1 / 13

Woody Biomass Basics

Woody Biomass Basics. Larry Swan and Ron Saranich USDA Forest Service (Slides Courtesy of John Scahill, US DOE and Tad Mason, TSS Consultants). Utilization Can Help Reduce Cost of Management. Plus Other Reasons. Forest and Watershed Health Smoke Management Improve Wildlife Habitat

sirius
Download Presentation

Woody Biomass Basics

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Woody Biomass Basics Larry Swan and Ron Saranich USDA Forest Service (Slides Courtesy of John Scahill, US DOE and Tad Mason, TSS Consultants)

  2. Utilization Can Help Reduce Cost of Management

  3. Plus Other Reasons • Forest and Watershed Health • Smoke Management • Improve Wildlife Habitat • Maintain Local Industry Infrastructure • Retain Local Jobs • Produce Renewable Energy and Other Products • Reduce Fire Suppression & Rehab Costs • Carbon Sequestration

  4. Estimated Cost Savings Vary Widely Mechanical Thin With Biomass Removal: • Deschutes NF, $100-$150/ac • Prineville BLM, $215/ac • Fremont-Winema NFs, $150-$350/ac • Shasta-Trinity, $200-$500/ac (could include cable)

  5. Estimated Revenue Estimates Vary • Forest Service, $0.25 - $0.50/ccf (Deschutes and Fremont-Winema NFs) • BLM Prineville, $0.10/ccf

  6. Local Conditions Vary and So Will Costs/Revenue for Slash Disposal

  7. Critical Forest Products Infrastructure Still Exists in Willamette Valley

  8. Robust Processing Infrastructure in Lane, Linn and Marion Counties • Lumber Products (min. 1.3 billion bd ft DF production capacity) • Plywood and Veneer (min 480 million sf 3/8”) • LVL (no plants) • Composite Panel Products (e.g. MDF, flakeboard, particle board, hardboard etc.) (min 480 sf ¾”) • Pulp/Paper (2,000+ tons/day production) • Mulch/Soil Amendments (e.g. Rexius) • Charcoal/Other Chemicals (i.e. Kingsford) • Pellets (e.g. Bear Mtn) • Animal Bedding (e.g. Bear Mtn) • Alternative Daily Cover for Landfills? • Posts and Poles?

  9. Variety of Woody Biomass Supply Sources • Wood Manufacturing Residues • Agricultural Byproducts and Residues • Urban Wood Waste • Timber Harvest and Fuels Treatment Residues • Dedicated Fuel Crops

  10. Variety of Woody Biomass Markets in Willamette Valley • Pulp/Paper • Boiler Fuel • Composite Panel Products • Mulch and Soil Amendments • Charcoal • Pellets • Animal Bedding

  11. Basic Strategic Woody Biomass Building-Blocks

  12. U.S. Energy Consumption Overview Total = 6.2 Quadrillion Btu Total = 98.156 Quadrillion Btu − 4% Alcohol Fuels − 9% Waste − 2% Wind − 45% Hydroelectric − 5% Geothermal − 34% Wood − 1% Solar  72% of the 47% of biomass energy is wood based

More Related