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Energy from wood waste - A case studyA joint study has been conducted by NASA and Army installations collocated in a dense forest in southwestern Mississippi in order to determine the technical and economic feasibility of using wood waste as a renewable energy source. The study has shown that, with proper forest management, the timber on government lands could eventually support the total energy requirements of 832 billion Btu/yr. Analysis of the current conversion technologies indicates that the direct combustion spreader stoker approach is the best demonstrated technology for this specific application. The economics of the individual powerplants reveal them as attractive alternatives to fossil fueled plants. Environmental aspects are also discussed.
Document ID
19800063424
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Scola, R.
(U.S. Army, Armament Research and Development Command, Dover N.J., United States)
Daughtrey, K.
(NASA Mashall Space Flight Center National Space Technologies Laboratories, Bay St. Louis, Miss., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Energy utilization; World Energy Engineering Congress
Location: Atlanta, GA
Start Date: October 29, 1979
End Date: October 31, 1979
Accession Number
80A47594
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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