costs

This dataset contains harvesting, chipping, and production cost data for forestland production by region and forest harvest system. The dataset supports Biomass from the forested land base analysis in the BT23 (Davis et al., 2024) and subsequent modeling using the Forest Sustainable and Economic Analysis Model (ForSEAM). The cost data was updated by Burton English and is in 2014 dollars and 2021 dollars. Data sources can be found in the accompanying PDF, ‘2021 Biomass Production Costs for the 2024 Billion Ton Analysis’, and the details can be found in the accompanying Microsoft Word file.

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A-customized-dataset-for-national-timberland-resources-modeled-with-ForSEAM

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forest harvest system

harvesting cost

chipping cost

forest production cost

Publication Date

2024

Metadata

Cost_by_FHS_and_Region.csv is a comma-separated file that holds the following variables: Forest_Harvest_Systems: This is for different forest silvicultural and harvest methods.
Region: This is for different production cost zones of the CONUS as defined by ForSEAM.
Slope_over_40%: This is a binary variable to indicate if the slope exceeds 40%.
CutToLength: This is a binary variable to indicate if the cut-to-length method is used.
Cut: This indicates the forest management practice of either thinning or clearcutting.
Type: This indicates the type of forest.
Harverst_Production_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The harvest costs of production per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Chipping_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The costs of production to chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Total_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The costs of production to harvest and chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Harverst_Production_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The harvest costs of production per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.
Chipping_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The costs of production to chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.
Total_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The costs of production to harvest and chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.
Total_Forest_Production_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The total production costs of forestland biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Timber_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for timber per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Chipper_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for chipper per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Total_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for timber and chipper per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Cost_by_Region.csv is a comma-separated file that holds the following variables:
Region: This is for different production cost zones of the CONUS as defined by ForSEAM.
Slope_over_40%: This is a binary variable to indicate if the slope exceeds 40%.
CutToLength: This is a binary variable to indicate if the cut-to-length method is used.
Type: This indicates the type of forest.
Cut: This indicates the forest management practice of either thinning or clearcutting.
Forest_Production_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The total production costs of forestland biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Timber_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for timber per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Chipper_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for chipper per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Total_Costs_2014$_per_dry_ton: The costs for timber and chipper per dry ton biomass in 2014 dollars.
Cost_by_FHS.csv is a comma-separated file that holds the following variables:
Forest_Harvest_Systems: This is for different forest silvicultural and harvest methods.
Cut: This indicates the forest management practice of either thinning or clearcutting.
Harverst_Production_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The harvest costs of production per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Chipping_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The costs of production to chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Total_Costs_2021$_per_bdt: The costs of production to harvest and chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2021 dollars.
Harverst_Production_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The harvest costs of production per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.
Chipping_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The costs of production to chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.
Total_Costs_2014$_per_bdt: The costs of production to harvest and chip the biomass per bone dry ton (bdt) in 2014 dollars.

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ORNL

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Forest Costs of production_vJuly2024_FromEnglish2023_0.pdf

vJuly22_2024_0.zip

Data Source

2021 Biomass Production Costs for the 2024 Billion Ton Analysis

Bioenergy Category

Feedstock Production

Author(s)

Burton English , Jin Wook Ro , Lixia Lambert , Maggie Davis , Matthew H Langholtz

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https://doi.org/10.23720/BT2023/2281324

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BT23

Communicating About Bioenergy Sustainability

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Publication Date

2011

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dalevh@ornl.gov

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Dale_et_al_2013EMCommunicatingaboutBioenergySustainability.pdf

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Virginia Dale

Contact Organization

Center for BioEnergy Sustainability, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Supporting Data

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Virginia H. Dale

Bioenergy in a Changing Climate: Key Findings of the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources (SRREN) and Climate Change Mitigation

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Provides a summary of the key findings of the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources (SRREN) and Climate Change Mitigation.

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ethan.warner@nrel.gov

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IPCC SRREN - Chevron.pdf

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Ethan Warner

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Feedstock Production

IPCC SRREN - Chapter 2 on Bioenergy

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The IPCC SRREN report addresses information needs of policymakers, the private sector and civil society on the potential of renewable energy sources for the mitigation of climate change, providing a comprehensive assessment of renewable energy technologies and related policy and financial instruments. The IPCC report was a multinational collaboration and synthesis of peer reviewed information: Reviewed, analyzed, coordinated, and integrated current high quality information. The OBP International Sustainability activities contributed to the Bioenergy chapter, technology cost annex as well as lifecycle assessments and sustainability information.

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