Resources
Published by the Western Regional Biomass Energy Program, Contains articles on activities and matters of interest to the biomass industry in 13 western states, including California. The Western Region is one of five regional biomass programs in the Dept. of Energy.
California Energy Commission Publications 1996-2003
A variety of publications covering energy related topics including renewable energy are available from the California Energy Commission web site.
Western Biomass Quarterly
a part of the U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 95085, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Biomass Energy Production in California 2002: Update of the California Biomass Database
A detailed description of the non-electric benefits of biomass-fueled electric power production in California, and the declining status of the biomass power industry as California embarked on its deregulation of the electric power industry without either a policy to retain the benefits of the biomass power industry or a mechanism to compensate the industry for the non-electric benefits provided to a variety of beneficiaries.
The Implications of Deregulation for Biomass and Renewable Energy in California
The Value of the Benefits of U.S. Biomass Power
A detailed description and application of methodologies to estimate the economic value of each of the non-electric benefits provided by biomass power generation in the U.S.
American Environmental Review – Video
A 12-minute video produced for Public Television describing the California Biomass Power Industry and its environmental benefits. Copies available from CBEA.
USA Biomass Power Producers Alliance
"The Role of the U.S. Biomass Power Industry in Meeting U.S. Committed Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions" April 26, 1999.
A technical report, including detailed calculations, of the difference in GHG emissions between the biomass power industry and the alternate fates of the biomass fuels absent the industry.