Abstract
The US Biomass Power Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015
Summary
This report gives an in-depth analysis of the US biomass market and provides
forecast estimates up to 2015. The research analyzes the key trends, major
issues and growth opportunities in the US biomass market. Market share
analysis of key biomass producers, elaborate profiling of major market
participants, information on major present and upcoming production facilities
provide insight into the competitive scenario in the US biomass market. This
coupled with detailed analysis of important news and deals provide a
comprehensive understanding of the market for biomass in US. Information on
the regulatory framework and key policies governing the market have also been
dealt with in detail.
Scope
- The US biomass installed capacity and forecasts up to 2015
- The US
biomass market key drivers
- The US biomass market key issues
- The US
biomass power market generation shares by feedstock and end users
- The US
biomass power market production analysis
- The US biomass market share
analysis by installed capacity
- The US biomass power market regulatory
framework
- The Global biomass market size and forecasts up to 2015
-
The Global biomass market share analysis by key countries
Reasons to buy
- Identify key growth and investment opportunities in the US biomass market
- Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the market’s
growth potential
- Understand and respond to your competitors’
business structure, strategy and prospects
- Facilitate decision-making
based on strong historic and forecast data, deal analysis and recent
developments
- Develop strategies based on the latest operational and
regulatory events
- Do deals with an understanding of the mergers and
partnerships that have shaped the market
Table of Contents
1 Table of contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2
The Global Biomass Power Market, 2001-2015 9
2.1 The Global Biomass Power
Market, Overview 9
2.2 The Global Biomass Power Market Size and Growth,
2001-2015 9
2.3 The Global Biomass Market, Installed Capacity Share by
Countries, 2009 12
3 The US Biomass Power Market, 2001-2015 14
3.1 The
US Biomass Power Market, Overview 14
3.2 The US Biomass Power Market, Size
and Growth, 2001-2015 14
3.3 The US Biomass Market, Key Drivers 16
3.3.1 Financial support from the government drives the US biomass market
16
3.3.2 Government mandates promoting renewable energy industry drive
biomass uptake 16
3.3.3 Need for waste management boost new biomass
installations 16
3.4 The US Biomass Market, Key Issues 16
3.4.1
Financial crisis will restrain the US biomass market growth and revenues
16
3.4.2 Feedstock shortage to hamper the growth of the biomass market
16
3.4.3 Lack of proper logistics result in high feedstock prices 16
3.5 The US Biomass Power Market, vs. the Global Biomass Power Market,
Comparative Analysis 17
3.6 The US Biomass Power Market, Power Generation,
2001-2015 18
4 The US Biomass Power Market - Generation Shares by
Feedstock and End Users, 2002-2009 19
4.1 The US Biomass Power Market,
Generation Shares by Feedstock, 2002-2009 19
4.2 The US Biomass Power
Market, Generation Shares by End-Users, 2002-2009 21
4.3 The US Biomass
Power Market, Generation Shares by Feedstock for Commercial End-Users,
2002-2009 23
4.4 The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares by
Feedstock for Industrial End-Users, 2002-2009 25
4.5 The US Biomass Power
Market, Generation Shares by Feedstock for Residential End-Users, 2002-2009
27
5 The US Biomass Power Market, Production Analysis 29
5.1 The US
Biomass Power Market, Market Share by Production Capacity, 2009 29
5.2 The
US Biomass Power Market, Top Production Facilities 30
5.3 The US Biomass
Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities 31
6 The US Biomass Power
Market, Regulatory Framework 32
6.1 The US Renewable Energy Regulatory
Framework, Overview 32
6.2 The US Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework,
Major Policies 32
6.2.1 Public Benefit Funds (PBFs) 32
6.2.2 Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS) 32
6.2.3 Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)
34
6.2.4 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) 34
