Conversion of biomass to electricity is often not economically feasible as a result of large transportation costs and … biomass on-site and consider the optimal scale of the plant to achieve a price premium by selling peaking power given … uncertain biomass deliveries year over year as a result of climatic variability. We find that, for conservative electricity …

the United States and biomass as a feedstock source relative to fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum. An estimate of … the biomass resource base is provided. Estimated changes in the agricultural sector over time resulting from the … development of a large-scale biobased industry are reported, and a study on the potential to produce electricity from biomass …

development. If lignocellulosic biomass from perennial grasses becomes the feedstock of choice for second- and third …

Analysis of the potential to supply 25% of projected 2025 U.S. transportation fuels indicates sufficient biomass …