Achieving Wood Energy Potentials: Evidence in Northeastern Minnesota

摘要

Contents: Wood energy potentials in northeastern Minnesota; Predicting multiproduct timber yield for long-term supply analyses; Impacts of wood energy use on timber supply in northeastern Minnesota; An assessment of productivity and harvesting costs for various forest harvest systems; Future market uncertainty: A case for short-rotation systems; Estimating wood energy demand in northeastern Minnesota; Economic impact of substituting local wood energy for imported fossil fuels; Policy options to encourage wood energy use in northern Minnesota; Engineering and economic considerations of wood energy systems using wood chips and pellets.