Computer Programs: Georgia's Wood Fuel Data Base: An Integrated Information System for Biomass Energy Users

Authors: Ames, Glen C. W.; Dunavent, Bryce B.

Source: Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, Volume 8, Number 1, 1 February 1984 , pp. 5-64(60)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

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Abstract:

A simple formula was designed to enable firms to determine the least-cost wood residue fuel available from sawmills, veneer plants, chip mills, furniture manufacturers, and other wood products firms in Georgia. Two surveys of more than 250 wood-using firms were conducted during 1980 and 1981 to determine the supply and marketing situation of residues for energy production. Statewide, softwood bark was the least-cost fuel on a delivered basis, followed by softwood shavings, sawdust, and dirty hardwood chips. A market feasibility study for a hypothetical firm in southeast Georgia indicated that softwood bark was the least-cost fuel in that location.

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Affiliations: 1: Research technician, Division of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, Athens 30602

Publication date: 1984-02-01

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