Thanks Jeff. If the fact sheets are representative then willow could be delivered to a plant gate at $27.50/green ton. That is equal to propane at $0.34-36/gallon or oil at $0.55-$0.60/gallon. Since current prices are three to four times that it would make sense to use willow to fuel a gasifier. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techline/fuel-value-calculator.pdf
In 1980 we had a local nursery that was growing willow as part of a US Department of Energy program. He cut the willow stems into thumb size dowels that dried easily and worked very well in downdraft gasifiers. (His name was Joe Dula so well called the fuels “Dulas”. ) Willow didn’t catch on then but it is good to see that Tim Volk and his coworkers at SUNY are still working on it after 35 years. Tom From: Gasification [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Davis Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 7:26 AM To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification Subject: SPAM: [Gasification] EcoWillow 2.0 EcoWillow 2.0 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date financial analysis tool for shrub willow biomass crops. < http://www.esf.edu/willow/download.htm> Jeff
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