The California Biomass Collaborative

A Statewide Partnership of Government, Industry, Academia, and Environmental Organizations

Biomass Clearinghouse and Relevant Links:
If you wish to recommend websites, reports, publications, or other materials for the clearinghouse, please send to the Collaborative full details and copies as appropriate, including any copyright stipulations.

UC Davis Campus Resources
Bioenergy Research Group
Biotechnology Program
California Geothermal Energy Collaborative
California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research (CIFAR)
California Lighting Technology Center
California Wind Energy Collaborative
Chevron-UC Davis Research Agreement
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
Energy Efficiency Center
Energy for the Future Initiative
Genome Center
Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS)
John Muir Institute of the Environment
Office of Research
Long Term Research on Agricultural Systems (LTRAS)
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center
Sustainable Transportation Pathways (STEPS)
University of California Cooperative Extension
Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Woody Biomass Utilization

University of California Resources
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
California Institute for Energy and Environment
Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
Center for the Built Environment
Energy and Resources Group
Institute of Transportation Studies: UC Berkeley
Institute of Transportation Studies: UC Irvine
Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Transportation Engineering
Transportation Sustainability Research Center
University of California Energy Institute

State Agencies, Resources, and Policies
Bioenergy Action Plan
California Air Resources Board
California Air Resources Board: Biomass Burning Alternatives
California Climate Action Registry
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California Department of Transportation
California Department of Water Resources
California Energy Commission
California Energy Commission: Energy Links Directory
California Energy Commission: Energy Maps of California
California Environmental Protection Agency
California Hydrogen Highway
California Independent System Operator
California Integrated Waste Management Board
California Power Authority
California Public Utilities Commission
California State Water Resources Control Board
Climate Action Team
Public Interest Energy Research (PIER)
Public Interest Energy Research: Biomass Research Area
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Information for California
AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act
AB 939 in the New Millenium
AB 1007
History of California Solid Waste Law
Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

US Research Universities Involved in Bioenergy
Brigham Young University: Energy Laboratory
Dartmouth College: The Role of Biomass in America's Energy Future
Iowa State University: Office of Biorenewables Programs
Michigan State University: Biomass Conversion Research Laboratoy
Mississippi State University: Biomass-Based Energy
Oklahoma State University
Purdue: Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Riverside: Center for Environmental Research and Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa: Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
University of Idaho: Biodiesel Fuel Education Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of North Dakota: Energy and Environmental Research Center

International Agencies and Resources
Biomass Energy Centre
Biomass Technology Group
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
European Biofuels Technology Platform
European Biomass Combustion Network: CombNet
European Biomass Gasification Network: GasNet
European Biomass Pyrolysis Network: PyNe
European Commission's International Conference on Biofuels 2007
European Union Biomass Action Plan (.pdf)
European Union Strategy for Biofuels
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Energy Agency
International Energy Agency: IEA Bioenergy
International Panel on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
National Non-Food Crops Centre
Phyllis Database
Renewable Energy Policy Network (REN21)
Resource Efficient Agricultural Production Canada (REAP-Canada)
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
SUPERGEN Bioenergy
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
United Nations Millennium Project
United States Agency for International Development
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
World Bank

Additional Resources
Apollo Alliance
BioEnergy Producers Association
BioenergyWiki
Biomass Energy Resource Center
California Biomass Energy Alliance
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)
Energy Independence Now
Environmental Defense
Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model
Lifecycle Emissions Model Overview (.pdf) - Mark Delucchi, UC Davis
NatCarb: National Carbon Explorer
National Association of State Energy Officials
Natural Resources Defense Council
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Public Policy Institute of California
Renewable Energy Policy Project
Sierra Club
Sustainable Conservation
Union of Concerned Scientists
Western United Resource Development, Inc.

Disclaimer: The listing of a website or mention of a specific organization does not constitute an endorsement by the California Biomass Collaborative, the University of California, the California Energy Commission, or the State of California.

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