Bioenergy | Biomass | Biofuels
Bioenergy / Biomass
The term "biomass" means any plant derived organicmatter available on a renewable basis, including dedicated energy crops and trees, agricultural food and feed crops, agricultural crop wastes and residues, wood wastes and residues, aquatic plants,animal wastes, municipal wastes, and other waste materials. Handling technologies, collection logistics and infrastructure are important aspects of the biomass resource supply chain.
The Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network (BFIN) is a gateway to a wealth of biomass feedstock information resources from the U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other research organizations.
Biofuels
Indiana is aggressively working on programs to provide the public greater access to alternative fuels such as E85 and B20.
These fuels provide a safer, cleaner burning source that also decreases the dependancy on foreign sources of oil. Value is added to current domestic products such as corn and soybeans.