Waste-to-Energy Program

Jon E. Berg & Martha C. Monroe

Even in Kentucky, where coal is a major industry, communities are searching for alternative energy sources to counter the rising cost and dwindling supply of heating oil. They are also seeking improved ways …

Two-pass Woody Biomass Harvesting Operations

Jump’s modified forwarder moving concentration of slash.

Case Study 1: Two-pass

One California landowning company developed a two-pass removal system in a sawtimber/biomass harvest that optimized equipment utilization and transportation logistics. In one district, Sierra Pacific Industries typically divides operations …