Woody biomass policies and location decisions of the woody bioenergy industry in the southern United States

Woody biomass for bioenergy production has been included in relatively few renewable energy policies since the 1970s. Recently, however, several states have implemented a variety of new woody biomass policies to spur the establishment of new bioenergy industry. Establishing new woody biomass-based f...

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Published in:Biomass & bioenergy 2013-09, Vol.56, p.268-273
Main Authors: Guo, Zhimei, Hodges, Donald G., Young, Timothy M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
bioenergy
bioenergy industry
Biological and medical sciences
biomass
business enterprises
climate
CLM
Energy
Energy economics
Energy policy
Exact sciences and technology
Forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General, economic and professional studies
Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology
labor force
new variety
Policy incentives
Production. Biomass
Resource availability
State attributes
state government
Woody bioenergy industry
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Summary:Woody biomass for bioenergy production has been included in relatively few renewable energy policies since the 1970s. Recently, however, several states have implemented a variety of new woody biomass policies to spur the establishment of new bioenergy industry. Establishing new woody biomass-based facilities in a specific state is affected by a number of factors such as the strength of these new policy incentives, resource availability, business tax climate, and the available labor force. This study employs a conditional logit model (CLM) to explore the effects of woody biomass policies on the siting decisions of new bioenergy projects relative to some of these other state attributes. The CLM results suggest that state government incentives are significantly related to state success in attracting new plants. The results have substantial implications regarding woody biomass policies and the creation of a new bioenergy industry. •This study explores the effects of state attributes on the siting decisions of new woody bioenergy projects.•Results suggest that state woody biomass policies are significantly related to state success in attracting new plants.•Other factors related to the siting of woody bioenergy facilities include resource availability, taxes, and wage rate.
ISSN:0961-9534
1873-2909
DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.05.016