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Advancing Wood Biomass for Clean Energy in West Virginia

Learn why wood biomass is crucial for WV's energy portfolio, its advantages, production potential, and research efforts at WVU. Explore torrefied wood, biofuel development, and the economic feasibility of coal-biomass blends.

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Advancing Wood Biomass for Clean Energy in West Virginia

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  1. Biomass as a fuel and blending stock Shawn T. Grushecky Assistant Director WVU Appalachian Hardwood Center sgrushec@wvu.edu

  2. Why is wood biomass an important component of a WV energy portfolio? Advantages of woody biomass: • Is available • Is renewable & sustainable • Minimal heavy metals and sulfur • Can reduce waste streams • Does not increase atmospheric levels of CO2 • Locally produced Source:woodforgood.com

  3. Biomass Production Potential • Logging residues: 1,528,800 tons • Log landings: 509,600 tons • Mill residues: 1,252,650 tons • Surface mine residues: 353,407 tons • Total: 3,644,457 tons peryear

  4. BIOENERGY RESEARCH TEAM AT WVU>$19 million funding, 120 journal papers in 5 years RA 1 - Sustainable Feedstock Development. • Breeding and genetic engineering for improved energy crops; • Harvesting and supply-chain related logistical systems; • Integrated preprocessing technologies. RA 2 – Biofuels and Hybrid Bio-Fossil Product Development. • Novel bio-chemical separations to produce clean fractions; • Biofuel/biochemical products from biomass carbohydrates; • Hybrid system for lignin-biomass/coal blends for synthetic gas, electricity, and liquid fuels. RA 3. Biofuels and Bioproduct Development Analysis. • Life cycle analysis and system modeling; • Fossil fuel displacement, sustainability and rural economic development; • Commercialization through relationships with industrial partners.

  5. TORREFIED WOOD • Heating wood at low O2 high temp condition (400-600 F) • 20 % mass loss, 10 % energy loss • Final product hydrophobic • Co-fired directly with coal, raw material for liquids, steel production • WVU Samples ~ 9500-10,000 BTU/LB

  6. Coal/Biomass Conference – Sept 19th 2012 Topics • Coal/Biomass Opportunities • Bioenergy Research • Energy policy and environmental impacts • Business Perspective – torrefied wood • Economic and Technical Feasibility of CBTL • Clean Energy Research and Development with Coal • Carbon Capture Technology More info - http://ahc.wvu.edu

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