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The Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) is pleased to provide a list of websites with additional information, both general and specific, relevant to biomass energy.  As with any compilation of resources, BERC will continue to add to this list over time.  Please check back periodically for new listings.  If you are, or know of, a resource that should be included, please contact us

Note: The websites listed here are provided for the sole purpose of general information and education.  BERC is not responsible for the content or functionality of these sites, and any statements, comments, or opinions expressed therein do not necessarily represent those of BERC. 

Associations

Biomass Thermal Energy Council               
International Energy Agency: Bioenergy           
International District Energy Association               
US Clean Heat and Power Association               
Smallwood Utilization Network

Forestry Resources

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®)           
Forest Stewardship Council                   
Forest Guild         
U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Inc.       
Society of American Foresters                   
Forests and Rangelands                   
Northern Forest Alliance                       
Vermont Family Forests
Community Forestry Resource Center

Fuel Supply   

Council for Sustainable Biomass Production
Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network (BFIN)

Funding   

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
Rural Energy for America Program               
Grants.gov                           
Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds
EPA Combined Heat and Power Partnership

General Sustainability   

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

Government   

US Department of Agriculture                               
US Department of Energy: EERE-Biomass Program
EPA Combined Heat and Power Partnership

Pellet Fuel   

Pellet Fuels Institute

Research & Development   

Biomass Research & Development Initiative                       
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF)                           
Energy & Environment Research Center                           
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

Regional Biomass Programs / Associations   

Northeast Regional Biomass Program                           
Pacific Regional Bioenergy Partnership                       
Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program                   
Western Governors' Association Regional Biomass Energy Program                       
Biomass Utilization and Restoration Network for the Upper Peninsula (Burn-Up)       
Focus On Energy (Wisconsin)                                   
Fuels for Schools and Beyond (Western)                      
Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools and Beyond Program
Vermont Fuels for Schools Program        

College / University Biomass Resource Information

The Woody Biomass Program at SUNY-ESF                       
Penn State Biomass Energy Center

Statistics   

Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program                       
World Resources Institute                               
US Department of Agriculture Farm Census                                   
Energy Information Administration (DOE)

Tools   

Unit Conversion                                       
Treesearch                                       
Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Emission Calculator       

Emissions Information   

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)       
US Environmental Protection Agency                       
Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc. (MARAMA)
Energy Information Administration – Fuel/Energy Source Codes/Emission Coefficients
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

Rural Economic Development   

National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA)
USDA Rural Economic Development

International   

Canadian Biomass Association
International Energy Agency: Bioenergy           
International District Energy Association
Green Heat Initiative

Policy   

Alliance for Green Heat
Environmental Law and Policy Center                       
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) -Forestry Center-       
Sustainable Northwest                               
Sustainable Northwest -- Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC)   
Northern Forest Center

Conservation   

Pinchot Institute for Conservation                                   
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences

Miscellaneous

Woodgas.net                                   
 
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