Resources
Studies and Reports
Policy/Strategy
1. Where Wood Works: Strategies for Heating with Woody Biomass
US Forest Service and the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office, 2007.
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/gen/fy08/42857.pdf
2. A Strategy for Increasing the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy
Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, 2008.
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/FD/Publications/documents/NASFbiomassdraft92008INRSHyannisMA.pdf
3. The Status of Biomass Power Generation in California
G. Morris, Green Power Institute, 2003
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35114.pdf
4. Wood Energy in America
Daniel deB. Richter. Dylan H. Jenkins, John T. Karakash, Josiah Knight, Lew R. McCreery, Kasimir P. Nemestothy, 2009
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/323/5920/1432
5. Thermal Energy Uses of Woody Biomass
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition, 2009
http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/quick-links/resources/rvcc-issue-papers/Issue%20Paper%202009-%20Thermal%20Biomass.pdf
6. Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass: A Vision for 2025
BTEC, Alliance for Green Heat, MPFA, NYBEA and PFI, April 2010
http://www.forgreenheat.org/resources/vision2025.html
Forestry & Sustainability
1. Policy Statement: Forest Biomass
The Forest Guild, 2010
www.forestguild.org/publications/policy/Policy_biomass.pdf
2. Advancing Sustainable Forest Management in the U.S.
Pinchot Institute, 2006
http://www.pinchot.org/?module=uploads&func=download&fileId=3
3. Agriculture and Forestry in a Reduced Carbon Economy- Solutions from the Land
25 x ’25 Carbon Work Group, 2009
http://www.25x25.org/storage/25x25/documents/Carbon_Subcommittee/carbon_policy_discussion_
guide_april_1_2009.pdf
4. Ensuring Forest Sustainability in the Development of Wood Biofuels and Bioenergy: Implications for Federal and State Policies
Bioenergy Outlook Forum, 2009
http://www.heinzctr.org/forestbioenergy/.../Forest_bioenergy_one_page_07_31_09.pdf
5. Northern Forest Biomass Energy Action Plan
Biomass Energy Resource Center, 2007
http://www.biomasscenter.org/pdfs/NFBEI.pdf
6. Sources and Uses of Wood For Energy
John I. Zerbe and Kenneth E. Skog. USDA- Forest Service, 2008
http://www.fpld.fs.us/...energy/sources-uses-of-wood-for-energy.pdf
7. Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines for the Northeast
Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines
Pellet Stoves/Industry
1. North America’s Wood Pellet Sector
Henry Spelter and Daniel Toth, USDA, 2009
http://128.104.77.228/documnts/fplrp/fpl_rp656.pdf
2. Can Residential Biomass Pellet Stoves Meet a Significant Portion of Minnesota’s Residential Heating Needs?
Adela Terroba, Carl Nelson, Nancy Kelly, The Green Institute, 2009
http://www.greeninstitute.org/media/documents/pelletstovepaper_v2.pdf
3. Wood Pellet Heating: A Reference on Wood Pellet Fuels & Technology for Small Commercial & Institutional Systems, 2007
http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/doer/publications/doer_pellet_guidebook.pdf
Wood & Pellet Boilers
1. Controlling Emissions from Wood Boilers
NESCAUM, 2008
http://www.nescaum.org/topics/commercial-wood-boilers
2. NESCAUM Response to April 21, 2006 Letter of Philip H. Gitlen, on Behalf of Central Boiler, Inc. re: Assessment of Outdoor Wood-fired Boilers
NESCAUM, 2006
http://www.nescaum.org/documents/assessment-of-outdoor-wood-fired-boilers/nescaum-response-to-april-21-comments-on-owb-rept.pdf
3. Biomass Boiler & Furnace Emissions and Safety Regulations in the Northeast States
Mass. Dept. of Energy Resources, CONEG, Rick Handley and NESCAUM, June 2009
http://www.nescaum.org/documents/doer-biomass-emissions-safety-regulations.pdf
4. European Wood Heating Technology Survey
NYSERDA & BioEnergy2020+, April 2010
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/Research_Development/wood_heating.asp
5. Outdoor Hydronic Heater Model Regulation
NESCAUM, 2007
http://www.nescaum.org/documents/modelregulationoutdoorhydronicheatersfinalB.pdf
6. Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Outdoor Wood Boilers
Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General, 2005
http://www.vtwoodsmoke.org/pdf/NYS-EPA8-05.pdf
Firewood
The Personal-Use Firewood Program on Three National Forests: a Cost Analysis
Floyd Timson, USDA, 1983
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/15078
Emissions
1. Research Relating to Regulatory Measures for Improving the Operation of Solid Fuel Heaters
J J Todd, Eco-Energy Options, 2003
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/woodsmoke/execsummary_toddreport.pdf
2. Controlling Emissions from Wood Boilers
NESCAUM, 2008
http://www.nescaum.org/topics/commercial-wood-boilers
3. Control Analysis and Documentation for Residential Wood Combustion in the MANE-VU Region
James E. Houck and Brian N. Eagle, OMNI Environmental Services, 2006
http://www.marama.org/visibility/ResWoodCombustion/Task%201%20Final.pdf
4. Performance Standards for Wood-Burning Devices
Arthur Marin, NESCAUM and Dan Johnson, WESTAR, 2008
http://www.nescaum.org/documents/nsps_residential-wood-heating-nescaum-westar_final.pdf
European Resources
Small scale biomass heating systems: Standards, quality labeling, etc.
V.K. Verma, S. Bram & J. De Ruyck, 2009
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V22-4WXGVXF-1&_user=10&_coverDate=10/31/2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=12e50a5405f18b5419c9bfb342b4f3a9
Stove Owner Surveys
1. Residential Wood Combustion Consultation
Wood Heat Organization, Inc., 2002.
http://www.woodheat.org/canadaregulation/responsebywho.htm
2. Emissions Inventory Oriented Residential Wood Combustion Survey
Chun Yi Wu, Ronald Piva, David R. Broderick, James E. Houck, and John Crouch, 2004
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei14/session9/broderick.pdf
Consumer Resources
1. Wood Burning Handbook- Protecting the Environment and Saving Money
California/EPA Resources Board, Enforcement Division, 2005.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cap/handbooks/wood_burning_handbook.pdf
Change-Out Programs
1. Clearing the Smoke- The Wood Stove Changeout in Libby, Montana
The Hearth, Patio, and Barbeque Association, 2008
http://www.woodstovechangeout.org/fileadmin/PDF/Libby_Report-Final.pdf