Economic feasibility of a woody biomass-based ethanol plant in central Appalachia

J Wu, M Sperow, J Wang - Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2010 - JSTOR
A mixed-integer programming model is developed to assess the economic feasibility of
siting a woody biomass-based ethanol facility in the central Appalachian hardwood region …

Economic modeling of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy and its application in central Appalachia, USA

J Wu, J Wang, J McNeel - Canadian journal of forest research, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
A mixed integer programming model was developed to estimate the delivered cost of woody
biomass, including the costs associated with stumpage, bundling (if any), extraction, storage …

A two-stage GIS-based suitability model for siting biomass-to-biofuel plants and its application in West Virginia, USA

J Wu, J Wang, MP Strager - International Journal of Forest …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Woody biomass has been considered of low value because the cost of removal generally
exceeded market price. New, valued-added markets to offset removal costs are necessary …

[PDF][PDF] Woody Biomass Sustainability for Bioenergy Production in West Virginia

J Wang - The USDA CSREES Bio Energy Awareness Days …, 2008 - ncfap.org
West Virginia is the third most heavily forested state in the US and produces 2.41 million dry
tons of wood residues annually. These wood wastes are sustainable and can be used as …

Economic modeling of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy: a case study in West Virginia

J Wu, J Wang, D Hartley, J McNeel - 2011 Louisville, Kentucky …, 2011 - elibrary.asabe.org
A mixed integer programming model was developed to estimate the delivered cost of woody
biomass under different woody biomass handling systems. The objective of the model was …