How willing are different types of landowner to supply hardwood timber residues for bioenergy?

Why Biomass Residue Is Not as Plentiful as It Looks: Case Study on Economic Supply of Logging Residues

“…Most academic studies of the economic availability of logging residues focus on NIPF landowners. Although appreciation of natural amenities affects the willingness of NIPF owners to harvest timber, several studies report widespread willingness to harvest residues once owners have decided to harvest mixed forests across the northern tier of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Massachusetts (Markowski‐Lindsay et al 2012; Aguilar, Cai, and D'Amato 2014a; Dulys‐Nusbaum, Klammer, and Swinton 2019) and in Missouri (Aguilar, Daniel, and Cai 2014b). Many NIPF owners are reluctant to allow logging residues to be removed from their properties, even when offered market‐rate biomass payments.…”

“…Why? The economic supply of residues is limited by factors beyond conventional production costs—notably by limited landowner willingness to sell residues (GC and Mehmood 2012; Markowski‐Lindsay et al 2012; Aguilar, Cai, and D'Amato 2014a; Dulys‐Nusbaum, Klammer, and Swinton 2019).…”

Aproveitamento dos resíduos da colheita florestal: estado da arte e oportunidades

“…Os resíduos da colheita podem ser usados para energia como subprodutos em forma fresca (cavacos) ou densificada (briquetes e pellets), alternativas de utilização que podem adicionar renda às ao manejo florestal. Isto é especialmente aplicado quando se considera o baixo valor dos resíduos e a transformação destes em briquetes ou pellets que são biocombustíveis potencialmente competitivo e com valor agregado (Dulys-Nusbaum et al, 2019).…”

Application of Agent-Based Modeling to Complex Systems

“…These agents may manage multiple parcels of land, which is consistent with ownership patterns. Harvest decision making was based literature data for forest owners in the WUP and similar regions (see [71,91,189,190] [189]. Loggers are presumed to be willing to collect and sell the woody biomass if the payment exceeds their costs by a given margin.…”

“…[66,221,222]. As these equations are in bone dry tons, green tons are approximated by doubling the weight which is consistent with biomass bids [189].…”