Module 2 introduces woody and grass biomass resources, harvesting and current and future use.
Module 2A: Woody biomass resources [Slide sets for each topic are linked below.] 2.1: What is woody biomass? 2.2: Use and benefits of woody biomass 2.3: Sources of bioenergy biomass 2.4: Wood resources 2.5: Study of wood energy resources in Vermont 2.6: Role of woody biomass in the Northern Forest region 2.7: Harvesting, transporting & storage of woody biomass 2.8: Northern Forest recommendations for biomass use 2.9: Future of woody biomass Module 2B: Grass biomass resources 2.10: Grass is an herbaceous perennial biomass feedstock 2.11: Grass biomass considerations and species 2.12: Environmental impact of grass biomass |
*Assignments:
> DUE 1 pm, Thur 5 Sep: (1) Video quiz: Braintree Mountain Forest (2) Prep questions: Braintree Mtn Forest > DUE Tue, 17 Sep: > HW set 2 > DUE __ Sep: |
Braintree Mountain Forest (NEFF):
> VIDEO: A common vision: conserving Braintree Mountain Forest (New England Forestry Foundation, 2017)
> Is Vermont leading the way in sustainable backcountry skiing? (Mohr, TetonGravity.com, 19 Aug 2015)
> Braintree Mountain Forest map (RASTA, 2019)
> New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF)
> VIDEO: A common vision: conserving Braintree Mountain Forest (New England Forestry Foundation, 2017)
> Is Vermont leading the way in sustainable backcountry skiing? (Mohr, TetonGravity.com, 19 Aug 2015)
> Braintree Mountain Forest map (RASTA, 2019)
> New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF)
Organizations:
> Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) (Now part of VEIC: Vermont Energy Investment) Corporation
> Fuel for Schools program, Vermont
> Vermont Grass Biomass Energy Project at UVM Extension
> Vermont Bioenergy Initiative, focused on jump-starting oilseeds, grass, algae and more
> Grass Energy in the Northeast, a site for discussing the benefits & challenges of using grass to produce energy in the Northeastern US
> Renewable Energy Resources: Biomass Heating Solutions - Focus on grass energy in the Northeast
> Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) (Now part of VEIC: Vermont Energy Investment) Corporation
> Fuel for Schools program, Vermont
> Vermont Grass Biomass Energy Project at UVM Extension
> Vermont Bioenergy Initiative, focused on jump-starting oilseeds, grass, algae and more
> Grass Energy in the Northeast, a site for discussing the benefits & challenges of using grass to produce energy in the Northeastern US
> Renewable Energy Resources: Biomass Heating Solutions - Focus on grass energy in the Northeast
Resources and readings about forest biomass resources and use:
> Today's harvest: Forest industry in New England (Kingsley, Farm Credit East, 19 Jun 2019)
> Low energy prices force New England wood heat pioneers to pivot (Kauffman, Treesource, 16 Jan 2018)
> Economic impact assessment of wood chip heating in Maine (Buchholz and Gunn, SIGNAL, 26 Sep 2017)
> Five year action plan: increasing advanced wood heating in Vermont (Renewable Energy Vermont, 2017)
> Commentary: Local wood achieves local good (Bloomer, VTDigger, 20 November 2017)
> A National Park like no other: managing the legacy forests at a birthplace of conservation (Margolis, Northern Woodlands, 25 Aug 2009)
> Northern Forest biomass energy action plan, BERC (2007)
> Roadmap to a sustainable energy future for the Northern Forest Region, BERC (2009)
> Executive summary: Vermont wood fuel supply study, BERC (2007)
> Vermont wood fuel supply study 2010 update, BERC (2010)
> A buyer’s guide to sourcing wood heating fuel in the Northeastern U.S., BERC (2014)
> Biomass energy at work: case studies of community-scale systems in the US, Canada and Europe, BERC (2010)
> Plantation forests of the United States of America: past, present and future (Stanturf and Zhang, 2003)
> Summary of carbon emission impacts of modern wood heating in Northeastern US, BERC (2016)
> Vermont’s forests and our energy future, National Wildlife Federation & Vermont Natural Resources Council
> Wood bioenergy, Hubbard in Bioenergy: biomass to biofuels, Dahiya (2015)
> Where have all the forests gone? A [pictoral] history of deforestation in Vermont, Dabritz, UVM
> Vermont's forestry industry in crisis, vtdigger, November 2016
> Today's harvest: Forest industry in New England (Kingsley, Farm Credit East, 19 Jun 2019)
> Low energy prices force New England wood heat pioneers to pivot (Kauffman, Treesource, 16 Jan 2018)
> Economic impact assessment of wood chip heating in Maine (Buchholz and Gunn, SIGNAL, 26 Sep 2017)
