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Moisture reduction and nutrient retention associated with field-drying forest harvest residues on clearcut sites in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2012-11-10)
The increased utilization of forest harvest residues as supplemental, inexpensive and renewable energy raises two key concerns: 1) continued removal may negatively affect long-term site productivity; and 2) because 50-60% ...
Environmental and economic impact assessment of biochar-based bioenergy production in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2016)
Bioenergy is becoming very popular in Ontario with the 2014 ban on the use of coal in power generation. Biochar is produced as a by-product or a co-product of bioenergy. Past literature shows that if biochar is produced ...
The economic feasibility of replacing diesel with renewable energy resources in remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario
(2017)
Ontario has many First Nation communities in the remote northern region that use diesel fuel to generate part or the whole of their energy requirements. There is a huge financial and environmental cost associated with ...
From coal to wood thermoelectric energy production: Socio-economic impacts in northwestern Ontario, Canada
(2016)
The province of Ontario in Canada is the first North American jurisdiction with legislation in place to eliminate coal-fired thermoelectric production. Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) coal-fired Atikokan Generating Station ...
Fuel characteristics of Northwestern Ontario tree species and their components
(2010)
The use of forestry residues or any biomass in the production of energy has been
a topic of great discussion due to the increasing pressure to establish environmentally
friendly energy production. With the current energy ...
Assessment of fuel quality changes during storage of biofibre and its effect on cost
(2010)
Bioenergy, energy produced from renewable biomass, can potentially replace fossil fuels and create employment in northwestern Ontario. However, the procurement of biomass for energy production can be uneconomical due to ...
A novel metadata analysis approaches for analyzing and understanding wood-decaying mechanisms exhibited by fungi
(2019)
Fuel has become an essential commodity in our day to day life. Increase in global population and decreasing fuel reserves have forced mankind to look for other fuel alternatives. Forest biomass serves as a potential renewable ...
The Root dynamics of mixed and single species stands in the boreal forest of central and eastern Canada
(2010)
I examined trends of fine root biomass and necromass in different mixed- and single-species stands within the central and eastern regions of the North American boreal forest to determine how annual fine root production, ...
The impact of amending forest soils with wood ash on soil organic matter attributes and associated properties
(2020)
Wood ash, the byproduct of bioenergy production from biomass, is typically discarded
into landfills as waste. Adding ash back to soil may supply nutrients to soil that are lost through
biomass harvesting, increase soil ...