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INTRODUCTION<br />

APPROACH<br />

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS<br />

RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS POWER GENERATION CHALLENGES -- OVERVIEW OF THE<br />

ENERGY MARKET IN WHICH BIOMASS COMPETES - PUTTING BIOENERGY INTO CONTEXT<br />

ENERGY INDUSTRY IS DYNAMIC - BIOMASS HAS TO KEEP PACE<br />

NEW STORAGE SYSTEMS CAN OPTIMIZE TRADITIONAL GENERATION<br />

SHALE GAS CHANGING FOSSIL FUEL DYNAMICS<br />

OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRICES ON A COMPARABLE BTU BASIS<br />

WHOLESALE FUEL PRICES ON A BTU/G COMPARABLE BASIS<br />

NATURAL GAS GLUT HAS GONE GLOBAL<br />

NATURAL GAS/COAL TRANSITION COSTS NARROWING<br />

NATURAL GAS BASED ELECTRICITY COSTS TREND LOWER<br />

US NET IMPORTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DECLINING<br />

POLICY IMPLICATIONS<br />

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES -- WHAT WE NEED<br />

TO DO TO MAKE AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS USEABLE FOR LARGE SCALE COMBUSTION<br />

FEEDSTOCK DEVELOPMENT<br />

CELLULOSIC COMPOSITION<br />

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

CRITICAL ISSUES<br />

DATA NEEDS<br />

SUPPLY CHAIN NEEDS<br />

BIOMASS STORAGE REQUIREMENTS<br />

OPTIMIZED BTU VALUES<br />

OPTIMIZED PRODUCTS<br />

OPG SPECIFICATIONS<br />

NEED MARKETS FOR OFF-SPEC PRODUCTS<br />

OTHER BIOMASS MARKETS<br />

NEW BIOMASS ONLY CORN VARIETIES NOT AVAILABLE<br />

CARBON MAXIMIZED CROP ROTATION

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