INSIDE
JUNE 2009
VOLUME 3
ISSUE 6
FEATURES ..................... 28 EVENT Biomass in the City of Roses More than 1,000 people assembled in Portland, Ore., to attend the 2009 International Biomass Conference & Expo. This year’s event focused on the value of the many forms of biomass, including wood, agriculture waste, food and beverage processing waste, municipal solid waste and algae. By Anna Austin
34 CHP Reinventing Smethport’s Forest Legacy Smethport, Pa., population 1,700, aims to be the first U.S. community of its size to employ a woody-biomass-powered district heating system to supply all of its heat and power. By Susanne Retka Schill
42 EQUIPMENT Have Trailer-Will Move Biomass Randy Hill has proven his agricultural drying trailers work in the peanut industry. Now he wants to show the biomass industry how they can be used to transport and dry wood chips. By Rona Johnson
48 FEEDSTOCK Duckweed ‘Quacks’ Volumes of Potential FEEDSTOCK | PAGE 48
DEPARTMENTS ..................... 07 Advertiser Index 08 Editor’s Note All Eyes are on the Biomass Industry By Rona Johnson
10 CITIES Corner Opportunity is Knocking By Tim Portz
Researchers looking for sustainable, nonfood ethanol feedstocks have found that duckweed can produce five to six times more starch per acre than corn. By Bryan Sims
CONTRIBUTIONS ..................... 54 FINANCE Biomass Project Financing Solutions in Today’s Difficult Capital Markets Biomass project developers can use government programs to bridge the gap in funding until the industry matures and traditional capital becomes available. By Sue Wyka
11 Legal Perspectives Don’t Overlook Biomass Stimulus in Farm Bill By John Eustermann
13 Industry Events 14 Business Briefs 16 Industry News 59 EERC Update Role of Biomass in Coal-to-Liquids By Tony Snyder
60 Marketplace
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