The use of forest biomass in thermal generation processes has been recognized by the Government of Nova Scotia (NS) as …-woodland owners on their attitudes towards using energy from forest biomass. 489 small-woodland owners responded to mail-out surveys …

Cofiring forest biomass residues with coal to generate electricity is often cited for its potential to offset fossil … emissions include five emissions sources: coal mining, power plant processes, forest biomass processes, boiler emissions, and … forest biomass disposal. At the maximum displacement of 20% of heat demand using 120,717t of forest biomass per year, total …

. However, owing to worries over the use of agricultural feedstocks for biofuel, forest biomass as a feedstock has been … for the latter sized capacity. On the other hand, the economics for forest biomass to biofuel facilities are different and … investment. With this in mind, a mathematical model is developed to describe the total annual costs of a forest biomass to …

, significant GHG savings can be achieved through energy utilization of forest biomass, but if SCS changes and, in particular …) changes and possible storage emissions are omitted, the GHG emissions deriving from the supply chain of comminuted forest … biomass to plants are 2.4, 3.0, and 2.6gCO2eqMJ−1 for HR, EW, and ST in SF, respectively. In NF, the corresponding values are …

The delivery cost of forest biomass to energy plants is one of the determining factors in feasibility of using forest … biomass for heat and power generation. The variability in available forest biomass during the year is another important factor … delivery cost of biomass. In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of exploiting regional forest biomass to fulfill the …

first reformulate a previously developed non-linear programming model for optimization of a forest biomass power plant … problem and considers the supply and storage of forest biomass as well as the production of electricity. It has a one …

Forest biomass is one of the renewable sources of energy that has been used for generating electricity. The feasibility … and cost of producing electricity from forest biomass depend on long term availability of biomass, its cost and quality …, and the cost of collecting, pre-processing, handling, transportation, and storage of forest biomass, in addition to the …

. This paper presents a review of the existing studies on forest biomass production costs for the northern Spain, focusing on … the nascent market linked to the use of forest biomass for energetic purposes. It discusses the main factors affecting the … production cost of biomass. On that basis, we analyze the economic viability conditions for forest biomass exploitation depending …