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Wood Fuel: An Alternative Energy Source for Agribusiness and Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Glenn C. W. Ames  and
Harold O. Baxter
Glenn C. W. Ames
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension Marketing Department, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia
Harold O. Baxter
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension Marketing Department, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia
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Wood fuel is becoming increasingly more important as an alternate energy source because of price and shortages of fossil fuels. Furthermore, energy prices are expected to continue to rise in future years (U.S. Dept. of Energy, pp. 56–72). As a result, agribusiness firms in the Southeast are investigating the feasibility, of utilizing wood residues or whole tree green chips for their fuel supply. Some industries may continue to rely partially on their present gas- or oil-fired systems and add a wood-fired boiler as a backup system. The availability of wood as an industrial fuel at a competitive price is one of the major concerns of these firms.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , December 1981 , pp. 91 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1981

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