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Document Number | 10246 |
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Primary Title | Roadmap for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the United States |
Author Name | Biomass Research & Development Technical Advisory Committee |
Author Affiliation | Biomass Research & Development Initiative |
Published Date | 10/31/2007 |
Detailed Publish Date | October 2007 |
Page Count | 56 |
Document Type | REPORT |
Abstract | The United States has become increasingly dependent in recent decades on imported petroleum to meet its energy needs. A portfolio of more diverse and domestic feedstocks for our nation’s energy and chemical supply must be found to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and to secure future energy supply. Biomass resources are a sustainable and environmentally friendly feedstock that can contribute significantly to a diverse energy portfolio.The Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee (Committee) developed the Vision for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the United States and the Roadmap for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the United States to define a set of achievable quantitative goals and develop an R&D strategy to enable those goals. Developed in 2002, these documents have since been used to guide the joint research solicitation issued each year by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy. Important progress has been made since that time and in 2005, the Committee was asked by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy to update its Vision and Roadmap. The Vision was updated in November 2006 and contained aggressive goals for the role that biobased fuels, power and products can have in the U.S. economy. |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | B BC |
