Report: AD has potential in the Midwest

Biomass Power & Thermal
By Anna Austin November 29, 2011

Residual biomass could be sustainably used to produce about 15 percent of the Midwest’s electricity, or around 17 percent of the region’s gasoline needs, according to a new study released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

These biomass resources are concentrated in certain areas of the region, and these concentrations can guide development, the study finds. “Harnessing the Power of Biomass Residuals: Opportunities and Challenges for Midwestern Renewable Energy,” was authored by Chicago Council Senior Energy Fellow Steve Brick, and is partly premised on the hope that residual biomass resources can be less controversial bioenergy feedstocks than either food grains or dedicated energy crops.

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