Develop a landscape scale feedstock development scheduling model to optimize the selection of production pathways including collection, comminution, product upgrading (moisture control, densification, and in-woods biomass conversion), and transportation in order to identify pathway streams using biomass conversion technologies that maximize net revenues while reducing adverse environmental impacts.
Organizations completing task
- College of Forestry, Oregon State University
- Forest Operations Research Laboratory, HSU
- Forest Concepts Inc.
Milestones
- A landscape scale feedstock development scheduling model knowledge
Deliverables
- Software for decision support
- Research article published in a peer reviewed journal
- Presentation at professional workshops and conferences
Articles
Reports
- Berry, M., and J. Sessions. 2018. The economics of biomass logistics and conversion facility mobility: An Oregon case study. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. ASABE special collection publication. 34(1): 57-72.
- Berry, M., and J. Sessions. 2018. A forest-to-product biomass supply chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA: A multi-product approach. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. ASABE special collection publication. 34(1): 109-124.
- Berry, M., J. Sessions, and R. Zamora-Cristales. 2018. Subregional comparison for the forest-to-product supply chains on the Pacific West Coast, USA. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. ASABE special collection publication. 34(1): 157-174.
