State Agencies and Universities
- Guide for Siting Small-Scale Biomass Projects in New York State – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
- PennState Biomass Energy Center
- Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools & Community’s Resources Page
- UW Extension 2005 Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility Program (excel-based spreadsheet) and user’s manual from University of Wisconsin’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
- Bioenergy and Biofuel Resources – Virginia Department of Forestry
- Michigan Wood Energy Website
- Exploring Woody Biomass Retrofit Opportunities in Michigan boiler operations
- Virginia Forest 2009 Woody Biomass Issue
- Sustainable Wood Bioenergy in Maryland: wood biomass harvesting guidelines
- The State of Institutional Woody Biomass Facilities in the United States
- Vermont Family Forests – Community Wood Energy
- Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools & Community’s Resources Page
National Agencies
- Woody Biomass Desk Guide and Toolkit – National Association of Conservation District’s
- Guide to Community Energy Strategic Planning – US Department of Energy
- State Bioenergy Primer – US Environmental Protection Agency
- Woody biomass for bioenergy and biofuels in the United States – a briefing paper by US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
- Wood to Energy: Using Southern Interface Fuels for Bioenergy – US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- US Forests and Rangelands Woody Biomass Utilization Working Group
- Biomass Boilers – US General Services Administration
NGOs
- A National Wood-to-Energy Roadmap: a guide for developing sustainable woody biomass energy solutions
- Resource Center of Biomass Thermal Energy Council
- Small Scale Biomass District Heating Handbook
- Community-Based Bioenergy and District Heating: Benefits, Challenges, Opportunities and Recommendations for Woody Biomass
- Community-Driven Biomass Energy Opportunities
- Life Cycle Impacts, Forest Management & Bioenergy Production
- Energy from Woody Biomass: A Review of Harvesting Guidelines and a Discussion of Related Challenges
- A Market-Based Approach to Community Wood Energy: An Opportunity for Consulting Foresters
- Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery
- Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy – a step-by-step decision-making tool
- Pinchot Institute for Conservation
- S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities
- Vermont Family Forests – Community Wood Energy
- Virginia Forestry Association’s – Virginia Forest 2009 Woody Biomass Issue
Biomass Heating in the United Kingdom
Additional Online Resources by Subject
Biomass Overview
- PennState Biomass Energy Center
- Woody biomass for bioenergy and biofuels in the United States – a briefing paper by US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
- Woody Biomass Desk Guide and Toolkit National Association of Conservation District’s
- Guide to Community Energy Strategic Planning – US Department of Energy
- State Bioenergy Primer – US Environmental Protection Agency
- Wood to Energy: Using Southern Interface Fuels for Bioenergy by US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- A National Wood-to-Energy Roadmap: a guide for developing sustainable woody biomass energy solutions
- Resource Center of the Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Site Selection/Planning
- Guide for Siting Small-Scale Biomass Projects in New York State
- US Forests and Rangelands Woody Biomass Utilization Working Group
- Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy – a step-by-step decision-making tool
- Stabilizing Energy Costs for Communities Using Local Biomass: Economics of Community-Scale Wood Heating and CHP
Technical Information
- Biomass Boilers – US General Services Administration
- Life Cycle Impacts, Forest Management & Bioenergy Production
- Energy from Woody Biomass: A Review of Harvesting Guidelines and a Discussion of Related Challenges
- A Market-Based Approach to Community Wood Energy: An Opportunity for Consulting Foresters
Financial Tools
- UW Extension 2005 Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility Program (Excel-based spreadsheet) and user’s manual from University of Wisconsin’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
- Financing Woody Biomass Clusters: Barriers, Opportunities and Potential Models for the Western U.S.