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Forisk Bioenergy Research
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Forisk Consulting tracks wood-consuming bioenergy projects across the US. In the continental US, as of July 29, 2010, Forisk tracks 363 wood-consuming, announced projects. These projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 121 million tons/year by 2020. Based on Forisk analysis, projects representing only 68.4 million tons/year pass basic viability screening. For more information regarding the detailed US-wide project database, click here, click here.
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Estimated Wood-Use by Announced Facilities in the US
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Projected Annual Wood Demand 2020
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Region*
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Projects Announced
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100% Total New Tons
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Technology Screen
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Status Screen**
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% That Pass Screens
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North
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153
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47,903,765
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44,287,020
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35,799,520
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75%
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South
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140
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60,231,442
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46,181,263
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23,955,685
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40%
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West
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70
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12,846,174
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12,272,624
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8,638,024
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67%
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Total
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363
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120,981,381
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102,740,907
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68,393,229
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57%
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*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
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Type
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Total that pass screens
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Region*
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Electricity
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Liquid Fuel
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Pellet
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Total
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North
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69
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8
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76
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153
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107
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South
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79
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15
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46
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140
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77
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West
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38
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6
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26
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70
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45
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Total
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186
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29
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148
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363
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229
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Updated: July 29, 2010 |
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