Woody Biomass Basics

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Woody Biomass Basics

• Larry Swan and Ron Saranich
• USDA Forest Service
• (Slides Courtesy of John Scahill, US DOE and Tad
  Mason, TSS Consultants)

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Utilization Can Help Reduce Cost of Management
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Plus Other Reasons

• Forest and Watershed Health
• Smoke Management
• Improve Wildlife Habitat
• Maintain Local Industry Infrastructure
• Retain Local Jobs
• Produce Renewable Energy and Other Products
• Reduce Fire Suppression Rehab Costs
• Carbon Sequestration

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Estimated Cost Savings Vary Widely

• Mechanical Thin With Biomass Removal
• Deschutes NF, 100-150/ac
• Prineville BLM, 215/ac
• Fremont-Winema NFs, 150-350/ac
• Shasta-Trinity, 200-500/ac (could include
  cable)

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Estimated Revenue Estimates Vary

• Forest Service, 0.25 - 0.50/ccf (Deschutes and
  Fremont-Winema NFs)
• BLM Prineville, 0.10/ccf

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Local Conditions Vary and So Will Costs/Revenue
for Slash Disposal
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Critical Forest Products Infrastructure Still
Exists in Willamette Valley
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Robust Processing Infrastructure in Lane, Linn
and Marion Counties

• Lumber Products (min. 1.3 billion bd ft DF
  production capacity)
• Plywood and Veneer (min 480 million sf 3/8)
• LVL (no plants)
• Composite Panel Products (e.g. MDF, flakeboard,
  particle board, hardboard etc.) (min 480 sf ¾)
• Pulp/Paper (2,000 tons/day production)
• Mulch/Soil Amendments (e.g. Rexius)
• Charcoal/Other Chemicals (i.e. Kingsford)
• Pellets (e.g. Bear Mtn)
• Animal Bedding (e.g. Bear Mtn)
• Alternative Daily Cover for Landfills?
• Posts and Poles?

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Variety of Woody Biomass Supply Sources

• Wood Manufacturing Residues
• Agricultural Byproducts and Residues
• Urban Wood Waste
• Timber Harvest and Fuels Treatment Residues
• Dedicated Fuel Crops

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Variety of Woody Biomass Markets in Willamette
Valley

• Pulp/Paper
• Boiler Fuel
• Composite Panel Products
• Mulch and Soil Amendments
• Charcoal
• Pellets
• Animal Bedding

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Basic Strategic Woody Biomass Building-Blocks
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U.S. Energy Consumption Overview
Total 6.2 Quadrillion Btu
Total 98.156 Quadrillion Btu
- 4 Alcohol Fuels
- 9 Waste
- 2 Wind
- 45 Hydroelectric
- 5 Geothermal
- 34 Wood
- 1 Solar
? 72 of the 47 of biomass energy is wood based
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