Wood to Energy in Washington: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Obstacles to Progress

Report to the Washington State Legislature

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Wood to Energy in Washington: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Obstacles to Progress

Report to the Washington State Legislature

Executive Summary/Brief
June 2009

C. Larry Mason, Richard Gustafson, John Calhoun, Bruce R. Lippke, and Natalia Raffaeli
University of Washington
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
Seattle, WA. 98195-2100

Acknowledgements
This report represents a synthesis of information and analysis provided from many sources. The work of the research team included a review of scientific, government, non-governmental organization, and industry literature; the popular press; and interviews with government agency personnel, industry professionals, products venders, community representatives, tribal leaders, and others. Members of the collaborative research team included Larry Mason, Research Scientist and Project Coordinator of the Rural Technology Initiative (RTI); Richard Gustafson, Professor of Pulp and Paper Sciences and Director of the Bioenergy Workgroup at the University of Washington; John Calhoun, Director of the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC); Bruce Lippke, Economics Professor and Director of the Consortium for Research in Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) and Director of RTI; Natalia Raffaeli, Research Assistant and PhD. candidate. Administrative support was provided by Clara Burnett (RTI).

Additional assistance was provided by David Sjoding and Kim Lyons, Washington State University Energy Program; Peter Moulton, Tony Usibelli, Greg Nothstein, and Tim Stearns, Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development; Mark Fuchs, Washington Department of Ecology; Craig Frear, Don Young, and Jonathan Yoder, Washington State University School of Economic Sciences, and many others.

This work was made possible by funding provided by and under the mandate of the Washington State Legislature through the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Washington, the Washington State Legislature or the many project cooperators.

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Web Site: http://www.ruraltech.org/pubs/reports/2009/wood_to_energy/index.asp

Category: Forestry>Biomass Energy

Region: Washington

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