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Wood Supply
for
Energy Systems
Sarah Smith, Forest Industry Specialist
210 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main St.
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-2647
NH is 84% Forested
Trend of Forest Land Cover in New Hampshire
1600-2000
0
10
20
30
40
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60
70
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16001800
18201840
18601880
19001920
19401960
19802000
Source: UNH Cooperative Extension
Volume by Forest-type
New Hampshire
Oak/pine
6%
Spruce/fir
8%
Oak/hickory
13%
White/red pine
22%
Northern
Hardwoods
46%
Other
5%
Source: USDA Forest Service
Softwood
Pulp
10%
High
Grade
Wood
35%
Fuel
Wood
5%
Whole Tree
Chips
30%
Hardwood
Pulp
20%
Products from the Forest
Source: NH Division of Forests and Lands
• LogsSawlogs Pulpwood
Pallet Logs Firewood
Veneer Logs Poles
• ChipsBiomass chips - containing bark, branches, leaf matter
Pulp grade chips – clean chip
Products from the Timber Harvest
Report of Cut (DRA)
4/’05 – 3/’06 Harvest InformationCounty Harvest Whole Tree Chips Pulpwood Fuelwood Sawlogs
Tons Tons Tons 1000 board ft.
Belknap 192 48,872 37,795 2,457 10,815
Carroll 322 72,542 100,156 2,609 19,980
Cheshire 306 49,529 60,179 8,247 23,240
Coos 314 125,757 503,534 4,980 47,535
Grafton 521 170,425 190,079 5,985 33,982
Hillsboro 375 117,150 42,970 8,334 27,051
Merrimack 441 142,571 69,653 6,882 31,413
Rockingham 207 60,823 24,429 5,137 12,437
Strafford 113 38,871 17,474 3,486 9,413
Sullivan 265 35,890 30,413 3,907 13,717
Totals 3056 862,430 1,076,682 52,024 229,583
Information source: NH Division of Forests and Lands from the Report of Cut
Forms submitted to the NH Dept. of Revenue Administration
Sarah Smith, UNH Cooperative Extension
Plant MW Tons
Alexandria 15 225,000
Hemphill, Springfield 13.8 208,000
Bridgewater, Bridgewater 15 229,000
Pinetree, Tamworth 20 286,000
Pinetree, Bethlehem 15 227,000
Whitefield, Whitefield 13.8 187,000
PSNH, Portsmouth 50 450,000
143 1,812,000 Tons
Nearby:
Rygate Power,Rygate VT 20 250,000
Sappi, Westbrook, ME 400,000
Other low-grade wood consumers:
New England Wood Pellet 150,000
Paper chip producers (4 stand alone) 600,000
NH’s Wood to Energy Plants
Prepared by Sarah Smith
UNH Cooperative Extension
• Roundwood (firewood)
• Pellets (from sawdust, paper or chips)
• Chips- whole tree from the woods
- bole chips from the woods or chipping plants
- pulp quality chip from sawmill or chipping plant
- chips from other sources of clean wood – pallets
Wood Fuel Supply
Chip Quality
Wood Supply Depends on:
Type of system
Fuel storage and handling
Sarah Smith, Forest Industry Specialist
210 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main St.
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-2647