When wood is burned, the combustion reaction produces heat and emissions in the form of water, organic vapors, gases, and particulates. The emissions of most concern are carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur oxides (SOx), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). …
Silvicultural Opportunities and Implications of Woody Biomass Harvesting
Five major classes of residue biomass harvesting can adopted, each with its own silvicultural implications.
- Harvesting residues can occur either simultaneous to a roundwood harvest (one-pass method) or following logging operations (two-pass method) (Richardson et al., 2002). This type of
Can wood grow fast enough to meet our energy needs?
Wood cannot meet all of our country’s energy needs—at most only about 10% nationally. However, it can help to meet our needs by providing a secure, renewable energy source. On a local level, wood can sustainably provide the energy to …
Woody Biomass Management Considerations
Forest management is concerned with activities which fulfill the landowner’s goals and objectives, while at the same time maintaining the productivity of the forest. The management may occur within natural stands or plantations that may be grown under a short …
What are the reasons not to use wood for energy?
Communities should discuss a number of factors when considering whether using wood for energy is the right choice. While many factors may be location-specific, some factors to consider include the cost and sustainable supply of wood resources within a reasonable …
Will harvesting woody biomass improve or reduce forest health?
It depends. Harvesting woody biomass provides opportunities to improve forest health by removing diseased, damaged, off-site species and otherwise cull trees that utilize space and resources. Removal of these trees results in better access to site resources for the healthier, …
What is biomass?
Biomass is a term for living or recently living plant or animal materials such as solid wood, bark, leaves, roots, seeds, and stalks, even microbial and animal metabolic wastes. In the context of energy, the term “biomass” refers to such …
Wood Energy Online Resources
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What is woody biomass?
Considered as a resource, woody biomass is most often identified with energy production, mulch, or soil amendments. Specific sources of woody biomass include: otherwise non-merchantable trees, logging residues in the form of tree tops and branches, wildfire fuel-reduction thinnings, salvage …