energy council bantu type ngo founded january 2009 1 headquarters washington d.c. united states key people joseph seymour executive director ; dan wilson chairman of the board of directors website biomassthermal.org the biomass thermal energy council btec is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications . btec is an association of biomass fuel producers appliance manufacturers and distributors supply chain companies and non profit organizations . the organization promotes biomass thermal energy as a renewable responsible clean and energy efficient pathway to meeting america s energy needs . btec engages in research education and public advocacy for the biomass thermal energy industry . 2 btec was awarded two grants from the us forest service s wood education and outreach center to educate the public and stakeholder on the opportunities of biomass thermal energy in 2010 and 2011 . 3 4 since 2011 btec has also conducted work to establish an efficiency standard for biomass thermal equipment which was identified as one of the major obstacles to the growth of the renewable heating market by architects and engineers . 5 btec is engaged in regional activities such as the northeast biomass thermal working group and heating the midwest . since 2012 btec manages the northeast biomass heating expo a conference for the renewable heating industry in the northeast . 6 see also edit energy portal list of renewable energy organizations biomass references edit http biomassmagazine.com articles 2496 biomass companies form thermal energy council http www.biomassthermal.org about index.asp http www.na.fs.fed.us nanews nastories mfo 03 10 werc grants recipients.pdf http www.forestbusinessnetwork.com 8487 btec and rpg awarded grant by u s forest service http spfnic.fs.fed.us werc finalrpts 09 dg 077 2.pdf http www.nebiomassheat.com external links edit biomass thermal energy council biomass power and thermal international renewable energy agency v t e energy in the united states politics and law energy lobby energy policy energy policy act 1992 2005 energy subsidies federal power act offshore drilling debate renewable portfolio standard secretary of energy energy law of the united states north american energy independence energy by state arkansas california hawaii ohio oregon vermont sources material biofuel coal geothermal hydroelectric nuclear petroleum renewable solar by state alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia hawaii idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada new hampshire new jersey new mexico new york north carolina north dakota ohio oklahoma oregon pennsylvania rhode island south carolina south dakota tennessee texas utah vermont virginia washington d.c. west virginia wisconsin wyoming wind by state alaska arizona california colorado connecticut delaware hawaii idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas maine massachusetts michigan minnesota montana nevada new hampshire new jersey new mexico new york north dakota oklahoma ohio oregon pennsylvania south dakota texas vermont washington wyoming environmental issues greenhouse gas emissions state co2 emissions emission standards cafe standards governmental agencies bpa carb doe eia eere nrel oe epa ferc nrc tva usgs organizations acore appa aa api ases awea btec eei ebi eesi epri nreca nei pfi pia rmi energy portal sustainable development portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title biomass thermal energy council & oldid 693288577 categories renewable energy organizations based in the united statesbiomass navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 1 december 2015 at 16 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view