U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Biomass Program

Plans, Implementation, and Results

The Biomass Program carries out technology research, development, and deployment through an ongoing process of planning and analysis, implementation, and review. This Web page includes links to documents that support and document the program management process, and the results and public benefits that derive from it.

• Program Plans
• Program Implementation
• Program Results

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Program Plans

Discover the plans that set the direction of Program priorities and activities.

Multi-Year Program Plans

• Multi-Year Program Plan, November 2011
  • Cover and Executive Summary
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Section 1: Program Overview
  • Section 2: Program Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, & Deployment Plan
  • Section 3: Program Portfolio Management
  • Appendix A: Biomass Program Structure
  • Appendix B: Technical Projection Tables
  • Appendix C: Calculation Methodology for Cost Targets
  • Appendix D: Matrix of Revisions

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Program Implementation

Find out how the Program controls, implements, evaluates, and adjusts its plans and manages its activities.

Technology Evaluations

• Effects of Intermediate Ethanol Blends on Legacy Vehicles and Small Non-Road Engines, Report 1 – Updated, February 2009
• Biochemical Production of Ethanol from Corn Stover: 2007 State of Technology Model, May 2008
• Switchgrass, December 2007
• Top Value-Added Chemicals from Biomass Volume II—Results of Screening for Potential Candidates from Biorefinery Lignin, December 2007
• Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass Volume I—Results of Screening for Potential Candidates from Sugars and Synthesis Gas, August 2004

Risk, Benefit, and Portfolio Analysis

• Design Case Summary: Production of Mixed Alcohols from Municipal Solid Waste via Gasification, March 2010
• Design Case Summary: Production of Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass via Fast Pyrolysis, Hydrotreating, and Hydrocracking, February 2009
• Biochemical Production of Ethanol from Corn Stover: 2007 State of Technology Model, May 2008
• Understanding the Growth of the Cellulosic Ethanol Industry, April 2008
• Thermochemical Ethanol via Indirect Gasification and Mixed Alcohol Synthesis of Lignocellulosic Biomass, April 2007

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Program Results

Learn about the technological, commercial, and other outputs and outcomes that result from the public funds appropriated to the Program and managed by it.

Peer Reviews

The 2011 biennial Peer Reviews are currently underway. For more information, please visit the 2011 OBP Program Review Portal.

2009

• Program Peer Review, April 2010
• Analysis Platform, April 2010
• Biochemical Conversion Platform, April 2010
• Infrastructure Platform, April 2010
• Integrated Biorefineries Platform, April 2010
• Feedstocks Platform, April 2010
• Thermochemical Conversion Platform, April 2010

2007

• Program Peer Review, November 2008
• Biochemical Platform, June 2008
• Biodiesel and Other Technologies Platform, June 2008
• Thermochemical Platform, June 2008
• Integrated Biorefinery Platform, June 2008

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