Acronyms
AEO |
Annual Energy Outlook |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
| ASABE | American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| Btu | British thermal unit |
| CES | Cooperative Extension Service |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CRP | Conservation Reserve Program |
| d.b.h. | Diameter at breast height |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
EERE |
Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
EIA |
Energy
Information Administration |
EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
EPAct |
Energy
Policy Act |
ERS |
Economic
Research Service |
| Etoh | Ethanol |
FTE |
Fuel
Treatment Evaluator |
FY
|
Fiscal
Year
|
| GAO | United States Government Accountability Office |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
GPRA
|
Government
Performance Results Act
|
GW
|
Gigawatt
|
IEA |
International
Energy Agency |
LFG |
Landfill
Gas |
MJ
|
Megajoule
|
MMBtu
|
One
Million British thermal units
|
MW
|
Megawatt
|
MSW
|
Municipal
Solid Waste
|
NASS
|
National
Agricultural Statistics Service
|
NEMS
|
National
Energy Modeling System
|
| NOAA | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
NREL
|
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
|
NRCS
|
Natural
Resources Conservation Service
|
ORNL
|
Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
|
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| PPA | Power Purchase Agreement |
RPS
|
Renewable
Portfolio Standard
|
| SEO | State Energy Office |
SRIC
|
Short
Rotation Intensive Culture
|
| SSEB | Southern States Energy Board |
TBD
|
To
Be Determined
|
TVA
|
Tennessee
Valley Authority
|
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USFS
|
United
States Forest Service
|
Introduction | Biofuels | Biopower | Biorefineries | Feedstocks
Acronyms | Glossary | Conversions | Characteristics | Sustainability
