References

General Biomass References

Glossary of Energy Terms-1 (http://www.caed.asu.edu/msenergy/resources-glossary.html)
Glossary of Energy Terms-2 (http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/glossary.shtml)
Biomass Resources (World Energy Council) (http://www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/publications/reports/ser/biomass/biomass.asp)
Comprehensive Summary Article on Biomass (http://www.seps.sk/zp/fond/dieret/biomass.html)
Biomass Feedstock Composition Database (http://fcvt.nrel.gov/biomass/progs/search1.cgi)
Biomass Frequently Asked Questions. (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/faqs/)
Biomass and Carbon Dioxide Mitigation (http://uneprisoe.org/CopenhagenConf/hall.htm)
Strategies to reduce the ash content in perennial grasses. Found at: (http://www.reap-canada.com/library.htm)
Biomass Crops in the Northern Great Plains (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/reports/meyers/meyertoc.html)

Biomass Reference Lists

Bioenergy and Biofuels Bibliography (Jan. 2002 to Dec. 2003) (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/biofuels/biobib.html)
Biomass Publications list (http://www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/publications.html)
Renewable Energy/Sustainable Energy List of Links. (http://www.newenergy.org/links.html)

Switchgrass

National Assessment of Land Area for Production of Switchgrass (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/reports/graham/index.html)
Switchgrass as a biofuel: Is it economically feasible? (http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/news/topics/daa26d01.html)
Energetic Properties of Switchgrass (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioen96/mclaugh.html)
Switchgrass profile (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/switchgrass-profile.html)
Energy from Switchgrass: Greener Energy Pastures (http://devafdc.nrel.gov/pdfs/8521.pdf)
Cost of Switchgrass per dry ton (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/faqs/#eco1)
BIOCOST, a tool to estimate switchgrass cost (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/biocost.html)
Management Guide for the Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Fuel in Southern Iowa (http://extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1710.pdf)
Commercial Production of Switchgrass in Eastern Ontario: A Management Guide. Found at: (http://www.reap-canada.com/library.htm)
Costs of producing switchgrass for biomass in southern Iowa. (ftp://bioenergy.ornl.gov/pub/pdfs/iowa_switchgrass.pdf)
Switchgrass Fuel Pellet Production in Eastern Ontario: A Market Study. Found at: (http://www.reap-canada.com/library.htm)
The use of switchgrass biofuel pellets as a greenhouse gas offset strategy. Found at: (http://www.reap-canada.com/library.htm)
Genetic Improvement of Switchgrass (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/reports/vogel/index.html)
Breeding Switchgrass in the lower Midwest (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/pdfs/TMOSU_Final_Rpt.pdf)
Switchgrass production and pelleting, REAP-Canada (http://www.reap-canada.com/)

Miscanthus for biomass

General Description (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/miscanthus/miscanthus.html)
Miscanthus in Europe (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/reports/miscanthus/toc.html)

Energy Comparisons

BTUs of various fuels (http://www.jwiwood.com/faq/conversion.html)
Compare Fuel Costs (Pellet Fuel Inst.) (http://www.pelletheat.org/3/residential/compareFuel.cfm)
Pellet Fuel Standards (for wood) (http://www.pelletheat.org/3/industry/index.html)

Sites Promoting Biomass Energy

Intl. Council for Sustainable Agriculture (http://www.icsagr-fei.org/)
U.S. DOE Biomass site (http://www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/)
The National Resources Defense Council (http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/fbiom.asp)

Recent Biofuel Summaries that ignore the existence of grass biomass

Conway, R.K. and D. Erbach (Co-Chairs). 2004. Bioenergy: Pointing to the Future. Council for Science and Technology (CAST) Issue Paper. No. 27A, Nov., 2004. CAST, Ames, IA.
Earl, T., Shinn, R. C. Jr., and Helme, N. 2003. Recommendations to Governor Pataki for Reducing New York State Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The Center For Clean Air Policy (In Collaboration with the New York Greenhouse Gas Task Force). April, 2003.

Sites Deploring Biomass Energy

Energy Justice Network (http://www.energyjustice.net/biomass/)