Biomass Research & Documentation
Research and demonstration is one of the key components of biomass energy systems at UMM. Faculty, staff, and students are actively involved in researching biomass systems and making those results available. Below is an overview of our research activities:
Faculty and Staff Research
- Joel Tallaksen, Biomass Harvesting of Native Grasslands in West Central Minnesota: A production scale pilot study, December 2007 (PDF, 224K)
Undergraduate Student Research
Undergraduate Student Research information can be found on the Student Involvement page of the Education section of this website.
Document Library
Contracts & Proposals
- UMM - 2008 Biomass Contract, September 25, 2008 (PDF, 182K)
- UMM - 2008 Biomass Aggregator RFP, September 25, 2008 (PDF, 91K)
Other Biomass Projects
- Chariton Valley Biomass Project (external link) - Central Iowa
- Mount Wachusett Community College Biomass Conversion Project (external link) - Mount Wachusett, Massachusetts
- David Wilbur, Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers, Minnesota Agri-Power Project Quarterly Report, January-March, 1998 (external link), May 1998 (PDF, 4.8M) - South-Central Minnesota
- David A. Glassner, James R. Hettenhaus, and Thomas M. Schechinger, Harlan, Iowa Corn Stover Collection Project (external link), September 1998 (PDF, 401K) - Central Iowa
- David Wilbur, Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers, Minnesota Agri-Power Project Quarterly Report, April-June, 1999 (external link), July 1999 (PDF, 660K) - South-Central Minnesota
- Carl Nelson, Green Institute, Renewing Rock-Tenn: A Biomass Fuels Assessment for Rock-Tenn's St. Paul Recycled Paper Mill (external link), March 2007 (PDF, 4M) - St. Paul, Minnesota
WCROC & UMM Documents
- UMM - Biomass Leadership Fact Sheet, May 2007 (PDF, 907K)
- WCROC/UMM, Biomass Facility Tour Handouts (large), May 2008 (PDF, 6.4M)
- Joel Tallaksen, Lowell Rasmussen, Integrating Wind and Biomass to Manage Carbon Emissions, June 2008 (PDF, 2.1M)
- Toby Simacek, Biomass Harvesting of Native Grasslands Presentation, June 2008 (PDF, 1.2M)
- WCROC/UMM, Biomass Facility Tour Handout, July 2008 (PDF, 898K)
- Brittany Crocker, Assessing Agricultural Biomass Using Geographic Information Systems, August 2008 (PDF, 4.1M) (Presentation (PDF, 2.5M))
- Toby Simacek, Growing Alternative Energy Crops in West Central Minnesota, August 2008 (PDF, 328K) (Presentation (PDF, 810K))
- Luke Toso, The Economic Effect of Biomass Use in Stevens County, Minnesota, August 2008 (PDF, 229K) (Presentation (PDF, 187K))
- Daron Zych, The Viability of Corn Cobs as a Bioenergy Feedstock, August 2008 (PDF, 324K) (Presentation (PDF, 327K))
- Mike Reese, Biofuel Sources and Emerging Technologies - The Future of Biofuels in Minnesota, November 2008 (PPT, 13M)
Governmental Agency & Policy Documents
- United States Department of Energy, Roadmap for Agriculture Biomass Feedstock Supply in the United States, November 2003 (PDF, 19M)
- Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply, April 2005 (PDF, 2.8M)
- David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Minnesota's Biomass Mandate: An Assessment (external link), June 2005 (PDF, 229K)
Feedstock Documents
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), AURI Fuels Initiative - Agricultural Renewable Solid Fuels Data (external link), October 2002 (PDF, 27K)
- United States Department of Energy, Roadmap for Agriculture Biomass Feedstock Supply in the United States, November 2003 (PDF, 19M)
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), AURI Fuels Initiative - Agricultural Renewable Solid Fuels Data (Brochure Format) (external link), February 2005 (PDF, 1M)
- Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply, April 2005 (PDF, 2.8M)
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), AURI Fuels Initiative II - Agricultural Renewable Solid Fuels Data, January 2008 (PDF, 136K)