Industrial/commercial wood energy conversion: A guide to wood burning, fuel storage and handling systems

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6910550· OSTI ID:6910550

During the past decade, more than 400 organizations in the Great Lakes region have cut expenditures by implementing energy conservation measures and converting their facilities to wood fuel. The Great Lakes states have vast acreages of forestland which contain large amounts of wood resources available for energy use. The technology for efficiently harvesting and burning wood fuel is readily available and has been utilized by the forest-products industry for many years. This handbook is intended to assist those interested in wood energy to make preliminary decisions regarding their potential for utilizing wood. Each section covers a different aspect of the total wood energy system; wood fuel, fuel procurement, fuel storage and handling, combustion equipment, emissions, economics and financing. While the sections explaining wood fuel and wood fuel technology should be considered as they relate to the users's specific application, saving money is the primary factor determining the feasibility of wood energy conversions. 17 figs., 13 tabs.

• Research Organization: Council of Great Lakes Governors, Inc., Madison, WI (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83OR21390
• OSTI ID: 6910550
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21390-T26; ON: DE90011308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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