{"id":223,"date":"2018-08-23T02:34:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T02:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/green-nau\/bio\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:42:14","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-223 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2018\/08\/campusforest1-ek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2018\/08\/campusforest1-ek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2018\/08\/campusforest1-ek-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h1>Biomass<\/h1>\n<p>NAU is looking into different on-campus renewable energy options to offset our carbon footprint. Because of NAU&#8217;s position in the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in North American, biomass is one option we are investigating. The Forest Service is working to restore 2.4 million acres of Northern Arizona forests that have been overgrown due to years of fire suppression. Learn more about the <a title=\" Four Forest Restoration Initiative\" href=\"https:\/\/4fri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Forest Restoration Initiative<\/a> (4FRI). Because 4FRI includes our local Coconino Forest as one that is in need of tree removal for forest health and community safety needs, NAU is in a perfect spot for using the removed biomass as fuel\u00a0for a biomass plant on campus.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Biomass?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Biomass technology is the oldest renewable, heating option the world has known.\u00a0Biomass is anything\u00a0that has developed from organic materials. It is a renewable and sustainable source of energy that can be burned to create heat and steam to heat our buildings or create electricity.Types of material:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>energy crops<\/li>\n<li>crop residues<\/li>\n<li>sustainably-harvested wood and forest residues<\/li>\n<li>clean municipal and industrial wastes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about <a title=\"biomass\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/clean_energy\/our-energy-choices\/renewable-energy\/how-biomass-energy-works.html#.VZW8KflVhBd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biomass<\/a> from the Union of Concerned Scientists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Biomass Feasibility Study_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Biomass Feasibility Study <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<div class=\"collapse\">\n<p>In 2014, NAU finished a biomass feasibility study. The study found three different scenarios the campus could implement to utilize biomass for heating and\/or electricity:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Project Scenario 1: Biomass to Heat &ndash; 20 MMBtu per hour<br>\n&bull; Project Scenario 2: Biomass to Electricity &ndash; 2.5 MW behind the meter installation<br>\n&bull; Project Scenario 3: Biomass to Electricity &ndash; 10 MW<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the study came from six different departments. The Office of Research, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, the Green Fund, Office of the Provost, and Finance and Administration contributed $10,000 and the Ecological Restoration Institute contributed $18,835.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Full Report\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2018\/08\/Biomass-Feasibility-Final-Report-ek-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Interested in learning more about on campus biomass applications?<\/h4>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"University of Minnesota_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>University of Minnesota <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<div class=\"collapse\">\n<p>This campus has an excellent website showcasing the journey to implementing a biomass plant. The USDA helped with the installation of this plant which does research on the operations of running a biomass plant.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"UM Biomass website\" href=\"https:\/\/bbe.umn.edu\/research\/renewable-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM biomass website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Eastern Illinois University_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Eastern Illinois University <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<div class=\"collapse\">\n<div>Eastern Illinois University has a great research lab where students can study different sustainable energy options including biomass.<\/div>\n<div><a title=\"EIU website &nbsp; &nbsp;\" href=\"http:\/\/castle.eiu.edu\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EIU Biomass website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"University of Iowa_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>University of Iowa <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<div class=\"collapse\">\n<p>The University&nbsp;of Iowa has done research on different types of fuels that can be used for biomass. Their plant supplements wood chips with oat hulls from Quaker Oats.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"UI Biomass website\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uiowa.edu\/campus-initiatives\/energy\/biomass-fuel-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UI biomass website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Oregon State University_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Oregon State University <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" 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