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This spreadsheet-based tool can be used to assess the economic impact of a dairy farmer's providing manure to a community (regional) anaerobic digester.

Virtual power plants (VPP) are an innovative idea that seeks to make our electric grid more efficient and resilient.

Several steps should be followed before deciding to get a digester. This article discusses the important things that you can do to help determine if a digester would be good for your farm.

This case study reviews the use of a bioenergy product for use in stormwater remediation.

This article compares the feedstocks—switchgrass, giant miscanthus, and willow—used in the NEWBio program.

Weather balloons play a crucial role in gathering data for weather forecasting.

Are you wondering how to fund an anaerobic digester project for your farming, energy or conservation practice? Our instructive webinar has your answers!

This article provides an enterprise budget for growing switchgrass as a dedicated energy crop to help growers to understand the inputs, costs, and potential revenues.

Giant miscanthus is a sterile hybrid perennial warm-season grass that grows relatively fast on less-than-ideal soils, making it a preferred energy crop.

Shrub willow is a fast-growing woody plant with excellent potential as a feedstock for bioenergy production.

This article provides information about planting, establishing, harvesting, and uses and economics of growing giant miscanthus.

This article provides information about planting, establishing, harvesting, and uses and economics of growing switchgrass.

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Bioenergy Crops have many potential uses on a dairy farm - both for energy and for other applications.

Warm season grasses could serve a dual use on dairy farms: bedding and biogas

This article takes a look at what kind of savings you can expect if you switch to wood heat.

Pros and cons of using biodiesel fuel in your diesel engines, covering engine performance, fuel quality, and potential problems.

This article compares biodiesel with traditional petroleum diesel fuel, discussing properties, quality, blends, and enhancement additives.

Wood Stove Efficiency: Using a high-efficiency stove, using dry wood, keeping the fire hot, and not starving the fire.

Use this tool to estimate energy and cost savings from installing an engine heater timer for your tractor.

This article provides activities and a story about the forest for kids.

This article describes net metering and details how it affects your electric bill.

Real-time pricing for electricity: why it matters, how and when prices vary, purchasing when prices are low, and knowing prices and controlling load.

This article describes an operation where switchgrass is grown and pelletized, covering all aspects of the operation, from crop establishment to marketing the crop, and an analysis of costs.

What are Green buildings and bioenergy, and how can bioenergy work in green buildings?