Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors

Biomass resources are found almost everywhere and can become a reliable and renewable local energy source to replace fossil fuels. Energy produced from biomass can reduce reliance on an overloaded electricity grid and can replace expensive fuels us...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-283052021-05-25T09:03:24Z Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors International Finance Corporation POWER BIOMASS ENERGY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION ENERGY FINANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SOCIAL IMPACT Biomass resources are found almost everywhere and can become a reliable and renewable local energy source to replace fossil fuels. Energy produced from biomass can reduce reliance on an overloaded electricity grid and can replace expensive fuels used in local industries. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) presents this guide as a practical tool to help developers of and investors in biomass projects assess the technical and financial feasibility of the different biomass-to-energy options available to their businesses and industries. This guide describes all the necessary steps in the development of a biomass-to-energy project. Following this introductory chapter, the authors present an overview of the entire project development process, so that project developers have an idea of the overall process they are about to enter. Next, the guide describes biomass resources and how to secure biomass supply. This is followed by several in-depth chapters covering the technology aspects, plant design, plant procurement, construction, and operation. After the more technical aspects, the guide focus on framework conditions, investment costs, financial and economic analysis, and securing financing. Finally, the guide presents potential environmental and social considerations and concludes with a chapter on the lessons learned from implemented biomass-to-energy projects. 2017-09-12T16:42:09Z 2017-09-12T16:42:09Z 2017-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451461502956339912/Converting-biomass-to-energy-a-guide-for-developers-and-investors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28305 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Economic & Sector Work
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topic POWER
BIOMASS ENERGY
ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CONSERVATION
ENERGY FINANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
spellingShingle POWER
BIOMASS ENERGY
ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CONSERVATION
ENERGY FINANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
International Finance Corporation
Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
description Biomass resources are found almost everywhere and can become a reliable and renewable local energy source to replace fossil fuels. Energy produced from biomass can reduce reliance on an overloaded electricity grid and can replace expensive fuels used in local industries. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) presents this guide as a practical tool to help developers of and investors in biomass projects assess the technical and financial feasibility of the different biomass-to-energy options available to their businesses and industries. This guide describes all the necessary steps in the development of a biomass-to-energy project. Following this introductory chapter, the authors present an overview of the entire project development process, so that project developers have an idea of the overall process they are about to enter. Next, the guide describes biomass resources and how to secure biomass supply. This is followed by several in-depth chapters covering the technology aspects, plant design, plant procurement, construction, and operation. After the more technical aspects, the guide focus on framework conditions, investment costs, financial and economic analysis, and securing financing. Finally, the guide presents potential environmental and social considerations and concludes with a chapter on the lessons learned from implemented biomass-to-energy projects.
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title Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
title_short Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
title_full Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
title_fullStr Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
title_full_unstemmed Converting Biomass to Energy : A Guide for Developers and Investors
title_sort converting biomass to energy : a guide for developers and investors
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451461502956339912/Converting-biomass-to-energy-a-guide-for-developers-and-investors
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