Economic analysis of wood- or bark-fired systems

T. H. Ellis

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Economic analysis of wood- or bark-fired systems

Informally Refereed

Authors:

T. H. Ellis

Year:

1978

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-16. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.

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Abstract

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Forest Products Research Society, is preparing three slide-tape presentations to help people evaluate wood- and bark fueled boiler systems as alternatives to ones using oil, gas, or coal. The first two presentations cover equipment selection and estimation of fuel values; the third describes procedures for evaluating financial aspects. This report is the basis for the third slide-tape presentation. It can be used as a complement to the audiovisual program, or by itself as a guide to analysis of boiler system investments.

Keywords

Economic analysis, feasibility studies, biomass, wood residues, fuelwood, fuel value

Citation

Ellis, T. H. 1978. Economic analysis of wood- or bark-fired systems. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-16. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.