Section: Appendix A Average Heat Content of Selected Waste Fuels Heat a Content 8.248 11.758 0.619 0.490 9.

696 0.841 13.029 8.000 12.618 7.512 10.071 25.830 12.720 12.500 3.800

Fuel Type Agricultural Byproducts Black Liquor Digester Gas Landfill Gas MSW Biogenic Methane Paper Pellets Peat Railroad Ties Sludge Waste Sludge Wood Solid Byproducts Spent Sulfite Liquor Utility Poles Waste Alcohol

Units Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Short Ton Million Btu/Barrel

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Renewable Energy Trends in Consumption and Electricity , 2008 Edition, Table 1.10, Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/trends/rentrends.html Higher heating value MSW = Municipal Solid Waste
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