1. What is logging slash? Updated: May 16, 2011
2. In what size diameter of logs and limbs can bark beetles infest and complete their life cycle? Updated: April 30, 2010
3. Is woody biomass more expensive than coal? Updated: February 16, 2010
4. Is there a difference in the scrubbers needed in coal-fired power plants and wood-fired power plants? Updated: February 16, 2010
5. Why isn’t there greater use of wood for energy in the paper industry? Updated: February 16, 2010
6. What happens if using woody biomass to generate electricity becomes very common and successful? Updated: February 09, 2010
7. Does using trees as an energy source increase the amount of land which is developed for housing? Updated: February 09, 2010
8. Is a bigger energy facility better? Updated: February 09, 2010
9. How does the process work for burning wood? Are there still giant smoke-stacks? Updated: February 09, 2010
10. What happens to by-products of burning wood, even if “scrubbed” from stacks? How does mixing coal with wood affect how the ash is handled? Updated: February 09, 2010
11. Are wood-fired power plants energy efficient? Updated: February 09, 2010
12. Does “green” woody material require energy inputs for drying or aging on-site to be burned efficiently? Updated: February 06, 2010
13. What types of trees produce high annual wood yields? Updated: February 05, 2010
14. How much energy is generated per ton of wood? Updated: February 05, 2010
15. How many British thermal units (Btu's) are produced per acre of forest per year? Updated: February 05, 2010
16. Can biomass substitute for other fuels? Updated: January 08, 2010
17. How is woody biomass used for energy? Updated: January 08, 2010
18. Where will dedicated wood energy plantations be established? Updated: January 08, 2010
19. What are dedicated energy plantations? Updated: January 08, 2010
20. Will woody biomass markets result in stems normally used for conventional forest product markets being used for energy? Updated: January 01, 2010
21. How is woody biomass harvested? Updated: January 01, 2010
22. Will harvesting woody biomass improve or reduce forest health? Updated: January 01, 2010
23. How far apart, in distance, can you have wood-burning power plants? Updated: December 15, 2009
24. How does the cost of wood compare to coal per kilowatt hour (kWh)? Updated: December 15, 2009
25. Is burning wood carbon-neutral? Updated: December 15, 2009
26. Does storm debris make a good fuel for a wood-fired facility? Updated: December 15, 2009
27. Can a wood-fired bioenergy conversion system (e.g. power plant) also burn non-wood combustible materials such as tires and plastics? Updated: December 15, 2009
28. What kind of wood can be burned in wood-fired combustion equipment? Updated: December 15, 2009
29. Can a wood-fired power plant be used to burn other types of fuels? Updated: December 15, 2009
30. What is the difference in cost of construction of a coal-fired plant and a wood-fired plant? Updated: December 15, 2009

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