Research Article
Economic Analysis of Biomass Supply Chains: A Case Study of Four Competing Bioenergy Power Plants in Northwestern Ontario
Table 4
The number of forest cells selected in different scenarios for supplying woody biomass to four power plants.
| | Scenario |
Cells for ABFF (no.) |
Cells for ABTB (no.) |
Cells for DDPP (no.) |
Cells for AGS (no.) |
Total cells for 4 plants (no.) | | FHR | UW | FHR | UW | FHR | UW | FHR | UW | FHR | UW | Total |
| | BASE | 3204 | 1320 | 3972 | 1004 | 3507 | 404 | 1107 | 263 | 11790 | 2991 | 14781 | | INTC | 3127 | 1338 | 3612 | 1093 | 3213 | 473 | 1034 | 283 | 10986 | 3187 | 14173 | | INPC | 3239 | 1312 | 4152 | 950 | 3695 | 355 | 1142 | 249 | 12228 | 2866 | 15094 | | DEPC | 3178 | 1327 | 3775 | 1056 | 3349 | 442 | 1055 | 276 | 11357 | 3101 | 14458 | | INBA | 3138 | 1139 | 3816 | 860 | 3388 | 316 | 1135 | 197 | 11477 | 2512 | 13989 | | IHR W1 | 3138 | 1139 | 3816 | 860 | 3388 | 316 | 1135 | 197 | 11477 | 2512 | 13989 | | IHR W2 | 3090 | 981 | 3680 | 748 | 3285 | 242 | 1143 | 151 | 11198 | 2122 | 13320 | | IHFR | 3164 | 1155 | 3815 | 853 | 3334 | 279 | 1120 | 193 | 11433 | 2480 | 13913 | | DEDP | 3133 | 1120 | 3808 | 844 | 3373 | 307 | 1138 | 190 | 11452 | 2461 | 13913 | | DEBA | 3257 | 1555 | 4157 | 1162 | 3655 | 513 | 1097 | 328 | 12166 | 3558 | 15724 | | DHR W | 3257 | 1555 | 4157 | 1162 | 3655 | 513 | 1097 | 328 | 12166 | 3558 | 15724 | | DHFR | 3219 | 1501 | 4142 | 1152 | 3729 | 536 | 1086 | 325 | 12176 | 3514 | 15690 | | IHOR | 6726 | — | 6197 | — | 3728 | — | 1849 | — | 18500 | — | 18500 | | INDP | 3254 | 1531 | 4132 | 1148 | 3642 | 502 | 1098 | 320 | 12126 | 3501 | 15627 |
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ABFF: Abitibi-Bowater Fort Frances Power Plant, ABTB: Abitibi-Bowater Thunder Bay Power Plant, DDPP: Domtar Dryden Power Plant, AGS: Atikokan Generating Station, FHR: forest harvest residue, UW: underutilized wood.
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