book represents an assembly and display of statistics and information that characterize the biomass industry, from the production of biomass feedstocks to. The purpose of this data book is to draw together, under one cover, biomass data from diverse sources to produce a comprehensive document that. The department of energy, through the biomass program in the office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, has contracted with oak ridge national laboratory to prepare this biomass energy data book. As a researcher in the center for transportation analysis, she currently compiles and analyzes data for the department of energys energy efficiency and renewable energy program. It is a bit more complicated than doc brown in the back to the future movie demonstrated. Ornl oak ridge national laboratory transportation energy data book.
Edition 38 is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the u. Biomass energy data book, volume 1 unl digital commons. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract. The effect of moisture on heating values pages 1 5 text. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the office of planning, budget, and analysis in the energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program of the department of energy doe. Unraveling the science behind biomass breakdown oak ridge. Department of energy, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, vehicle technologies office. Users of the biomass energy data book are encouraged to comment on errors, omissions, emphases. Oak ridge national laboratory transportation energy data book.
The data set covers the period 20060211 to 20060223. Davis has worked with transportation energy data at oak ridge national laboratory ornl for over 25 years. Biomass energy data book info oak ridge national laboratory. Global economic consequences of deploying bioenergy with. Florence, alabama bob perlack stacy davis oak ridge national laboratory oak ridge, tennessee december 2009 prepared for the office of the biomass program. Biomass for renewable energy, fuels, and chemicals. Biomass energy data book center for transportation analysis. Pdf biomass energy data book, volume 1 researchgate. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the office of the biomass program and the office of planning, budget and analysis in the department of energys energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program.
Designed by ornl s center for transportation analysis for the doe office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, the tedb was first published in 1976 and has continued to the current edition 33. Department of energys office of energy vehicle technologies office. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the office of. The move is part of an energy savings performance contract that will ultimately cut the labs fossil fuel consumption by 70 percent per year saving 120,000 barrels of. Ornl installs biomass gasification system to save money. The transportation energy data book tedb is a compendium of data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. Biomass energy data book, volume 1 by lynn wright, bob. Photosynthetic and respiratory responses of two bog shrub species to whole ecosystem warming and elevated co2 at the borealtemperate ecotone.
The data book considers the following technologies as renewable. High pressure steam is produced and distributed throughout the ornl campus on a 247 basis for both process and space. The growing significance of renewable energy presentation. This data set consists of estimates of fine root biomass and specific area, site characteristics.
Users of the transportation energy data book are encouraged to comment on errors. The transportation energy data book tedb is a desktop reference containing comprehensive data on transportation with an emphasis on energy. Biomass is a complex natural renewable material with enormous chemical variability. Dec 16, 2016 the national renewable energy laboratory recently released its 2015 renewable energy data book, showing that renewable electricity grew to 16. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the biomass program in the energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program of the department of energy doe. Virginia groups call on congress to oppose biomass carbon. This ringbound book provides a reproduction of the biomass energy data book, prepared for the office of energy efficiency and renewable energy of the u. The effect of moisture on heating valuesdefinitions for heating value of a biomassthe heating value of any fuel is the energy released per unit mass or per unit volume of thefuel when the fuel is completely burned ansiasabe s593. Davis oak ridge national laboratory national transportation research center. Designed for use as a desktop reference, the book represents an assembly and display of.
The tedb is produced by oak ridge national laboratory for the u. Wood and residues from wood, for instance spruce, birch, eucalyptus, willow, oil palm, remains the largest biomass energy source today. Department of energy background the utilities division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of a safe, reliable and energy efficient steam plant and distribution system for ornl. Biomass for renewable energy, fuels, and chemicals serves as a comprehensive introduction to the subject for the student and educator, and is useful for researchers who are interested in the technical details of biomass energy production. On a volumetric basis, the energy density of biomass is as low as 10%30% of the energy density of coal, reaching about 50% for pellets. Buildings energy data book power technologies data book. Other reporting in the data book details the market. Jul 25, 2012 the biomass steam project, which brought together nexterra systems corp.
The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the office of planning, budget, and analysis in the. Senate legislation cedes the us forest carbon sink to the. Abstract the biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the biomass program in the energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program of the department of energy doe. The center for bioenergy sustainability cbes is a leading resource for dealing with the environmental impacts and the ultimate sustainability of biomass production for conversion to. Edition 2 lynn wright consultant oak ridge, tennessee bob boundy roltek clinton, tennessee philip c. Oak ridge national laboratorys biomass steam plant, heralded as a money saver and friend to the environment, failed to live up to its hype operationally, and the u. Although researchers at the us department of energys does oak ridge national laboratory ornl had already uncovered information about how woody plants and waste biomass can be converted into biofuel more easily, they have now discovered the chemical details behind that process. Department of energy by the oak ridge national laboratory. A global data set of root biomass, rooting profiles, and concentrations nutrients in roots was compiled from the primary literature and used to study distributions of root properties. Oak ridge national laboratory to be fueled by biomass. Miscanthus opportunities for biomass, dean tiessen of new energy farms. It features hundreds of detailed tables, charts, and graphs.