Assessing community forest resources to determine potential for biomass district heating in one rural and one remote First Nation of Northwestern Ontario

• Main Author: Seymour, Stephanie
• Other Authors: Smith, Peggy
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Biomass; Biomass district heating; First Nations; Remote communities; Renewable energy; Wood properties; Thunder Bay
• Online Access: http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/843

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the feasibility of using biomass in rural and remote First Nations for the purpose of supplying biomass district heating plants. The availability of forest resources, including the methods for determining biomass volumes and availability, and the policies whi...