6.2.5
Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) 34
6.2.6 Tribal Energy
Program Grant 35
6.2.7 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) 35
6.3
The US Renewable Energy Regulations, For Leading States 36
6.4 The US
Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Present Government’s Renewable
Energy Initiatives 36
6.5 The US Biomass Power Regulatory Framework,
Overview 37
6.6 The US Biomass Power Regulatory Framework, Major Policies
37
6.6.1 Biomass Crop Assistance Program 37
6.6.2 Energy Policy Act
1992 37
6.6.3 Environment Protection Act 2005 (EPACT 2005) 38
6.6.4
The 2002 Farm Bill 38
6.6.5 Energy Improvement and Extension Act 2008 -
Tax Incentives 38
6.6.6 Biomass R&D Initiative 38
7 FirstEnergy Corp.,
Company Snapshot 39
7.1 Key Information 39
7.2 Company Overview 39
7.3 Financial Performance 39
7.4 Business Description 39
7.4.1
Business Overview 39
7.5 Major Products and Services 40
7.5.1 Overview
40
7.6 History 40
7.7 SWOT Analysis 41
7.7.1 Overview 41
7.7.2
FirstEnergy Corp. Strengths 41
7.7.3 FirstEnergy Corp. Weaknesses 42
7.7.4 FirstEnergy Corp. Opportunities 42
7.7.5 FirstEnergy Corp. Threats
43
7.8 Competitors 44
7.9 Key Employees 44
7.10 Key Employee
Biographies 45
7.11 Company Statement 45
7.12 Locations and
Subsidiaries 47
7.12.1 Head Office 47
7.12.2 Other Locations &
Subsidiaries 48
8 Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Company Snapshot
49
8.1 Key Information 49
8.2 Company Overview 49
8.3 Financial
Performance 49
8.4 Business Description 49
8.4.1 Business Overview
49
8.4.2 Merchant Energy 50
8.4.3 Non Regulated Businesses 51
8.4.4 Regulated Electric 52
8.4.5 Regulated Gas 52
8.5 Major Products
and Services 53
8.6 History 53
8.7 SWOT Analysis 54
8.7.1
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Strengths 54
8.7.2 Constellation Energy
Group, Inc. Weaknesses 55
8.7.3 Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Opportunities 56
8.7.4 Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Threats 57
8.8
Competitors 57
8.9 Key Employees 58
8.10 Key Employee Biographies
59
8.11 Company Statement 60
8.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 63
8.12.1 Head Office 63
8.12.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 63
9 CMS
Energy Corporation, Company Snapshot 65
9.1 Key Information 65
9.2
Company Overview 65
9.3 Financial Performance 65
9.4 Business
Description 65
9.4.1 Business Overview 65
9.5 Major Products and
Services 66
9.5.1 Overview 66
9.6 History 66
9.7 SWOT Analysis
67
9.7.1 Overview 67
9.7.2 CMS Energy Corporation Strengths 67
9.7.3 CMS Energy Corporation Weaknesses 67
9.7.4 CMS Energy Corporation
Opportunities 67
9.7.5 CMS Energy Corporation Threats 68
9.8
Competitors 68
9.9 Key Employees 69
9.10 Key Employee Biographies
70
9.11 Company Statement 71
9.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 73
9.12.1 Head Office 73
9.12.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 74
10 NRG
Energy, Inc., Company Snapshot 75
10.1 Key Information 75
10.2 Company
Overview 75
10.3 Financial Performance 75
10.4 Business Description
75
10.4.1 Business Overview 75
10.5 Major Products and Services 77
10.5.1 Overview 77
10.6 History 77
10.7 SWOT Analysis 78
10.7.1
Overview 78
10.7.2 NRG Energy, Inc. Strengths 79
10.7.3 NRG Energy,
Inc. Weaknesses 80
10.7.4 NRG Energy, Inc. Opportunities 81
10.7.5 NRG
Energy, Inc. Threats 82
10.8 Competitors 82
10.9 Key Employees 83
10.10 Key Employee Biographies 84
10.11 Company Statement 85
10.12
Locations and Subsidiaries 86
10.12.1 Head Office 86
10.12.2 Other
Locations & Subsidiaries 86
11 Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., Company
Overview 88
11.1 Key Information 88
11.2 Company Overview 88
11.3
Major Products and Services 88
11.3.1 Overview 88
11.4 Competitors
88
11.5 Key Employees 89
11.6 Locations and Subsidiaries 89
11.6.1
Head Office 89
12 Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc., Company Overview
90
12.1 Key Information 90
12.2 Company Overview 90
12.3 Major
Products and Services 90
12.3.1 Overview 90
12.4 Competitors 91
12.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 91
12.5.1 Head Office 91
12.5.2 Other
Locations & Subsidiaries 91
13 Virginia Electric and Power Company,
Company Snapshot 92
