Local Renewable Energy: Biomass/Biogas

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Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Catalog of Technologies

The Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Catalog of Technologies provides a detailed technology characterization of biomass CHP Systems. The report reviews the technical and economic characterization of biomass resources, biomass preparation, energy conversion technologies, power productions systems, and complete integrated systems.

BioPower Atlas

NREL's BioPower Atlas shows where biomass feedstocks can be used for power production.

Biomass Resource Maps

This website provides county–level biomass resource maps, which are useful for states interested in their feedstock potential in the following categories: crop residues, forest residues, primary mill residues, secondary mill residues, urban wood waste, methane emissions from landfills, methane emissions from manure management, methane emissions from wastewater treatment plants, and dedicated energy crops.

Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) Evaluations

This website provides the results of CROP evaluations that have been conducted for more than 50 million acres of public forestlands potentially vulnerable to wildfires. The evaluations contain detailed resource-offering maps and quantify the biomass available for removal within five years.

Forest Inventory Data Online (FIDO)

This online tool provides access to the National Forest Inventory and Analysis databases. It can be used to generate tables and maps of forest statistics by running standard reports for a specific state or county and survey year, or customized reports based on criteria selected by the user.

Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Energy Projects and Candidate Landfills

LMOP's Landfill Database provides a nationwide listing of operational and under construction LFG energy projects; candidate municipal solid waste landfills having LFG energy potential; and information on additional landfills that could represent LFG energy opportunities.

Market Opportunities for Biogas Recovery Systems

This report assesses the market potential for biogas energy projects at swine and dairy farms in the United States. For the top ten swine and dairy states, the guide characterizes the sizes and types of operations where biogas projects are technically feasible, along with estimates of potential methane production, electricity generation, and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Alternative Fuels Data Center

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center features maps and charts showing transportation data and trends related to alternative fuels and vehicles.