Paper details

Title:

Felling a Few Logs to Find Energy

Author(s):

Hughes, T.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Our office was awarded a $250,000 United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) grant to develop a Statewide Wood Energy Team and address the themes of LOGISTICS, current OPPORTUNITIES, future GROWTH, and SUSTAINABILITY -LOGS. Improving the feasibility of LOGISTICS from the farm or forest all the way to the final consumer is paramount to fostering bioenergy development. Looking at common practices throughout the agricultural and forestry sectors should provide a solid foundation to build upon the current OPPORTUNITIES for bioenergy. Fulfilling the GROWTH potential of an international marketplace for energy will require new found creativity in crops, equipment, production practices, utilization technologies, policies, etc. As technology, methodology, and ecology are evaluated, the gatekeepers must continue to incorporate common sense SUSTAINABILITY in their policies while considering the accomplishments of today’s agriculture and the potential of tomorrow’s. The presentation will highlight activities going on in Kentucky (KY) while raising topics that must be addressed regionally, nationally, and internationally while striving for increased energy access, affordability, and reliability.

Keywords:

growth, logistics, sustainability, opportunities

Topic:

Industry Sessions

Subtopic:

Policy

Event:

23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

ICO.12.4

Pages:

1742 - 1747

ISBN:

978-88-89407-516

Paper DOI:

10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-ICO.12.4

Price:

FREE