13.1 Key Information 92
13.2 Company Overview
92
13.3 Business Description 92
13.4 Major Products and Services
93
13.4.1 Overview 93
13.5 History 93
13.6 SWOT Analysis 93
13.6.1 Overview 93
13.6.2 Virginia Electric and Power Company Strengths
93
13.6.3 Virginia Electric and Power Company Weaknesses 94
13.6.4
Virginia Electric and Power Company Opportunities 95
13.6.5 Virginia
Electric and Power Company Threats 95
13.7 Competitors 96
13.8 Key
Employees 96
13.9 Key Employee Biographies 96
13.10 Locations and
Subsidiaries 97
13.10.1 Head Office 97
14 Covanta Holding Corporation,
Company Snapshot 98
14.1 Key Information 98
14.2 Company Overview
98
14.3 Financial Performance 98
14.4 Business Description 98
14.4.1 Business Overview 98
14.4.2 Domestic 99
14.4.3 International
100
14.5 Major Products and Services 101
14.5.1 Overview 101
14.6
History 101
14.7 SWOT Analysis 102
14.7.1 Overview 102
14.7.2
Covanta Holding Corporation Strengths 103
14.7.3 Covanta Holding
Corporation Weaknesses 103
14.7.4 Covanta Holding Corporation
Opportunities 104
14.7.5 Covanta Holding Corporation Threats 104
14.8
Competitors 105
14.9 Key Employees 106
14.10 Key Employee Biographies
106
14.11 Company Statement 108
14.12 Locations and Subsidiaries
111
14.12.1 Head Office 111
14.12.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
112
15 Energy Products of Idaho, Company Overview 114
15.1 Key
Information 114
15.2 Company Overview 114
15.3 Major Products and
Services 114
15.3.1 Overview 114
15.4 Competitors 115
15.5
Locations and Subsidiaries 115
15.5.1 Head Office 115
16 Indeck Energy
Services, Inc., Company Snapshot 116
16.1 Key Information 116
16.2
Company Overview 116
16.3 Business Description 116
16.3.1 Business
Overview 116
16.4 Major Products and Services 117
16.4.1 Overview
117
16.5 History 117
16.6 SWOT Analysis 118
16.6.1 Overview
118
16.6.2 Indeck Energy Services, Inc. Strengths 118
16.6.3 Indeck
Energy Services, Inc. Weaknesses 119
16.6.4 Indeck Energy Services, Inc.
Opportunities 119
16.6.5 Indeck Energy Services, Inc. Threats 119
16.7
Competitors 120
16.8 Key Employees 121
16.9 Key Employee Biographies
121
16.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 122
16.10.1 Head Office 122
16.10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 122
17 Appendix 123
17.1 About
Alternative Energy eTrack 123
17.2 Methodology 123
17.2.1 Coverage
124
17.2.2 Secondary Research 124
17.2.3 Primary Research 124
17.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 125
17.3 Contact Us 125
17.4 Disclaimer
125
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The Global Biomass Market,
Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, (MW), 2001-2015 11
Table 2:
The Global Biomass Market, Installed Capacity Share by Countries, (%), 2009
12
Table 3: The Global Biomass Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by
Country, MW, 2009 13
Table 4: The US Biomass Power Market, Cumulative
and Annual Installed Capacity, (MW), 2001-2015 15
Table 5: The US
Biomass Power Market, Share of Installed Capacity in the Global Biomass Power
Market 17
Table 6: The US Biomass Power Market, Power Generation, GWh,
2001-2015 18
Table 7: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares
by Feedstock, %, 2002-2009 20
Table 8: The US Biomass Power Market,
Generation Shares by Feedstock, GWh, 2002-2009 20
Table 9: The US
Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares by End-Users, %, 2002-2009 21
Table 10: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares by End-Users,
GWh, 2002-2009 22
Table 11: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share
by Feedstock for Commercial End-Users, %, 2002-2009 23
Table 12: The US
Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Commercial End-Users,
GWh, 2002-2009 24
Table 13: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share
by Feedstock for Industrial End-Users, %, 2002-2009 25
Table 14: The US
Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Industrial End-Users,
GWh, 2002-2009 26
Table 15: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share
by Feedstock for Residential End-Users, %, 2002-2009 27
Table 16: The US
Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Industrial End-Users,
GWh, 2002-2009 28
