DOE Biomass Power Program: Strategic Plan 1996-2015
Abstract
In a world of rapidly changing requirements for power production, there is a need for long-range planning to help assure that new approaches and new technologies are available to keep pace with society's need for new power alternatives. Advanced biomass power options include competitive, highly efficient technologies that also offer important environmental advantages, particularly in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and acid rain precursors. This strategic plan establishes a vision for biomass power development over the next 20 years (1996-2015), and sets a framework for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Biomass Power Program (BPP) to help achieve this vision and meet the challenges that lie ahead. In 1991, DOE formed the National BPP to help establish a sustainable option to contribute to the 600 gigawatts of new electric generating capacity projected to be needed globally over the next 10 years. The BPP has identified seven strategic goals that are contained within four primary program areas: (1) facilitate the commercialization and widespread production of environmentally acceptable biomass fuel supplies for power plants; (2) facilitate the commercialization of advanced and high-efficiency biomass power conversion technologies integrated with dedicated feedstock supply systems; (3) improve the capability of the ecosystem to provide goods and services, including biomass electricity, by following the highest standards of environmental performance consistent with the social and economic goals of society; (4) facilitate establishing biomass power infrastructure as an economically credible and attractive option; (5) reduce fuel supplier risks associated with biomass energy supply and energy crop production; (6) address financial and investment hurdles for domestic and international markets; and (7) improve public understanding of the technical, economic, and environmental attributes of biomass power.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA436102
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Energy