Feedstock availability & economic contribution of increased bioenergy production in a Michigan facility

Saturday, October 28, 2023

10:00am - 10:30am PST

Location: A6

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

Speaker(s)

TA

Tara Allohverdi, PhD student (she/her/hers)

Graduate research assistant
Michigan State University
Howell, Michigan, United States

Author(s)

RP

Raju Pokharel, PhD

Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Co-Author(s)

JP

Jagdish Poudel, n/a

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michigan State University, United States
Greg Latta, PhD

Associate Research Professor
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, United States

A case study in which a proposed bioenergy facility needs to assess current available feedstock and predict future availability as well. We estimate current and future feedstock availability and economic impacts of increasing production capacity by 500000 green tons. Results indicated resource availability with significant economic impacts to the state.

Learning Objectives:

Understand how forest product availability can be assessed and learn about forest product biomass procurement.
Understand how state economics are positively impacted with addition of a bioenergy plant.