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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