Table 17: The US Biomass Power Market, Market Share by
Cumulative Installed Capacity, %, 2009 29
Table 18: The US Biomass
Power Market, Top 10 Active Production Facilities, 2009 30
Table 19:
The US Biomass Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities 31
Table 20:
The US, State Renewables Portfolio Standards and Policy Incentives, 2009
33
Table 21: The US, Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy for
Leading States, 2009 36
Table 22: FirstEnergy Corp., Key Facts 39
Table 23: FirstEnergy Corp., SWOT Analysis 41
Table 24:
FirstEnergy Corp., Key Employees 44
Table 25: FirstEnergy Corp.,
Subsidiaries 48
Table 26: Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Key Facts
49
Table 27: Constellation Energy Group, Inc., SWOT Analysis 54
Table 28: Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Key Employees 58
Table 29:
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Subsidiaries 63
Table 30: CMS
Energy Corporation, Key Facts 65
Table 31: CMS Energy Corporation,
SWOT Analysis 67
Table 32: CMS Energy Corporation, Key Employees
69
Table 33: CMS Energy Corporation, Other Locations 74
Table 34:
CMS Energy Corporation, Subsidiaries 74
Table 35: NRG Energy, Inc.,
Key Facts 75
Table 36: NRG Energy, Inc., SWOT Analysis 79
Table
37: NRG Energy, Inc., Key Employees 83
Table 38: NRG Energy, Inc.,
Subsidiaries 86
Table 39: Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., Key Facts
88
Table 40: Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., Key Employees 89
Table 41: Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc., Key Facts 90
Table 42:
Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc., Subsidiaries 91
Table 43: Virginia
Electric and Power Company, Key Facts 92
Table 44: Virginia Electric
and Power Company, SWOT Analysis 93
Table 45: Virginia Electric and
Power Company, Key Employees 96
Table 46: Covanta Holding Corporation,
Key Facts 98
Table 47: Covanta Holding Corporation, SWOT Analysis ,
2007 102
Table 48: Covanta Holding Corporation, Key Employees 106
Table 49: Covanta Holding Corporation, Other Locations 112
Table 50:
Covanta Holding Corporation, Other Locations (Contd) 113
Table 51:
Energy Products of Idaho, Key Facts 114
Table 52: Indeck Energy
Services, Inc., Key Facts 116
Table 53: Indeck Energy Services, Inc.,
SWOT Analysis 118
Table 54: Indeck Energy Services, Inc., Key
Employees, 121
Table 55: Indeck Energy Services, Inc., Subsidiaries
122
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: The Global Biomass Market,
Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, (MW), 2001-2015 10
Figure 2:
The Global Biomass Market, Installed Capacity Share by Countries, (%), 2009
12
Figure 3: The Global Biomass Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by
Country, MW, 2009 13
Figure 4: The US Biomass Power Market, Cumulative and
Annual Installed Capacity, (MW), 2001-2015 15
Figure 5: The US Biomass
Power Market, Share of Installed Capacity in the Global Biomass Power Market
17
Figure 6: The US Biomass Power Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2001-2015
18
Figure 7: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares by Feedstock,
%, 2002-2009 19
Figure 8: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Shares
by Feedstock, GWh, 2002-2009 20
Figure 9: The US Biomass Power Market,
Generation Shares by End-Users, %, 2002-2009 21
Figure 10: The US Biomass
Power Market, Generation Shares by End-Users, GWh, 2002-2009 22
Figure 11:
The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Commercial
End-Users, %, 2002-2009 23
Figure 12: The US Biomass Power Market,
Generation Share by Feedstock for Commercial End-Users, GWh, 2002-2009 24
Figure 13: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for
Industrial End-Users, %, 2002-2009 25
Figure 14: The US Biomass Power
Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Industrial End-Users, GWh, 2002-2009
26
Figure 15: The US Biomass Power Market, Generation Share by Feedstock
for Residential End-Users, %, 2002-2009 27
Figure 16: The US Biomass Power
Market, Generation Share by Feedstock for Residential End-Users, GWh,
2002-2009 28
Figure 17: The US Biomass Power Market, Market Share by
Cumulative Installed Capacity, %, 2009 29
Figure 18: GlobalData
Methodology 123
