Biomass Resources

Biomass is any organic material made from plants or animals. Domestic biomass resources include agricultural and forestry residues, municipal solid wastes, industrial wastes, and terrestrial and aquatic crops grown solely for energy purposes. Biomass is a clean, renewable energy source that can help to significantly diversify transportation fuels in the United States.

This page provides data, analysis and trends related specifically to biomass resources. Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy's Biomass Program.

State Assessment for Biomass Resources 

This tool provides comprehensive information on biomass resources available in each state including crops, and crop residues, forestry residues, and urban wastes. It also provides maps showing potential resources, flexible fuel vehicle registrations, and ethanol and biodiesel fueling stations.

Feedstock Crop Production, Use, and Pricing

Description	File
Corn Productivity and Land Use in the U.S. Trend of corn yield and acres of corn harvested from 1866-2007	(Excel 64 KB)
Soybean and Corn Prices in the U.S. Trend of soybean and corn prices, adjusted for inflation, from 1866-2007	(Excel 91 KB)
U.S. Total Corn Production and Amount Used for Ethanol Trend of corn produced in U.S. and quantity used for ethanol from 1986-2007	(Excel 22 KB)
Uses of 2007 U.S. Corn Crop Percentages of 2007 corn crop allocated to various purposes	(Excel 25 KB)
Cost Components for U.S. Retail Farm Food Products Composition of the cost that consumers paid for farm foods from 1967-2004	(Excel 38 KB)

Ethanol Production and Transportation

Description	File
U.S. Ethanol Plant Ownership and Capacity Trend of ethanol plant ownership (farmer vs. non-farmer) and capacity from 2002-2008	(Excel 22 KB)
Local Economic Impact of Ethanol Plants Estimated increase in employment, household incomes, and gross state product coming from ethanol plants.	(Excel 21 KB)
Modes of Transporting Ethanol-Related Materials Percent of feedstock corn, ethanol, and byproduct that is transported by truck, rail, and barge	(Excel 20 KB)

For more information about the data, analysis, and trends presented on these pages, please contact Caley Johnson at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.