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Expanding the opportuni0es for sustainably capturing the economic, social, and
environmental poten0al of Michigan’s vast forest resources:
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Turning up the heat. RaymondO.Miller
MSU’sForestBiomassInnova3onCenter,Escanaba,MIPresentedtotheMichiganForestBioeconomyConference
GrandRapids,MIFebruary1,2017
Michigan’s Forests Today… • 54%ofMichiganiscoveredbyforests.• Forestindustryannuallycontributes$20billion&96,000jobs(fromdirect,indirect,andinducedeffects¹).• 5,000jobsinthewoodsupplychainfromforestry,logging,&trucking.• 8,000jobsinprimarymanufacturingoflumber,veneer,paper,&engineeredboard.
• 25,000jobsinsecondarymanufacturingofproductslikefurniture&paperboardproducts.
• Forest-dependentacUviUesaddanother$3billion&50,000jobs².• HunUngandtrapping.• Eco-recreaUon&tourism(hiking,biking,motorsports,sightseeing).• WatershedprotecUonandairqualityimprovements.• Ecosystemdiversity.
¹MDNR,ForestProductsIndustriesEconomicContribuUonstoMichigan’sEconomy:2016Update.²MichiganForestResourceAlliance,Michigan’sGrowingWithMichigan’sForests.
Woody Biomass Availability Assessment
ShivanGC,RaymondMiller,andKarenPoder-WiderFullreportavailableat:hdp://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/wood_energy
SourceofWoodyBiomass
CurrentHarvestsofbolewood(4.60MMg/yr) 0.00RecoveredLoggingResidues(topwood&culls)fromCurrentHarvests 0.95RecoveredMortalityfromTimberlands(bolewood&topwood) 1.52RecoveredUnusedGrowth(bolewood&topwood) 0.93
3.40MillResidues 0.01ShortRotationWoodCropPlantationPotential 2.42RecoveredWoodfromUrbanTreeMortality 1.20RecoveredUrbanWoodWaste 1.00
4.63
TOTALUNTAPPEDMICHIGANWOODYBIOMASS
AdditionalBiomassAvailability Estimate(milliondryMg/yr)
8.03
Table1:PotentialnewsourcesofwoodybiomassforanexpandedbioeconomyinMichigan.
NewBiomassFromMichigan'sNaturalForests
NewbiomassFromNon-forestSourcesinMichigan
There’s Room for “Growth”
1. ExpandtradiUonalforestproductssector,parUcularlyinfinishedsecondaryproducts–wherethemostjobsare.• Increase“importsubsUtuUon”bybuildingmoreofwhatwebuyhereinMichigan.
2. Growthe“nextgeneraUon”offorestproducts:• Compositepanels,• Glue-laminatedbeams,• Laminatedveneerlumber,• Cross-laminatedUmbers
3. Developandmarketadvancedmaterialsfromwood.• Sugarbasedfermentedproducts,cellulosenanocrystals,etc.• Ligninbasedglues,preservaUves,carbonfibers,etc.• Advancedbio-charcarbon
4. Expandtheuseoflocally-producedthermalenergy.
Did he say the future is wood heat? Sure! Wait un0l you see the new tricks we can do with fire…
Shall we push the “green energy” boulder up the hill again?
• Between1973and1980oilwentfrom$20to$115.JimmyCartersaidreplacingoilwasthe“moralequivalentofwar.”Round1ofrenewableenergyacUvitybeganinearnest.
• By1986oilwasbackto$23usheringinthe“Who-gives-a-damn”SUVera.
• Between2000and2008oilsoaredto$154.Leadto“EnergyPolicyActof2005”&“EnergyIndependenceandSecurityActof2007”andRound2ofrenewableenergyacUvity.
• By2016oildroppedto$32andnaturalgaspriceshita20-yearlow;usheringinthepresent“buryourheadsintheoilsands”era.
MeanwhileatmosphericCO2levelshaverisen22%(from330ppmin1973to404ppmin2017)andtheannualaveragetemperatureoftheearthhasincreasedby1Celsiusdegree(almost2F˚).
PoorKingSisyphus!
So, why ADVANCED Wood Thermal?
