BPA is a leading source of information for the biopower industry, policymakers and the news media. On this page we provide many articles from our own library, along with information from other leading sites and publications for additional information.
PowerPoint Presentations
Biomass and Climate Change
Other Documents Available from BPA
Renewable Electricity Standard
An RES Will Help America in Many Ways
Biomass Power's Unfair Burden
Tax Equity Will Increase American Jobs, Green Energy
Helping Biomass Power Help America
Extending Production Tax Credits is Vital for Jobs
Biomass Power — Energy the Natural Way
Biomass Power Reduces Greenhouse Gases
Biomass Power — Not JUST Carbon Neutral
Biomass Power Emits No New CO2 into the Atmosphere
Pacific Research Institute: Bioenergy and Greenhouse Gases (May 2008)
2008 Study Shows How Biomass Power Reduces Greenhouse Gases
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: Yes We Can: Southern Solutions for a National Renewable Energy Standard
California Energy Commission Publications
A variety of publications covering energy related topics including renewable energy are available from the California Energy Commission web site.
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.
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Biomass Magazine
Biopower Basics (DOE)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Smallwood Utilization Network
American Council for Renewable Energy
American Wind Energy Association
American Solar Energy Society
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse
Western Biomass Quarterly
Great Lakes Biomass Energy Program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Biobased News
BioEnergy Insight
What's Happening in our Forest?
An animated short by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies exploring how forests affect, and are affected by, the forces around them
Energy for America
Watch this video to understand how biomass power is meeting America's energy needs