Bioenergy Technology Selection Matrix
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Potential Biomass Feedstocks

The following are potential biomass feedstocks:

Manure

  • Cattle
  • Dairy
    • Slurry
    • Solids
  • Swine
    • Slurry
    • Solids
  • Poultry
    • Broiler Poultry Litter
    • Layer Manure (Dry)
    • Layer Manure (Wet)

Agricultural Harvesting Residues

  • Straw
  • Corn Stalks & Stover

Agricultural Processing Residues

  • Nut Shells / Fruit Pits
  • Cotton Gin Trash
  • Sugarcane Bagasse

Wood Resources

  • Whole Tree Chips
    • Tree Crops (including Willows) & Unmerchantable Trees
    • Forestry Harvesting Residues
    • Forestry Undergrowth Removal
  • Processing Residues
    • Sawdust
    • Bark
    • Hog Fuel
    • Wood Flour
  • Urban Wood Waste
    • Hog Fuel
  • C&D Recovered Wood
    • Hog Fuel

Agricultural Crops

  • Starch (Grain) Crops
  • Sugar Crops
  • Oil Seed Crops
  • Grass Crops (Hay)
  • Woody Crops (see Wood Feedstocks)

Food Processing Wastes

  • Sugar
  • Starch
  • Vegetable Oils
  • Animal Fats/Greases
  • Cellulosic

Municipal Solid Waste as Refuse-Derived Fuels

  • As RDF
  • As a Slurry

Yard Waste

Municipal Biosolids


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