Biomass Picture Gallery One
Below is a depiction of just one of the many different ways the that Biomass material can be harvested.

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Biomass Process Marking The trees that need to be thinned from the forest are marked for removal.

Biomass Process Shearing Mechanical equipment is used to shear or cut the trees and place them in bundles.

Biomass Process Skidding The trees are hauled or skidded to a designated landing or processing area. The tress are then chipped or processed into small sawlogs.

Biomass Process Processing One pile will consist of trees that will be manufactured into small sawlogs, which are trees that are 10 inches or larger at dbh, and the other pile will consist of smaller trees that will be chipped for biomass production.

Biomass Process Chipping Each chip van can hold 25 green tons or 50,000 pounds of chips. A typical chip van can carry enough fuel to produce 12 megawatt hours of electricity, or enough fuel to generate the electrical needs for 1,000 households for twelve hours.

Biomass Process The Final result This is the appropriate wood chip size for Biomass production. The picture depicts what is used in Biomass production for maximum and efficient energy production.