Forisk Bioenergy Research

Forisk Consulting tracks wood-consuming bioenergy projects across the US. In the continental US, as of January 30, 2012, Forisk tracks 452 wood-consuming, announced and operating projects. These projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 123 million tons/year by 2022. Based on Forisk analysis, projects representing only 69 million tons/year pass basic viability screening. For more information regarding the detailed US-wide project database, click here.

Estimated Wood-Use by Announced Facilities in the US


Projected Annual Wood Demand 2022, Green Tons

Region*

Projects Announced & Operating

100% Total New Tons

Technology Screen

Status Screen**

% That Pass Screens

North

201

42,052,475

37,742,500

25,748,500

61%

South

142

59,990,804

42,236,806

29,425,906

49%

West

109

20,908,771

19,471,396

13,862,796

66%

Total

452

122,952,050

99,450,702

69,037,202

56%

*The breakdown of states by region can be found on the Forisk website, www.forisk.com, on the Bioenergy page. The North region includes states in the Northeast, Lake States, and Appalachia.
**The status screen is cumulative and is applied to projects that pass the technology screen.

Project  Count

 

Type

 

Total that pass screens

Region*

Electricity

CHP

Thermal

Liquid Fuel

Pellet

Total

North

72

23

9

12

85

201

140

South

43

20

10

21

48

142

87

West

40

19

2

7

41

109

69

Total

155

62

21

40

174

452

294

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Updated: January 30, 2012

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