Short Rotation Woody Crops Program. Annual progress report for 1985
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5838053
This report describes the technical progress and accomplishments in the Short Rotation Woody Crops Program (SRWCP) for the year ending September 30, 1985. The SRWCP is sponsored by the US Department of Energy's Biofuels and Municipal Waste Technology Division. The SRWCP is an integrated program of 17 resarch projects aimed at improving the productivity and economic efficiency of short-rotation intensive culture (SRIC) of hardwood trees and shrubs for energy. Development of a viable technology using SRIC for energy production is the ultimate goal of the program. This report presents research results that indicate that SRIC technology is becoming economically competitive under specific regional and local conditions. In most areas of the United States, additional technological improvements are needed and are attainable. This report is a synthesis of research results and conclusions in the areas of selecting and breeding for rapid juvenile growth, efficiently utilizing and manipulating site characteristics, maximizing coppice-rotation productivity, evaluating harvesting equipment, and analyzing the economic competitiveness of SRIC wood for energy. Future programmatic research priorities are presented, as well as general conclusions about SRIC woody production systems in the United States. 65 refs., 15 figs., 13 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5838053
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-6254; ON: DE86011290
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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