Integrated Landscape Management Reduces Biomass Production Costs By 20%

Researchers modeled cost reductions by leveraging ILM designs, which resulted in improved economic and sustainable outcomes   Bioenergy Technologies Office    June 26, 2019 Integrated Landscape Management Reduces Biomass Production Costs By 20% Integrated Landscape Management techniques include harvesting crop residues, such as corn stover or wheat straw, in high-yield areas, and optimizing the operational efficiency of biomass harvest equipment using Global Positioning System data and computers to guide their movements through fields. Photo: INL   Bioenergy stakeholders could produce biomass at costs 20% lower than previous assumptions as found by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) by modeling integrated landscape management (ILM) techniques.1 ILM designs incorporate the planting of bioenergy crops to minimize soil erosion, harvesting crop residues such as corn stover or wheat straw in high-yield areas, and optimizing the operational efficiency of biomass harvest equipment using Global Positioning System data and computers to guide their movements through fields. Researchers modeled cost reductions by leveraging ILM designs, which resulted in improved economic and sustainable outcomes—including increased profits for producers and reduced soil erosion—while showing the potential to provide a new revenue stream and a source of biomass for the bioenergy industry at a reduced cost. Learn more. Learn more about EERE on Facebook and follow Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons on Twitter. 1Mohammad Roni, David Thompson, Damon Hartley, Mike Griffel, Honqiang Hu, Nguyen Quang, and Hao Cai. 2018. "Herbaceous Feedstock 2018 State of Technology Report, INL/EXT18-51654.      View in browser DOE Twitter EERE Facebook EERE LinkedIn Daniel Simmons Twitter Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). Visit the Web site at eere.energy.gov.   This email was sent to ainchams@gmail.com on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · 1000 Independence Ave., SW · Washington DC 20585