Forest Bioenergy Research and Reference Information
Biomass Assessment Procedure and Samples
- Biomass Assessment Services for Industry
- GFC, July 2008
- Forestry Biomass Assessment for Georgia: General Statewide Estimates
- GFC, March 2009
- Forest Resource Fact Sheet for Sandersville, Georgia
- Area within a 50 mile radius, GFC, January 2009
Industry Development and Market Contacts
- Bioenergy Industry in Georgia Map
- Operational and planned facilities
- Forest Biomass Suppliers in Georgia
- Suppliers can email updates to dpreston@gfc.state.ga.us
- An Overview of the Forest Bioenergy Industry in Georgia
- Powerpoint presentation, GFC, March 2010
- Ethanol in Your Backyard
- CNBC.com, November 2007 video
- Forest Bioenergy in Georgia
- Powerpoint presentation for International Companies, GFC, January 2010
- Wood to Energy: Economic Impact of Generating Electricity
- Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, 2007
- Southern Bioenergy Roadmap
- SAFER, 2009
- A General Description of the Timber Supply Chain in Georgia and the Southern United States
- Descriptive whitepaper, GFC, July 2009
- Sample Timber/Biomass Sale Agreement Lump Sum
- GFC, 2010
- Sample Timber/Biomass Sale Agreement by the Unit
- GFC, 2010
Policy and Market Impacts
- A Developing Bioenergy Market and Its Implications on Forests and Forest Products Markets in the United States
- University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and National Alliance of Forest Owners
- Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
- USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Information is available on the FSA website about BCAP's Final Rule as determined in October 2010.
- Biofuels Markets Require Land Management Records
- GFC - May 2010
- Renewable Fuels: Regulations and Standards
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- The Near-Term Market and Greenhouse Gas Implications of Forest Biomass Utilization in the Southeastern United States
- Climate Change Policy Partnership, Duke University
- Three Realities of Wood Bioenergy and Forest Owners
- Forisk Consulting LLC
Technical Information and Research Results
- Georgia Bioenergy State Fact Sheet
- SAFER, 2009
- Fuel Value Calculator
- US Forest Service - Forest Products Laboratory
- What is the Energy Content of Wood?
- GFC, 2009
- How to Estimate Recoverable Heat Energy in Wood or Bark Fuels
- US Forest Service
- Biomass Energy Conversion for Electricity and Pellets Worksheet
- GFC, 2009
- Wood Chip Drying and Costs
- GFC, 2019
- Transpirational Drying of Piedmont Hardwoods
- GFRP 63, GFC
- Density of Selected Wood Fuels
- GFRP 61, GFC
- Evaluation of integrated harvesting in pine stands of the Southern United States
- Powerpoint presentation, Shawn Baker, UGA, 2008
- Evaluation of integrated harvesting in pine stands of the Southern United States
- Baker et.al., UGA, 2010. Article available at ScienceDirect.com
- Recovery of Forest Biomass for Bioenergy Production
- Powerpoint presentation, Shawn Baker, UGA, 2007
- Should Whole Tree Chips for Fuel Be Dried Before Storage?
- Edward L. Springer, US Forest Service
- Estimating Moisture Content of Tree-Length Roundwood
- US Forest Service
- Best Management Practices for Wood Ash as Agricultural Soil Amendment
- Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia
- Biomass Power and Conventional Fossil Systems with and without CO2 Sequestration - Comparing the Energy Balance, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economics
- Spath and Mann, 2004, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - (Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of biomass vs fossil fuel for electricity
research report)
- Nutrient Removal with Whole-Tree Chip Harvests
- GFRP 47, GFC
Links to Other Bioenergy Organizations
- Forest Bioenergy
- Bioenergy training and information sharing
- Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy
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- Pine2Energy Coalition
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- Southern Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resources Alliance
- SAFER
- Southeast Bioenergy Conference
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- UGA Bioenergy Systems Research Initiative
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- Woody Biomass Coalition
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Other
- Questions & Answers About Biomass
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- Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station & Southern Region Extension Forestry
- Forest Inventory & Analysis Factsheet for Georgia 2004
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- Georgia Clean Energy Property Tax Credit
- Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA)
- Georgia's Biomass Industry Backgrounder
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- Georgia's Forests, 2004
- U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Resource Bulletin SRS-149
- Harvesting Forest Biomass by Adding a Small Chipper to a Ground-Based Tree-Length Southern Pine Operation
- Westbrook et.al.
- State Energy Strategy for Georgia
- GEFA
- GFC Participates in Brazil Biofuels Mission - Report of Findings
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