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Economic optimization of forest biomass processing and transport

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Zamora Cristales, René Arturo

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An economic analysis and optimization of forest biomass processing and transportation at the operational level is presented. Renewable sources of energy have captured the interest of public and private institutions to develop cost-effective supply chains to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The production of energy from forest harvest residues constitutes...

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utilization rates and, thus, the economics of the operation. Truck-machine interaction must be
The effects of increased supply and emerging technologies in the forest products industry on rural communities in the northwest U.S.

Creator:

Crandall, Mindy S.

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The development of a market for currently non-merchantable forest material, such as harvest residues of tops and limbs of trees or small diameter trees, has been suggested as a possible win-win solution that could: (i) provide a financial incentive to help motivate treatments to reduce wildfire risk or restore forest...

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). The woody biomass considered includes both forest harvest residues and municipal solid wood waste
Forest Harvest Residue Moisture Management in the Pacific Northwest, USA

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Belart Lengerich, Maria Francisca

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Moisture content management is a key requirement to improve forest harvest residue economics for bioenergy production. This dissertation aims to contribute towards better management through these three general objectives (1) Determine average moisture content of fresh forest harvest residues and its changes over the different seasons of the year, focusing...

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improve the supply and cost estimates of the utilization of forest harvest residues for power generation