So simple! So true! Well said! Jim Dunham -----Original Message----- From: Tom Reed [mailto:tombreed@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 7:48 AM To: Jane; Anders Chr. Hansen; bioenergy@crest.org Subject: Re: Improvement of energy crop yield Dear Anders, Jane and ALL: I have long been amazed at the productivity of biomass from so many species. This is NOT the problem. The problem is that biomass is a GREAT energy source, but a LOUSY fuel (except hardwoods in a well designed woodstove). This problem is being fixed 1) by densification of biomass which converts miscellaneous trash into usable fuel 2) by improved gasifiers, stoves, combustors etc. which burn clean and efficiently. So don't worry too much about yield today. Concentrate on conversion. Yours truly, TOM REED THE BIOMASS ENERGY FOUNDATION www.woodgas.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane" <jaturnbu@ix.netcom.com> To: "Anders Chr. Hansen" <anders@ruc.dk>; <bioenergy@crest.org> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: Re: Improvement of energy crop yield > on 5/13/02 7:00 AM, Anders Chr. Hansen at anders@ruc.dk wrote: > > > At the moment I am working with the economics of bio energy. I have > > encountered the view that it is possible to increase the yield of short > > rotation coppice from the current 10-15 tons to 30 tons dry substance per > > hectare. > > > Anders, > > Simpson Lumber planted 10,000 acres in eucalyptus outside of Corning, > California, and the manager of the plantation told me several yeas ago that > a number of the clones had yields of over 20 tons per acre per year. The > "tragedy" is that Simpson decided to get out of the paper business, so they > sold off the plantings. The trees have been coppiced, and my understanding > is that they are simply being chipped and used for mulch. > > The early plantings ( generally about 1200 acres were planted each year) > were mixed species of eucalyptus; however, over time their research facility > had begun to micropropagate particularly productive clones. > > Jane Turnbull > Peninsula Energy Partners > > > > - > Bioenergy List Archives: > http://www.crest.org/discussion/bioenergy/200202/ > > Bioenergy List Moderator: > Tom Miles, tmiles@trmiles.com > List-Post: <mailto:bioenergy@crest.org> > List-Help: <mailto:bioenergy-help@crest.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-unsubscribe@crest.org> > List-Subscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-subscribe@crest.org> > > Sponsor the Bioenergy List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html > - > Other Bioenergy Events and Information: > http://www.bioenergy2002.org > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > > - Bioenergy List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/bioenergy/200202/ Bioenergy List Moderator: Tom Miles, tmiles@trmiles.com List-Post: <mailto:bioenergy@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:bioenergy-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Bioenergy List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Bioenergy Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon - Bioenergy List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/bioenergy/200202/ Bioenergy List Moderator: Tom Miles, tmiles@trmiles.com List-Post: <mailto:bioenergy@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:bioenergy-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Bioenergy List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Bioenergy Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon
