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How to Select Communities for Biomass Power Development

How to Select Communities for Biomass Power Development. By Alan W. Hodges University of Florida. Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007. Basic Steps for Selecting Communities Identifying socioeconomic data sources available Evaluating local energy demand

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How to Select Communities for Biomass Power Development

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  1. How to Select Communities for Biomass Power Development By Alan W. Hodges University of Florida Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007

  2. Basic Steps for Selecting Communities • Identifying socioeconomic data sources available • Evaluating local energy demand • Selecting indicators for suitability • Conducting a community screening • Ground truthing • Final selection of target market(s) Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007

  3. Criteria for Screening of Woody Biomass Power Development Potential in Southern U.S. Counties • Forest Biomass Available, 5+ cm dia., incl. stumps, tops, unreserved forests (tons/ha, tons/capita) • Urban wood waste generation (tons/capita, 7 states) • Population Density (persons/sq.mi.) • Population Growth 1990-2000 • Personal Income ($/capita) • Income Growth 1990-2000 (%) • Land area in wildland-urban interface/intermix (%) • Electric Power Generation (2004): Total, Natural Gas and Biomass-Fueled (MWhr) Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007

  4. Total Forest Volume Per Hectare Source: USFS-FIA

  5. Population Change (1990-2000) Source: US Census Bureau

  6. Personal Income Per Capita (2002) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

  7. Southern Region Wildland Urban Interface (2000) Source: Univ. Wisconsin, USFS-NCFES

  8. Suitability Index for Biomass Power • SI = FBPH * [ PD + PG + IPC + IC + WUI + EGPC + WGPC] • Where… • SI: Overall Suitability Index • FBPH Forest Biomass Per Hectare • PD Population Density • PG Population Growth • IPC Personal Income Per Capita • IC Personal Income Change • WUI Share of Area in Wildland-Urban Interface/Intermix • EGPC Electric Power Generation per Capita • WGPC Urban Woody Waste Generation Per Capita • Independent variables are expressed as rank scores (percent of maximum value) Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007

  9. Selected Counties for Community Case Studies

  10. Characteristics of Counties Selected for Case Studies

  11. Questions, concerns, or ideas? Woody Biomass Outreach Training September 11-12, 2007

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