Near-Term Opportunities for Integrating Biomass into the U.S. Electricity Supply Technical Considerations

• Main Author: Ortiz, David S. (auth)
• Other Authors: Curtright, Aimee E. (auth), Samaras, Constantine (auth), Litovitz, Aviva (auth), Burger, Nicholas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2011
• Subjects: Energy industries & utilities; Business; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biomass is an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. One near-term option for using biomass to generate electricity is to cofire biomass in coal-fired electricity plants. This report focuses on two aspects of biomass use: plant-site modifications, changes in operations,...