Current Project Description

• Project Partners
• Project Reports to Xcel Renewable Development Fund

Previous Project Description

• Project Partners
• Cooperating Ethanol Plants
• Project Reports to Xcel Renewable Development Fund
• Final Report
• 2008 Workshop

Background Information

• Ethanol Industry
• Ethanol Coproducts
• Ethanol Energy Balance
• Ethanol Economics

Biomass for Electricity and Process Heat

• Combined Heat and Power
• Biomass Fuel Properties
• Distributed Generatio

Biomass for Electricity and Process Heat

• Combined Heat and Power
• Biomass Fuel Properties
• Distributed Generation

Biomass Logistics

• Purdue Biomass Group

Biomass Processing

• BESS UTK Biomass Processing

Briquetting

• Institure for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Government Biomass Programs (Initiatives)

• Biomass Energy Basicx (NREL)
• U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program
• Southeastern Sun Grant Center
• Sun Grant Bioweb

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Chapters of Final Report

Final Report - Summary Chapter

Chapter/Task 1 – Applicable Biomass Co-Product Streams

Chapter/Task 2 – Analysis of Biomass Co-Product Streams

Chapter/Task 3 - Combustion Options

Chapter/Task 4 - Fuel Processing Options

Chapter/Task 5 & 6 - Combustion and Emission Modeling Results

Chapter/Task 7 - Evaluations Relative to Standards

Chapter/Task 8 - Evaluation of Control Technologies

Chapter/Task 9 - Ash Characterization and Evaluation

Chapter/Task 10 - Capital and Operating Cost Estimates

Chapter/Task 11 - Electricity-Producing Options

Chapter/Task 12 - Compatability with Existing Plant Combustion Systems

Chapter/Task 13 - Electric Generation Considerations

Chapter/Task 14 -Technology Options and Integration with Dry-Grind Ethanol Plants

Chapter/Task 15 - Spreadsheet Architecture

Chapter/Task 16 - Economic Analysis

Chapter/Task 17 - Special Scenarios

Final Report - All Chapters (6.8 MB pdf)