Re: Biomass co-firing certification

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In a message dated 10/24/02 2:36:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JBenemann@aol.com writes:


> In brief, there are no good arguments against co-firing unless the assumption 
> is made that all coal burning is bad and should be stopped immediately.  The 
> latter is unlikely, indeed impossible, in the U.S., under any possible 
> scenario, until perhaps towards the end of the century.  In this context 
> biomass co-firing is both useful and the least-cost and least-pollution 
> option.   Co-firing is no panacea, and should certainly not be the main focus 
> of any renewable energy technology R&D program (there should be no central 
> focus to such), but it is a valuable tool where it can be applied. 


We certainly agree with this statement -- entirely. 

Biomass Development Co.
Bradenton Florida USA