A case for promoting biomass.

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A case for promoting
biomass.http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/podcast/2010/09/wood-is-good
by Stephen Lacey, Editor
Published: September 22, 2010

Holland, The Netherlands -- Biomass is perhaps the most flexible
renewable energy. As a carbon-containing resource, it can be converted
into a variety of materials, chemicals and fuels. And unlike the wind
and sun, it can be stored. So why doesn't biomass get more respect?
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In this week's podcast, we'll look at a variety of biomass sectors:
Gasification, combustion and conservation, and make the case for more
sustainable use of the resource.

We'll travel to the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands where
researchers are working on a gasification technology that could be key
to creating cost-competitive synthetic natural gas from waste biomass.
Program Leader Bram van der Drift shows us around the facility and
gives us an optimistic-yet-realistic picture of the readiness of the
technology.

Then we'll talk with Christiane Egger of the Upper Austrian Renewable
Energy Agency and Wilson Rickerson of Meister Consultants Group about
the stark differences between the European and American renewable
heating markets. They'll describe what it takes to create a robust
renewable heating industry.

Finally, Ian Gray of the Ceres Sustainability podcast talks with
Dorjee Sun, CEO of Carbon Conservation, about the emerging carbon
credit market for forest conservation projects. He'll describe the
logistics of financing and managing projects around the world.

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And in case you haven't seen it, below is a tour of a local wood
pellet plant, New England Wood Pellet. The company is part of the
Biomass Thermal Energy Council, set up to promote renewable bioheat in
the U.S.

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