Full Title: Assessment of the Most Adequate Pre-Treatments and Woody Biomass Sources Intended for Direct Co-Firing in the U.S.
Author(s): Adrian Pirraglia, Ronalds Gonzalez, Joseph Denig, Daniel Saloni, and Jeff Wright
Publisher(s): BioResources
Publication Date: January 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
Domestic and international concerns over carbon emissions have increased the interest and potential utilization of biomass for power generation (Evans and Perschel 2009; Kim et al. 2009). In the United States, 30 states currently have renewable portfolio standards (RPS) for electrical power generation, requiring utilities to generate a portion of their electricity from renewable sources (wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, thermal, etc.)
The costs of producing liquid and gaseous biofuels from cellulosic biomass are currently not competitive with fossil fuel sources. The conversion of biomass to biofuel technology is still largely under development (Worldwatch Institute 2007). Unlike liquid and gaseous biofuels, solid biofuels require fewer technological resources.