case studies – Farm Energy

April 3, 2019April 12, 2019

Making Business Decisions with Precision Data Can Encourage Perennial Grass Production

Case Study: AgSolver, an Iowa-based company, helps producers shift to perennial grass production using software tools that assess crop potential and profitability.

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Introduction
In The Real World
Is Scale A Hurdle?
The Big Picture
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Introduction

Not all cropland can profitably grow crops such as corn and soybeans. Even with the help of the newest technologies, farmers don’t necessarily make money—or reap …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

Renmatix Turns Biomass into Sugars for Industrial Use

Technology patented by Renmatix enables the manufacture of industrial sugars from biomass on a scale that is commercially cost-effective.

The Plantrose Process is a fast and flexible platform. Photo: Renmatix.

Introduction
From Biomass to Sugars
Benefits of Supercritical Water
Customers Rebuild Biorefiners based on Plantrose™ Process
Building a Renewable Economy
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Introduction 

Renmatix, the leading technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar and a commercial partner of …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

ReEnergy Holdings: Offering Markets for Biomass in the Northeast

Biomass fuel is loaded into boilers at ReEnergy’s green energy facilities. Photo: ReEnergy.

ReEnergy Holdings LLC works with willow growers and uses waste and shrub willow wood to generate electricity.

Introduction
Shrub Willow Helps Fire Electric Plants
Working with Willow Growers
Recycler of Waste Wood
The Big Picture
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Introduction

As a vertically integrated renewable energy company, ReEnergy Holdings LLC is an important link in the Northeast’s bioenergy supply …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

New Holland Agriculture Expands Offerings for Biomass Harvest and Handling

Renewable energy production options are growing thanks to expanded farm equipment capabilities for harvesting biofuel feedstocks like shrub willow.

Case New Holland’s 130 FB coppice header harvesting shrub willow by cutting and chipping the crop in one pass. Photo: SUNY-ESF.

Introduction
Coppice Header Story
New Holland Looks to a Bioenergy Future
Next Steps
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Introduction

Harvesting is the single most expensive operation in the production of shrub willow biomass, …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

Double A Willow Strengthens Biomass Supply Chain by Providing Willow Plantings to Biofuels Industry

As the largest supplier of shrub willow planting stock in the United States, Double A Willow is a critical link between research and the commercial development of renewable energy.

Double A Willow owner, Dennis Rak, with some of his original plantings.

Growing Willow for Others
The Long View
Summary
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Double A Willow in Fredonia, New York, is the main source of shrub willow planting material for biomass energy …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

Ernst Conservation Seeds Transforms Leftover Biomass into Energy Product

Switchgrass biomass left over after seed harvest had little value for Ernst Conservation Seeds until the company began using it to manufacture pellets.

Switchgrass pellets. Photo credit: Calvin Ernst.

Introduction
From Crown Vetch to Conservation and More
How the Ernst Biomass Operation Works
Early Hurdles
A Local Asset
Goals for the Future
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Ernst Conservation Seeds in Meadville, Pennsylvania has been growing and marketing grass seed for more than fifty …

April 3, 2019April 15, 2019

Terra Green Energy: Pioneers in Torrefaction for Commercial Co-Combustion

A torrefaction demonstration facility employs a patented process to convert biomass into a renewable, energy-dense carbon carrier that functions much like coal, and which can be burned in existing coal-fired power plants

Torrefaction reactor. Photo credit: Terra Green.

An Innovator in Commercial Torrefaction
The Advantages of Torrefied Biomass
Terra Green’s Demonstration Facility
Torrefaction’s Role in Existing Power Production Facilities
The Future of Torrefaction
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An Innovator in Commercial Torrefaction

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April 3, 2019April 12, 2019

Greenhouse Efficiency and Conservation Case Studies

Case studies of greenhouse growers and other farmers using alternative energy for heating in greenhouses and running equipment have been posted by UVM Extension at: On-Farm Energy Case Studies.

The case studies describe systems that use biodiesel, coal, log wood, shell corn, waste vegetable oil, waste wood chips,and wood pellets to heat greenhouses.

In addition, there are links to case studies of on-farm biodiesel production.

Case Studies available from University of Vermont Extension:
- Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable

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Making Business Decisions with Precision Data Can Encourage Perennial Grass Production

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Introduction

Renmatix Turns Biomass into Sugars for Industrial Use

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Introduction

ReEnergy Holdings: Offering Markets for Biomass in the Northeast

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Introduction

New Holland Agriculture Expands Offerings for Biomass Harvest and Handling

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Introduction

Double A Willow Strengthens Biomass Supply Chain by Providing Willow Plantings to Biofuels Industry

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Introduction

Ernst Conservation Seeds Transforms Leftover Biomass into Energy Product

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Introduction

Terra Green Energy: Pioneers in Torrefaction for Commercial Co-Combustion

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An Innovator in Commercial Torrefaction

Greenhouse Efficiency and Conservation Case Studies