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Biomass Power

Countries can realize substantial benefits by using their biomass sources to generate power. Biomass power relies on plant-based energy to generate electricity or heat, through technologies such as direct-firing, cofiring, gasification, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion. These technologies leverage local feedstocks and processes to deliver a more efficient energy resource that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports the local and national economy. Countries have employed an array of mandates, incentives, and deployment programs to accelerate the use of biomass power. This page provides access to technical resources that policymakers can use to inform the design and implementation of policies and programs to advance deployment of biomass power technologies. See also biofuels.

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2010 Clean Energy Investments: Project Summaries

This report looks at the growing energy demands in the Asia and Pacific regions and the complications involved in trying…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 June 2011

Deployment Data

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2009 Reference Case Scenario: Canadian Energy Demand and Supply to 2020

This report analyses the trends for the energy supply and demand in Canada. The report predicts an increasing usage of…

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National Energy Board of Canada

Date:

1 July 2009

Deployment Data

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2011 Technology Map of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

This report is produced yearly by the European Commission in order to provide: 1) a concise and authoritative assessment of…

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European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport

Date:

1 January 2011

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Tools and Websites

Training Materials

A Farmer's Guide to Energy Self Reliance: How to Decrease Energy Consumption and Increase Profits

This quick guide is designed to help farmers understand the opportunities for energy efficiency and energy production that are available…

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Vermont Law School: Institute for Energy and the Environment

Ag Energy Solutions

Date:

1 September 2008

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Tools and Websites

A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Bioenergy: An Overview

This resource provides an overview of the Bioenergy Decision Support Tool, which was designed to assist decision makers in the…

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United Nations

Date:

1 January 2010

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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A Compilation of Tools and Methodologies to Assess the Sustainability of Modern Bioenergy

As part of the Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project, this report compiles 30 tools and methodologies…

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Date:

1 March 2012

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A Review of Emerging State Finance Tools to Advance Solar Generation

This guide explores several of the most promising financing mechanisms that can be integrated into renewable portfolio standard (RPS) programs:…

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CleanEnergy States Alliance

Date:

1 March 2010

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A Reformed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development

The second of the Capacity for Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) perspectives series, this collection of 13 papers…

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United Nations

Date:

1 January 2008

Deployment Data

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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A Study of Economic Impacts from the Implementation of a Renewable Portfolio Standard and an Energy Efficiency Program in Michigan

This study focuses on how energy efficiency programs and renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies, both separately and combined, will affect…

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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

NextEnergy Center

Date:

1 April 2007

Policy Data

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A Snapshot of Renewable Energy Deployment

This report compares renewable energy deployment characteristics such as total capacity, project size, cost trends, construction time lines and impact…

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Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Date:

1 January 2011

Deployment Data

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Training Materials

Achieving Lower Energy Intensity in China: Works in Progress (Presentation)

This presentation provides an overview of China’s renewable energy development, energy efficiency through improved power dispatching, and energy opportunities in…

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World Bank

Date:

10 September 2009

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Accelerating the LPG Transition: Global Lessons from Innovative Business and Distribution Models

This report examines how ten countries have switched, or are planning to switch, from traditional fuels such as wood, coal,…

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The World LPG Association (WLPGA)

WLPGA

Date:

30 September 2015

Policy Data

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Africa 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future

This report—which is based on a country-by-country assessment of supply, demand, renewable energy potential and technology prospects—recommends 14 actions to…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Date:

1 January 2015

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Advancing State Clean Energy Funds: Options for Administration and Funding

This report is intended to help policy and program decision-makers identify the clean energy funding and administration approaches that make…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

Optimal Energy

Inc.

Date:

1 May 2008

Policy Data

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An Analysis of Feed-in Tariff Remuneration Models: Implications for Renewable Energy Investment

This paper analyzes seven different feed-in tariff (FIT) remuneration structures for consideration by policymakers. The models are divided into two…

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Energy Policy

Date:

1 February 2010

Deployment Data

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Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Assessment

The Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Assessment (APREA) provides an overview of current and possible future costs of renewable electricity generation in…

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Australian Government Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics

Clean Energy Solutions Center

Date:

1 July 2014

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Overview 2009

This report provides an overview of the state of energy policy and usage in each of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…

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Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)

Date:

1 March 2010