Videos and Presentations

Forest Harvesting for Bioenergy

Curious about sustainable timber harvesting? Watch the following video featuring landowners who have conducted a harvest on their land.

Learn about the economic and recreational benefits of sustainably managing forested land.

In this video, find out how landowners can profit from a timber harvest. The focus is on finding and hiring a forester and summarizing his or her role in the timber harvest process.

Wood Biofuel Energy in the State of Michigan

This presentation describes a model that was created to evaluate potential locations for a biorefinery in Michigan. For this project, the model  sought to minimize transportation cost, emissions, and energy consumption. The model will soon be available for public use. See the project webpage for more information.

http://vimeo.com/31267905

This presentation describes a model that was created to optimize transportation cost, emissions, and energy consumption for potential biorefinery locations in Michigan. The model is now available for public use. See the project webpage for more information.

http://vimeo.com/31268779

Explore the process of life cycle analysis, and how it can be used for a project on wood based bioenergy to help determine the environmental impact of different fuels. Please visit the project webpage for more information on this subject.

http://vimeo.com/31269531

Presentations on Northeastern Michigan Research