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NC Woody Biomass Links of Interest
Other Links
- The BioEnergy Program at NC State University
- BioSUCCEED: BioProducts Sustainability, a University Cooperative Center for Excellence in Education
- FiberAnalytics at NC State University. Provider of Resource Supply Assessments.
North Carolina Biomass Information
- Biofuels Center of North Carolina
- Forest Statistics for North Carolina
- North Carolina Biomass Roadmap
- North Carolina Biomass Trader
- North Carolina GreenPower
- North Carolina State Energy Office
- North Carolina Solar Center
- North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
- North Carolina Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS)
- North Carolina Map of EPA tracked sites with biorefinery facility siting potential
- North Carolina Incentives for Acheiving Clean and Renewable Energy Development on Contaminated Lands (EPA)
- North Carolina Map of EPA tracked sites with biopower facility siting potential
- Projected Impacts of Proposed Federal Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards on the North Carolina Economy
Biomass for Energy and Products
- Biofuels
- Biomass Energy Resource Center
- Biomass Crop Assistance Program
- Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy
- Forest Bioenergy
- Integrated Biomass Supply System
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (US Dept of Energy)
- US Department of Energy Biomass Program
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
- Southeast Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resources Alliance
- Race to the Top: The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewal Portfolio Standards (Pew Charitable Trust pdf document)
- BioResouces Online Journal
- Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative
- Status, Trends, and Future of the South's Forest and Agricultural Biomass Conference Proceedings
Computer Cost Tools For Logging Planning and Analysis(USDA Forest Service)
- Forest Residues Transportation Costing Model – This is a spreadsheet tool to help compare alternative methods of moving biomass from the forest to a wood processing facility.
- General Ground-Based Harvesting System Analysis – An Excel spreadsheet is used to estimate total system cost based on stand characteristics, felling, skidding, processing, loading, roads, hauling and operational factors.
- Green Ton Converter – This web-based application allows conversion between the cost per green ton of material and the cost of dry tons.
- Machine rate calculator – a spreadsheet template is used to analyse logging system balancing, production rates and costs.
Woody Biomass
- Woody Biomass Coalition
- Woody Biomass Strategy (USDA Forest Service pdf document)
- Woody Biomass Utilization (USDA Forest Service)
Carbon Information
Carbon Estimators/Calculators
- Carbon Trading Carbon Calculator
- Reforestation Afforestation Project Carbon On-Line Estimator (Duke University)
- U.S. Forest Carbon Calculation Tool: Forest-Land Carbon Stocks and Net Annual Stock Change (USDA Forest Service)
Climate Change
- North Carolina Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change
- North Carolina Climate Action Plan Advisory Group
- Climate Change (Yale University)
- Climate Trust
Key Contacts
Need to know more information about our NC Woody Biomass program? Here are some key contacts if you need to get in touch with us.
Dennis Hazel, Ph.D.
Emphasis: Forest Productivity, Christmas Tree Production
4229 Jordan Hall II, NCSU Campus
Phone: 919-515-5573
Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: dennis_hazel@ncsu.edu
James Jeuck
Emphasis: General Forestry, Forest Herbicides
4217 Jordan Hall II, NCSU Campus
Phone: 919-515-5574
Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: james_jeuck@ncsu.edu
Mark Megalos, Ph.D.
Emphasis: Forest Management, Taxes/Incentive Programs, Conservation Easements
4219 Jordan Hall II, NCSU Campus
Phone: 919-513-1202
Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: mark.megalos@ncsu.edu
Robert Bardon, Ph.D.
Emphasis: Community Forestry, Marketing, Woodlot Management
4233 Jordan Hall II, NCSU Campus
Phone: 919-515-5575
Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: robert_bardon@ncsu.edu