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Languages : en
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Wood and Coal Cofiring in Interior Alaska
Author: Wood and Coal Cofiring in Interior Alaska
Author: Wood and Coal Cofiring in Interior Alaska
Author: David L. NichollsPublisher:
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Category : Coal-fired power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Wood and Coal Cofiring in Alaska
Author: David L. NichollsPublisher:
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Category : Coal-fired power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Wood Energy in Alaska
Author: David L. NichollsPublisher:
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Category : Biomass energy
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Biomass resources in Alaska are extensive and diverse, comprising millions of acres of standing small-diameter trees, diseased or dead trees, and trees having lowgrade timber. Limited amounts of logging and mill residues, urban wood residues, and waste products are also available. Recent wildfires in interior Alaska have left substantial volumes of burned timber, potentially usable for biomass energy. Motivated, in part, by rising fuel prices, organizations across the state -- including businesses, schools, and government agencies -- have all expressed an interest in wood energy applications. Numerous sites have pursued feasibility studies or engineering design analysis, and others have moved forward with project construction. Recent advances in biomass utilization in Alaska have been enabled by numerous factors, and involve various fuel sources, scales of operation, and end products. Already, thermal wood energy systems are using sawmill residues to heat lumber dry kilns, and a public school heating system is in operation. Management policies on national forests and state forests in Alaska could determine the type and amounts of available biomass from managed forests, from wildland-urban interface regions, and from salvage timber operations. Biomass products in Alaska having potential for development are as diverse as wood pellets, cordwood (firewood), compost, wood-plastic composite products, and liquid fuels. In addition, new technologies are allowing for more efficient use of biomass resources for heating and electrical generation at scales appropriate for community power. This case study review considers successes and lessons learned from current wood energy systems in Alaska, and also considers opportunities for future bioenergy development.
Wood Energy for Residential Heating in Alaska: Current Conditions, Attitudes, Expected Use
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437940293
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Research Note PNW
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Opportunities for Woody Biomass Fuel Crops in Interior Alaska
Author: Wood Energy for Residential Heating in Alaska
Author: NichollsPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505915037
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This study considered three aspects of residential wood energy use in Alaska: current conditions and fuel consumption, knowledge and attitudes, and future use and conditions. We found that heating oil was the primary fuel for home heating in southeast and interior Alaska, whereas natural gas was used most often in south-central Alaska (Anchorage). Firewood heating played a much more important role as a secondary (vs. primary) heating source in all regions of Alaska. In interior Alaska, there was a somewhat greater interest in the use of wood energy compared to other regions. Likewise, consumption of fossil fuels was considerably greater in interior Alaska. Cost was a primary factor influencing motivation to convert to wood energy. Most respondents were at least somewhat familiar with residential wood-burning systems, however relatively few were familiar with Environmental Protection Agency certified woodstoves. Firewood/cordwood was by far the preferred wood fuel choice, whereas wood briquettes were least preferred. Similarly, firewood was the type of wood fuel that respondents were most familiar with. Variations were observed between Alaska's primary regions (southeast, south-central, and interior).
Energy and Fuel Systems Integration
Author: Yatish T. ShahPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482253127
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Energy and Fuel Systems Integration explains how growing energy and fuel demands, paired with the need for environmental preservation, require different sources of energy and fuel to cooperate and integrate with each other rather than simply compete. Providing numerous examples of energy and fuel systems integration success stories, this book: Discusses the use of different mixtures of fuels for combustion, gasification, liquefaction, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion processes Describes the use of hybrid nuclear and renewable energy systems for power and heat cogenerations with nonelectrical applications Details the holistic integration of renewable, nuclear, and fossil energy systems by gas, heat, and smart electrical grids Energy and Fuel Systems Integration emphasizes the many advantages of these integrated systems, including sustainability, flexibility for optimization and scale-up, and more efficient use of storage, transportation, and delivery infrastructures.