2009 Biomass Agriculture Biomass Feedstock Supply - Bioenergy Harvesting Collecting Storage Lignocellulosic Feedstock Crops and Farmers - Ringbound Author:U.S. Government This ringbound book provides a reproduction of a major document from the U.S. Department of Energy: Roadmap for Agriculture Biomass Feedstock Supply. Contents include: Stakeholder Involvement and Benefit, United States Bioenergy Vision and Feedstock Supply, Strategic Goals and Associated Industry Performance Targets, Roadmap Organization and Top... more » Priority R&D Needs, Key Partners for Feedstock Goals Include USDA and DOE Production, Current Technical Situation, Performance Targets, Technical Barriers, Research and Development Needs, Research and Development Priorities, Harvesting and Collection, Current Technical Situation, Performance Targets, Technical Barriers, Research and Development Needs, Research and Development Priorities, Storage, Current Technical Situation, Performance Targets, Technical Barriers, Research and Development Needs, Research and Development Priorities, Current Technical Situation, Performance Targets, Technical Barriers, Research and Development Needs, Research and Development Priorities, System Integration, Current Technical Situation, Performance Targets, Technical Barriers, Research and Development Needs, Research and Development Priorities, Transportation, and much more. The Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee set forth a goal that biomass will supply 5% of the nation's power, 20% of transportation fuels, and 25% of chemicals by 2030. These combined goals are approximately equivalent to 30% of the current petroleum consumption. The benefits of a robust biorefinery industry supplying this amount of domestically produced power, fuels, and products is considerable, including decreased demand for imported oil, revenue to the depressed agriculture industry, and revitalized rural economies. A consistent supply of high quality, low cost feedstock is vital in achieving this goal. This biomass roadmap defines the research and development path towards supplying the feedstock needs of the biorefinery and achieving the important national goals set for biomass. In order to meet these goals, the biorefinery industry must be more sustainable than the systems it will replace. Sustainability hinges on the economic profitability for all participants, environmental impact of every step in the process, and social impact of the product and its production. In early 2003, a series of colloquies were held to define and prioritize the research and technology development needs towards supplying the feedstock needs of the biorefinery in a sustainable manner. These colloquies involved participants and stakeholders in the feedstock supply chain including growers, transporters, equipment manufacturers, and processors as well as environmental groups and others with a vested interested in assuring the sustainability of the biorefinery. From this series of colloquies, four high level strategic goals were set for the feedstocks area: Biomass Availability - By 2030 1 billion dry tons of lignocellulosic feedstock are needed annually to achieve the power, fuel, and chemical production goals set by the Biomass Research and Development Technology Advisory Committee Sustainability - Production of the 1 billion dry tons annually must be done in a sustainable manner Feedstock Infrastructure - An integrated feedstock supply system must be developed and implemented that can supply the feedstock needs of the biorefinery at the cost, quality, and consistency performance targets that have been set System Profitability - Economic profitability and sustainability need to be assured for all required participants in the feedstock supply system. For each step in the biomass supply process (production, harvesting and collection, storage, preprocessing, system integration, and transportation), this roadmap addresses the current state of the technology, performance targets, barriers, and R&D priorities towards ov« less
