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Last update: January 21, 2009

Data Sources Useful for Analyzing Biomass Availability

• USDA Geospatial Data Gateway  - The Geospatial Data Gateway allows users to download GIS data sets containing information on soils, water features, elevation, public lands, wetlands, land cover and vegetation types, and roads.
  
• U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program - The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program is a continuous forest census reporting information and trends on forest ownership, tree species and growth, wood production and utilization, forest health, and removals by harvest. The Forest Service’s Forest Inventory Data Online (FIDO) tool can be used to download and make on-line maps of FIA data.  FIDO is available at: http://199.128.173.26/fido/mastf/index.html
  
• USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service– The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports annual data on farms, livestock and crop production.  While not all data sets are available for every area, NASS provides much of the information for both states and counties.  The USDA also provides an on-line mapping tool that uses older information from the 2002 Census of Agriculture (www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2002/SVG/index.asp)

 

Tools and Models Useful for Analysis of Biofuel Facilities and Bioenergy Production

• Great Lakes Biomass State-Regional Partnership publication list
  
• Biodiesel Trade Association
  
• USDA site for finding or marketing biobased products or materials
  
• Feeding biofuel by-products to animals
  
• EPA - State Bioenergy Primer: Information and Resources for States on Issues, Opportunities, and Options for Advancing Bioenergy (PDF)

 

Links to Other Information for Wisconsin's Bioeconomy

• Wisconsin Agricultural Biogas Casebook - Prepared for Wisconsin Focus on Energy – Renewables Program by Joe Kramer, Energy Center of Wisconsin
  
• USDA report: “The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Agriculture”
  
• Information on Energy Conservation and Energy Utilization for Agricultural Enterprises - UW Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resource Site

 

Links to Agencies and Organizations Concerned with Siting Facilities and Sourcing Materials in Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence
  
• Great Lakes Biomass State-Regional Partnership
  
• Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Overview
  
• Energy Center of Wisconsin
  
• Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
  
• Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative

 

Feedstock Information

• Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop -National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
  
• Corn Stover Information from the US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF)
  
• Advanced Biorefining of Distiller’s Grain and Corn Stover Blends Benefits - U.S. Department of Energy (PDF)
  
• Forestry Slash Information - MIT Technology Review
  
• Short-rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group
  
• Short Rotation Woody Crops Cooperative Research Program
  
• University of Tennessee Biofuels Initiative -  Short Rotation Woody Crops for Biofuel (PDF)
  
• Permaculture Crops - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

 

General Biomass Information

• US Department of Energy- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Biomass Program
  
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Biomass Energy Basics
  
• Oregon Biomass Energy Technology
  
• Emerging and Future Bioenergy Technologies - Riso Energy Report (PDF)

Conservation Reserve Program

• CRP Information - United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Bioenergy siting conflicts

• Siting conflicts in renewable energy projects: A biogas case study
  
• NIMBY or not? Exploring the relevance of location and the politics of voiced opinions in renewable energy siting controversies Dan van der Horst – Energy Policy Vol 35, Issue 5, May 2007 Pages 2705-2714

Bioenergy Technologies

• BioEnergy Cellulosic ethanol using gasification-fermentation/
  
• Penn State Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion
  
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture Anaerobic Manure Digestion Information and Resources

Pollution and Environmental Protection

• National Environmental Policy Act - Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  
• Wastewater Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit Program
  
• Particulate Matter - Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Ozone - Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Ozone Precursors - Environmental Protection Agency

 

Free or Open Source GIS Software Packages

Commercial GIS

• ESRI ArcExplorer Java Education Edition – http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index1.html

Open Source GIS Packages

• uDig (User Friendly Desktop Internet GIS) - http://udig.refractions.net
• MapWindow - http://www.mapwindow.com
• Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) http://grass.osgeo.org

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