> Five year action plan: increasing advanced wood heating in Vermont (Renewable Energy Vermont, 2017)
> Commentary: Local wood achieves local good (Bloomer, VTDigger, 20 November 2017)
> A National Park like no other: managing the legacy forests at a birthplace of conservation (Margolis, Northern Woodlands, 25 Aug 2009)
> Northern Forest biomass energy action plan, BERC (2007)
> Roadmap to a sustainable energy future for the Northern Forest Region, BERC (2009)
> Executive summary: Vermont wood fuel supply study, BERC (2007)
> Vermont wood fuel supply study 2010 update, BERC (2010)
> A buyer’s guide to sourcing wood heating fuel in the Northeastern U.S., BERC (2014)
> Biomass energy at work: case studies of community-scale systems in the US, Canada and Europe, BERC (2010)
> Plantation forests of the United States of America: past, present and future (Stanturf and Zhang, 2003)
> Summary of carbon emission impacts of modern wood heating in Northeastern US, BERC (2016)
> Vermont’s forests and our energy future, National Wildlife Federation & Vermont Natural Resources Council
> Wood bioenergy, Hubbard in Bioenergy: biomass to biofuels, Dahiya (2015)
> Where have all the forests gone? A [pictoral] history of deforestation in Vermont, Dabritz, UVM
> Vermont's forestry industry in crisis, vtdigger, November 2016
Sustainable forestry:
> VIDEO: The power of sustainable forests (Kathy Abusow, TEDxWilimington, 30 Sep 2016)
> VIDEO: Sustainable forestry (Mikael Karlsson, TEDxGoteberg, 13 Jan 2014)
> Sustainable forestry a la Sweden (Holmgren, Forest News, 2 Nov 2012)
> VIDEO: The power of sustainable forests (Kathy Abusow, TEDxWilimington, 30 Sep 2016)
> VIDEO: Sustainable forestry (Mikael Karlsson, TEDxGoteberg, 13 Jan 2014)
> Sustainable forestry a la Sweden (Holmgren, Forest News, 2 Nov 2012)
Resources and readings about grass biomass resources and use:
Growing energy on the farm: biomass and agriculture, Union of Concerned Scientists
Grass basket report, Vermont Tech (2009)
US industrial hemp development continues (report on energy & ash of hemp pellets), Biomass Magazine (2008)
Growing energy on the farm: biomass and agriculture, Union of Concerned Scientists
Grass basket report, Vermont Tech (2009)
US industrial hemp development continues (report on energy & ash of hemp pellets), Biomass Magazine (2008)
Resources and readings regarding concerning biomass sustainability and climate change:
> In the fight against climate change, not all forests are created equal (Fountain, NYTimes, 6 Nov 2019)
> Planting trees could buy more time to fight climate change than thought (Millius, ScienceNews, 17 Jul 2019)
> California drought: 36m trees dead since May, raising toll to more than 102m, Guardian (2016)
> Protected forests in Europe felled to meet EU renewable targets – report, Guardian (2016)
> Not all forestry is carbon equal, Nature Conservancy (2016)
> Proposal to define wood-burning as ‘carbon neutral’ fuels debate, Science (2016)
> A city goes renewable, but raises questions about biomass power, [about Burlington, VT] AlJazeera America (2015)
> Wood Pellets: Green Energy or New Source of CO2 Emissions?, Yale Environment 360
> The energy boom you haven't heard about: wood pellets, National Geographic (2014)
> Wood, the fuel of the future: environmental lunacy in Europe, The Economist (2013)
> Biomass: a sustainable, but “never carbon neutral” resource, vtdigger (2011)
> Growth of wood biomass power stokes concern on emissions, Yale Environment 360 (2011)
> In the fight against climate change, not all forests are created equal (Fountain, NYTimes, 6 Nov 2019)
> Planting trees could buy more time to fight climate change than thought (Millius, ScienceNews, 17 Jul 2019)
> California drought: 36m trees dead since May, raising toll to more than 102m, Guardian (2016)
> Protected forests in Europe felled to meet EU renewable targets – report, Guardian (2016)
> Not all forestry is carbon equal, Nature Conservancy (2016)
> Proposal to define wood-burning as ‘carbon neutral’ fuels debate, Science (2016)
> A city goes renewable, but raises questions about biomass power, [about Burlington, VT] AlJazeera America (2015)
> Wood Pellets: Green Energy or New Source of CO2 Emissions?, Yale Environment 360
> The energy boom you haven't heard about: wood pellets, National Geographic (2014)
> Wood, the fuel of the future: environmental lunacy in Europe, The Economist (2013)
> Biomass: a sustainable, but “never carbon neutral” resource, vtdigger (2011)
> Growth of wood biomass power stokes concern on emissions, Yale Environment 360 (2011)