This study was the first to analyze the cost and energy requirements to harvest and transport wood-biomass to an off-grid community, namely Brochet, Manitoba, for the purpose of bioenergy. The study takes the unique local conditions and circumstances of a remote northern off-grid community into consideration, including: marginal forest resources and transport over winter road networks.
Analysis of the forest resources within the study area using various resources found that the wood supply for a biomass facility was adequate. Under most conditions, the combined cost to harvest and transport biomass to Brochet using a variety of systems was less expensive than the combined purchase and transport cost of diesel fuel. The analysis also found that significant employment opportunities and a reduction in carbon emissions would be realized through wood biomass production.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/23299 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Fennell, Kipp |
| Contributors | Thompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Insitute), Neudoerffer,Cynthia (Canadian Foodgrains Bank) Longpre, Trevor (Natural Resources Canada) Westwood, Richard (Natural Resources Institute) |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Institute Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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