You'll need to contact those entities already growing willow. A modified silage cutter is all I've seen up to this point. Cutting and chipping in one step.
Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: motie_d To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: Coppice Willow & Hardwoods Part Dieu was Re: [biofuel] Re: Cornburning Stoves --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The crop is easily harvestable, easily chipped and easily conducted as a feedstock for process heat boilers, structural heat and even electrical generation. Have you got any info on harvesting techniques, or the equipment needed? I would like to gasify it, but harvesting is an economic downfall. > > > Perhaps a comparison to switchgrass or other similar biomass crops is in order. But it is difficult to imagine them being as beneficial to soils as a deciduous crop would. I have an experimental plot of Reed Canary Grass growing now. It was established last year and seems to have taken well. I'll have yield results next fall. Motie Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/