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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 …

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Maximizing Planted Area and Biomass Production in Shrub Willow Bioenergy Fields

Willow stand density. Photo: SUNY-ESF.

A portion of the land area in commercial willow bioenergy fields must be left unplanted for headlands to facilitate efficient machinery operation. Other unplanted areas, if not functional, should be minimized through best-practice targets in order to maximize biomass production and revenues.

Introduction
Research Purpose
Research Activities
What We Have Learned
Why This Is Important
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Introduction

An important consideration for commercial shrub willow crop …

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EcoWillow 2.0: An Updated Tool for Financial Analysis of Willow Biomass

EcoWillow is a financial analysis tool developed by SUNY-ESF that allows users to model the costs and revenues of willow biomass production through every stage of the feedstock life cycle from site preparation through planting, harvesting, and transport to an end user for renewable energy

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Figure 1. Planting a willow crop in northern New York State using

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Current USDA NIFA AFRI CAPs

USDA-NIFA (National Institute for Food and Agriculture) currently funds 7 bioenergy Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAPs) through Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Grants.

AFRI CAP Biofuel Feedstocks and Project Locations

Explore the NIFA Bioenergy CAPs:

Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB)
Lead Institute: University of Washington
Awarded: 2011
Feedstock: Purpose grown woody crops (e.g. poplar)
Conversion platform target: Hybrid bio/thermochemical conversion
Industrial Partners: ZeaChem Inc.

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA)
Lead Institute: Washington State University
Awarded: 2011
Feedstock: Forestry residuals
Conversion …

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Justin Heavey, State University of New York

Justin Heavey is a senior research support specialist for the Willow Project at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in Syracuse, New York. Since 2008, he has been managing energy and sustainability projects in higher education.

In his present work, Justin helps landowners and other stakeholders who grow, use, or are simply interested in bioenergy crops. The expanding willow bioenergy industry in New York State and the Northeast benefits from his technical and

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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, …

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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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Introduction

Double A Willow in Fredonia, New York, is the main source of shrub willow planting material for biomass energy …

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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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Introduction

Ernst Conservation Seeds in Meadville, Pennsylvania has been growing and marketing grass seed for more than fifty …

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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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Research Summary: Biomass Crop Production Benefits from a Wide Spectrum of Marketing Opportunities

Switchgrass. Photo: Dennis Pennington, Bioenergy Educator, Michigan State University.

A wide range of potential markets spans the bioenergy supply chain for biomass crops including switchgrass and miscanthus, and woody plants such as willow.

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Research Purpose
Research Activities
What We Have Learned
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Biomass crops such as switchgrass, miscanthus, and shrub willow are not only intended for bioenergy production but for other non-energy market …

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ReEnergy Holdings: Offering Markets for Biomass in the Northeast

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Introduction

Maximizing Planted Area and Biomass Production in Shrub Willow Bioenergy Fields

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Introduction

EcoWillow 2.0: An Updated Tool for Financial Analysis of Willow Biomass

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Current USDA NIFA AFRI CAPs

Justin Heavey, State University of New York

New Holland Agriculture Expands Offerings for Biomass Harvest and Handling

Table of Contents

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

Table of Contents

Introduction

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

Table of Contents

An Innovator in Commercial Torrefaction

Research Summary: Biomass Crop Production Benefits from a Wide Spectrum of Marketing Opportunities

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