The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Currently Used and Future Potential of Biomass Resources in the US

The Billion Ton 23 update is coming. BETO needs a comprehensive biomass resource assessment that is end-use agnostic — for example, MSW and microalgae numbers in BT16 do not represent current BETO Analysis. There is a need to add conventional ag and forestry resources, oilseed and cover crops,macroalgae, CO2 and to align with USDA forest residue removal for forest fire prevention strategy. So the 2023 Billion-Ton Report is in preparation now, and to introduce the goals and solicit feedback, US DOE Technology Manager Mark Elless, and ORNL’s Matt Langholtz presented these slides at ABLC 2023.