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Economic and policy factors driving adoption of institutional woody biomass heating systems in the U.S

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  • Young, Jesse D.
  • Anderson, Nathaniel M.
  • Naughton, Helen T.
  • Mullan, Katrina

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Abundant stocks of woody biomass that are associated with active forest management can be used as fuel for bioenergy in many applications. Though factors driving large-scale biomass use in industrial settings have been studied extensively, small-scale biomass combustion systems commonly used by institutions for heating have received less attention. A zero inflated negative binomial (ZINB) model is employed to identify economic and policy factors favorable to installation and operation of these systems. This allows us to determine the effectiveness of existing policies and identify locations where conditions offer the greatest potential for additional promotion of biomass use. Adoption is driven by heating needs, fossil fuel prices, and proximity to woody biomass resources, specifically logging residues, National Forests, and fuel treatments under the National Fire Plan.

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  • Young, Jesse D. & Anderson, Nathaniel M. & Naughton, Helen T. & Mullan, Katrina, 2018. "Economic and policy factors driving adoption of institutional woody biomass heating systems in the U.S," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 456-470.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:69:y:2018:i:c:p:456-470
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.11.020
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    Keywords

    Institutions; Woody biomass; Heating; ZINB; Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • L73 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Forest Products
    • L78 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Government Policy
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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