Logging typically uses only 65% biomass of a tree that is logged, leaving 35% of each tree as waste biomass. Our dual logging and chipping operations capture that waste wood for energy production. Currently our forest chips are used as fuel for the XcelEnergy Bay Front plant in Ashland, WI.
An example of logging site without biomass processing and site cleanup
An example of logging site after biomass processing and site cleanup
Our equipment can also deal effectively with woody biomass—large quantities of small-diameter and low-quality wood that has little commercial value. These plants, limbs, tops, needles, and leaves are often the byproducts of forestry management as landowners cull lower-value trees.