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Wood-to-Energy Platforms:

Wood-to-Energy Platforms:. Perspectives from the U.S. Forest Service. Rob Doudrick, Director Resource Use Sciences, U.S. Forest Service on behalf of Abigail R. Kimbell Chief, U.S. Forest Service.

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Wood-to-Energy Platforms:

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  1. Wood-to-Energy Platforms: Perspectives from the U.S. Forest Service Rob Doudrick, DirectorResource Use Sciences, U.S. Forest Service on behalf ofAbigail R. KimbellChief, U.S. Forest Service

  2. ... to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations ... 2

  3. Climatic disruptions Temperature Precipitation Seasonality Water storage/hydrology Disturbance regimes Species location/behavior ... 3

  4. Alaska forest dieback Alaska yellow-cedar (coast) Black and white spruce (interior) 4

  5. Increasing storm intensity In 2005, Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed timber up to 100 miles inland. 5

  6. Forest stressors Wildland fire Drought Pests and diseases 6

  7. IPCC drought projections(A1B scenario) Percentage change in avg. duration of longest dry pd., 30-yr. average, 2071-2100 vs. 1961-90 7

  8. Drought and pests Warmth and drought promote epidemics in forests. Insect and disease epidemics are increasing in number and spreading rapidly. 8

  9. MPB SPB Insect invasions Southern pine beetle Mountain pine beetle 9

  10. Drought, pests, and wildfires • Warming and crowding increase fire severity in low- to mixed-severity fire regimes. • Many large fires are in diseased and drought-stressed forests. 10

  11. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 11

  12. A new management environment 12

  13. Strategic Framework for Addressing Climate Change Foundational goals: • Science • Education Structural goals: • Policy • Alliances Action goals: • Adaptation • Mitigation • Sustainable operations 13

  14. Forests: A Strategic Asset • Energy security • Environmental quality • Economic opportunity 14

  15. Woody Biomass Utilization Strategy • Goal 1: Build partnerships • Goal 2: Develop science/technology • Goal 3: Develop markets • Goal 4: Facilitate reliable, predictable supply 15

  16. Coordinated resource offering protocols (CROPs) 16

  17. Economic recovery 17

  18. Integrated biobased products and bioenergy approach Feedstock production and management Biobased products and bioenergy Harvest and delivery Disposal Utilization and products • Research and development • Synthesis • Development of: • options • strategies • systems • practices • Deployment • For sustainable goods, services, and values 18

  19. The opportunity and potential • Uses • Fuels: • Ethanol • Other liquid fuels • Hydrogen • Electricity and heat • Biobased products • Composites • Specialty products • New products • Chemicals • Traditional products • Feedstock • - Forest residues • - Hazardous fuel • treatments • - Short-rotation • woody crops • - Wood waste • Conventional forestry • - Mill wastes and residues • Conversion • - Manufacturing • - Cofiring • - Combustion • - Gasification • - Hydrolysis • - Digestion • - Pyrolysis • - Extraction • - Separation 19

  20. Critical research • Sustainable and economical forest biomass management and production systemsfor public and private ownerships • Competitive biofuels and biopower conversion technologies and bioproducts • Information and tools for decisionmaking and policyanalysis 20

  21. Caring for the land and serving people Healthy, resilient, productive forest ecosystems 21

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