U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry

The report, Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (generally referred to as the Billion-Ton Study or 2005 BTS), was an estimate of 'potential' biomass based on numerous assumptions about current and future inventory, production capacity, availability, and technology. The analysis was made to determine if conterminous U.S. agriculture and forestry resources had the capability to produce at least one billion dry tons of sustainable biomass annually to displace 30% or more of the nation's present petroleum consumption. An effort was made to use conservative estimates to assure confidence in having sufficient supply to reach the…

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  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: AC05-00OR22725, DE-AC05, 00OR22725
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  U.S. Department of Agriculture
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  Battelle

  Awards: DE-AC05, DE-AC05-00OR22725
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  State University of New York
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  Iowa State University
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  UT-Battelle

  Awards: DE-AC05-, AC05-00OR22725
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  Biomass Program

  Award: DE-AC05-00OR22725
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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Award: AC05-00OR22725