19/2/07 DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50722) has announced the addition of The Biomass
 
Biomass is a major source of energy supply and it is used at different levels of technology. It can be used "directly", as in household fires or wood burning cookers, or "indirectly" after conversion into a secondary form of energy, such as biopower, biodiesel or biogas.

This report is concerned with the technologies, markets and development of biomass energy, both used directly and converted from primary energy to a secondary fuel. This report is greatly expanded in coverage with much deeper and more comprehensive statistical analysis than in the 1st edition.

The report is rich with data, with detailed new country analysis of biomass use contained in 150 charts and tables. The report analyses and identifies biomass supply and use by type and process. The biomass technologies are outlined, for direct consumption and transformation into secondary energy - electricity, gas, fuel.

These technologies include gasification, pyrolysis, biofuel prodcution, MSW treatment, landfill gas, power generation. Each of the 29 major biomass using countries is analysed by energy and biomass usage, measuring consumption, the size of different biomass sources identifying how it is used, in the following analyses; - Fossil fuel & nuclear/renewable non-biomass/biomass

Biomass supply by type - solid biomass/MWS/biofuel/biogad/industrial waste. Biomass use analysed by direct/transformation/heal/electricity/other fuel. Electricity generation from biomass historically from 1980

The report outlines the many government initiatives to support the biomass industry and R&D.

Executive Summary

Regional usage and development
Usage patterns
Technologies and transformation
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Charcoal production
Briquetting and pelletising
Biofuels for transportation
Bioheat.
 MSW (Municipal Solid Waste)
LFG (Landfill Gas) Biopower.
Biomass legislation

Introduction

Biomass as a primary fuel
TPES - Total Primary Energy Supply
TFEC - Total Final Energy Consumption
The Fuel Ladder
Urban usage
Regional distribution of biomass consumption
Primary energy production and consumption
Bioenergy power generation

Benefits and constraints of bioenergy
Factors encouraging the development of biomass energy

Biomass resources
Agricultural crops
Energy cropping

Biomass conversion technologies
Direct use
Combustion
Cogeneration
Transformation
Electricity generation
Conventional steam boiler
Firing
Biogas. Anaerobic digestion
Gasification.
Pyrolysis
Charcoal production
Briquetting and pelletising
Modular systems
Biofuels for transportation
Ethanol.
Biodiese
Bio refineries
Products
Technology developments

Biomass usage and technologies
Biomass electricity and heat
Biomass heat
Technology for biomass heat
Domestic heat production
Larger scale use of biomass fuel for heating
District heating
Industrial use of biomass electricity and heat
European competitiveness
41 Market characteristics
Infrastructure constraints
USA
Rest of world
Liquid biofuels
Feedstocks
Ethanol
Brazil USA
Motor fuel applications for ethanol in the US
EU
Biodiesel
Biofuels Developments at the EU Member State Level
USA
EPAct 1992
EPAct 2005
Biodiesel Tax Credit
Credit Trading Programme
State incentives for use of biodiesel
International incentives for proportion of biodiesel
Australia
Thailand
Malaysia
Technology and feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel
Ethanol
Biodiesel.
Environmental impacts
Manpower requirements
Market position
Brazil, USA, EU competitiveness
Ethanol
Biodiesel
MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) Technology
Waste reduction
Environmental issues
Global market
EU
Waste policy in Europe
USA
East Asia.
Japan
Pacific
Future prospects
Gas
Environment
Technology
Landfill gas market
EU
EU environmental regulations
Rest of world
Market problems
Future prospects for landfill gas
Biogas
Biopower
Technology
Conventional steam cycle plant
Gasification and other advanced processes
Co-firing with fossil fuels
Advantages of co-firing
Disadvantages of co-firing
Figure 7.13: Electricity generation from biomass, GWh 1970 to 2004
United States
Europe
Brazil

Regional and national biomass market and technology review
United States
Biomass Consumption by Energy Source and Use Sector
Biomass Resources
Electricity generation from biomass
Europe
Transformation
Electricity generation
Biofuel
Equipment for biomass power generation
National market characteristics in the EU
Austria
Biomass R&DBelgium
Biomass R&DDenmark
Biomass R&DFinland
Biomass R&DFrance
Germany
Biomass R&DGreece
Biomass R&DIreland
Biomass R&DItaly
Biomass R&DNetherlands
Biomass R&DPortugal
Biomass R&DSpain
Biomass R&DSweden
Biomass R&DTurkey
United Kingdom
Biomass R&DCIS
Asia Pacific
Australia
China
Biomass R&D and technology development
New technologies developed in China
New energy fuels and products under development.
Government support
South Asia
India
Bangladesh
Government support
Nepal
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Government support
Malaysia
Government support
Myanmar
Biomass R&D and government support
Philippines
Government support
Thailand
Government support
Government support
Vietnam
Biomass R&D and government support
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Africa


Environmental issues
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992
Kyoto Protocol
Status of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Annex 1 countries
December 31, 2006
"Hockey Stick Effect" and the "Medieval Warming"
Comment on Climate Report 2001 and Paris Report 2007
USA environmental legislation

EU Environmental Directives
LCPD - Large Combustion Plant Directive
ETS - Emissions Trading Directive
IPPC - Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control Directive
EU Biofuels Directive
The EU Landfill Directive
Hazardous Waste Directive
Incineration of Waste (2000/76/EC) (implemented December 2002)
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
End of Life Vehicles Directive (2000/53/EC) (implemented April 2002)
The technology and other abatement measures for carbon dioxide - CO2
Carbon sequestration
Sleipner Project

Comments on biomass statistics

Sources

Directory of Biomass Manufacturers

List of Tables

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