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The Bioenergy KDF contains references to an array of specialized tools, applications, and models related to bioenergy. Browse the current collection of tools and apps below. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@BionergyKDF) to learn of new tools as they become available.

This website provides researchers interested in bioenergy and bioeconomy analysis with an inventory of bioenergy and bioproducts models and tools, key information about each model, and an interactive display of relationships among models.

The 2016 Billion-Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy is the third in a series of national biomass resource assessments commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy. This report aims to inform national bioenergy policies and research, development, and deployment strategies. It is the first volume in a two-volume set. Volume 2 evaluates the potential environmental sustainability effects of a subset of production scenarios described in Volume 1.

The 2016 Billion-Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy is the third in a series of national biomass resource assessments commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy. This report aims to inform national bioenergy policies and research, development, and deployment strategies. It is the first volume in a two-volume set. Volume 2 evaluates the potential environmental sustainability effects of a subset of production scenarios described in Volume 1.

This tool is based off of the Biomass Scenario Model, a system dynamics model developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to explore the potential contribution of biofuel technologies to the transportation energy supply for the United States. While the BSM Tool on the KDF does not offer the full capabilities of the NREL model, it does allow users to explore the impacts of different policy scenarios on future biomass feedstock and bioenergy production.

The Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (generally referred to as the Billion-Ton Study or 2005 BTS), was an estimate of potential biomass available within the contiguous United States based on assumptions about current and future inventory production capacity, availability, and technology. This follow-up report, U.S.