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Biomass Resources

Biomass Feedstocks

Potential plant locations for biomass to liquid fuels facilities in US

Bio-Energy technologies use renewable biomass resources to produce an array of energy related products including electricity, liquid, solid, and gaseous fuels, heat, chemicals, and other materials. Bio-Energy ranks second (to hydropower) in renewable U.S. primary energy production and accounts for three percent of the primary energy production in the U.S.

Biomass is a clean, renewable energy source that can help to significantly diversify transportation fuels in the US. Biomass can play a major role in reducing the reliance on fossil fuels by making use of thermo-chemical conversion technologies. In addition, the increased utilization of biomass-based fuels will be instrumental in safeguarding the environment, generation of new job opportunities and sustainable development.