Woody biomass production costs in the United States: An economic summary of commercial Populus plantation systems

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(90)90035-B· OSTI ID:6914616

Strauss, C H ^[1]; Wright, L L ^[2]

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1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (USA). School of Forest Resources
2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

Production costs for commercial-sized Populus plantations were developed from a series of research programs sponsored by the US Department of Energy's Short Rotation Woody Crops Program. Populus hybrid planted on good quality agricultural sites at a density of 2100 cuttings ha{sup {minus}1} was projected to yield an average of 16 Mg (OD) ha{sup {minus}1}yr{sup {minus}1}. Discounted cash flow analysis of multiple rotations showed pre-harvest production costs of $17 (US) Mg{sup {minus}1}(OD). 19 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6914616
• Report Number(s): CONF-900117-2; ON: DE90010147
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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