Issues in the use of wood as an energy source in the northeastern US

• Main Author: Munson, J.S. (ed.)
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA). National Center for Analysis of Energy Systems 1980
• Subjects: Fuels; Land Use; Feasibility Studies; Ownership; Wood Fuels; Power Plants; Availability; North Atlantic Region; Economic Impact; 090400 > Solid Waste & Wood Fuels > (-1989); 299003 > Energy Planning & Policy > Unconventional Sources & Power Generation > Other > (-1989); Forecasting; Cost; 09 Biomass Fuels; Employment; Maine; Productivity; Energy Sources; 29 Energy Planning; Policy And Economy; Power Range 10-100 Mw; Wood; North America; Usa 140504* > Solar Energy Conversion > Biomass Production & Conversion > (-1989); Income; Wood-Fuel Power Plants; Thermal Power Plants; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/6479087; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1211509/

This report analyzes some of the concerns surrounding the use of wood for energy in the Northeast. It reviews the information on resource availability and ownership patterns in the Northeast, then focuses on New England, to assess the affect of potential resource constraints on the supply of wood available for energy and the effects of wood energy use on land use patterns. Finally, the application of specific technologies in settings that may experience significant wood energy use in the future is considered, including an assessment of the regional employment and income benefits of a major woodfuel installation.