Wood burning for energy: Case studies from the Great Lakes

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6501100

Feely, A

The intent of Burning Wood for Energy: Case Studies from the Great Lakes is to document the experiences of representative companies and institutions located in the Great Lakes program region that have converted since 1979, the year when a recession and escalating oil prices endowed wood fires with a rosier glow. Given that the equipment developed for industrial-scale wood burning has become ever more sophisticated, the experiences with the systems recorded vary considerably. The retrofits and new system installation histories described differ in terms of system sizing and application, as well; therefore, the insights of the plant managers, owners and designers of the systems described are likely to pertain in some measure to the reader's particular situation, with the understanding that wood system installation, by its nature, is a highly individualized affair. The case studies are preceded by a brief overview of the principles of wood fuel combustion, the types of systems used to process fuel, pertinent facts about fuel procurement, storage and handling, and general information on emissions. 36 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: Council of Great Lakes Governors, Inc., Madison, WI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83OR21390
• OSTI ID: 6501100
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21390-T7; ON: DE87009884
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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