• 1/3ofallenergyusedinMichiganisforspaceheat.• ManyMichigancommuniUesaresurroundedbywoodfuel.• Advanced,clean,efficientwoodthermalsystemsofvariousscalesareavailabletoday–offtheshelf.• NotcapitalintensivecomparedwithstarUngawholenewindustry.• FeedstockandlogisUcsystemsexistorsimpletocreate.• Savesusersmoneyandruraleconomiesareimproved.
It’snotyourgrandfather’swoodstoveanymore!
Examples in Michigan
• SchoolsheaUngwithwood:• Mid-PeninsulaSchoolinRock,MI• NorthCentralSchoolsonPowers,MI• NorthDickinsonCountySchoolinFelch,MI• Republic-MichigammeSchoolsinRepublic,MI
• MarinerNorthinCopperHarbor,MI.hasathermalmicrogrid.• InsUtuUonaldistrictheaUngat
• CentralMichiganUniversityinMt.Pleasant,MI.• PinecrestMedicalCareFacilityinPowers,MI• Bordine’sNurseryinGrandBlanc,MI
• InsUtuUonalCHPsystematthe• VAMedicalCenterinBadleCreek,MI.• L’Anse-WardenElectricCompany
• And6dedicatedelectricgenerators• Cadillac,Genesee,Grayling,Hillman,Lincoln,&McBain
CasestudiesonMichiganWoodEnergyTeam’swebsite:hdp://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/wood_energy
Successful project drivers • UniquefinancialopportuniUesoccur(e.g.cheapbiomass).• TheUmecomestoremodelorreplaceoldequipment.• Desiretobe“green”andsetagoodexample.• OpportunitytobedisUnctinthemarket.• IncenUveslikecostsharing,grants,ortaxbenefits.• Loanguaranteesorlow-costloans.• FreeuniversityoragencyexperUse.• Favorableandstablepoliciesareadopted.• Favorableregulatory,inspecUon,andinsuranceclimates.
SupplyChainModelforBulkWoodPelletResidenUalHeaUng
Growstreesforfeedstock,receives“stumpage”
payments
Harveststrees&deliversfeedstocktopelletmill
Convertsrawfeedstockintoconsumer-gradepellets
Sells,installs,andservicesheaUngsystems
Deliverspelletstohomes
Enduserofequipmentandpelletfuel
Savesbigmoney??
FeedstockGrower
FeedstockProcessor
(feedstockbroker)PelletMill Distributor
(pelletbroker)ResidenUalCustomer
ThisIShappeningNOWbothinEuropeandinNewEngland
What do we need to make this work in Michigan?
1. Sensibleregulatoryandinsuranceenvironment.
2. Competentsystemdesigners,installers,andmaintainers.
3. Sustainableandaffordablesourceoffuel.
4. Bulkfueldeliverysystem.5. Sufficientnumberofcustomers
withinanareatosupportthewholesystem.
6. Incen3vestogetthingsstarted.
Over18%ofMIhouseholdsheatwithLPgas,oil,or
electricity.
So,almost700,000householdsare
spendingmorethan$1,300/yrforheat.
CompiledbyShivanGCfromUSEnergyInformaUonAdministraUon(EIA)-hdp://www.eia.gov/
Thesehouseholdsareconcentratedintheblue-coloredcounPes–usuallyplacesinneedofruraleconomic
developmentANDabundantwood
resources.
CompiledbyShivanGCfromUSEnergyInformaUonAdministraUon(EIA)-hdp://www.eia.gov/
Impacts and Implica0ons
• UsingdomesUcenergyretainswealthinMI.• Createsnewruraljobsto:
• Growfeedstock• Processandhandlefuel• Design,install,&maintainthermalsystems• ManufactureandselladvancedheaUngsystems
• LocalcommuniUesandciUzenssaveenergydollars.• Fossilcarbonemissionsarereduced.• Robustmarketsforlow-valuebiomassenablesmanagementtosustainforesthealthandproducemorehighervalueproducts.
Notexactlytrue…theUSusedpencilstoounUltheFischerPenCompanydevelopedthespacepenattheirownexpense.NowboththeUSandtheRussiansbuyandusethespacepenbecausepencilscreatedebrisinthecabinandareflammable–twospacehazards.Butthismakesanicephoney-balonyallegory.