Wood Energy Potential in Northwestern South Carolina

James W. McMinn

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-38

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Wood Energy Potential in Northwestern South Carolina

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James W. McMinn

Year:

1986

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-38

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

The quantity of unused wood in an Ill-county area in northwestern South Carolina was projected to be more than 16 million tons annually. Wood that is unsuitable for products other than fuel amounts to nearly 9 million tons annually.The most likely energy demand by industrial plants that are good candidates for wood fuel systems is 1.5 million tons annually.Maximum projected demand for such plants is 3 million tons per year. The area has a high potential for development of wood energy at favorable costs.

Keywords

biomass, computer programs, forest residues, fuelwood

Citation

McMinn, James W. 1986. Wood Energy Potential in Northwestern South Carolina. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.