Influence on the Profitability of Lumber Mills by FIT Program and Life Cycle Assessment of Woody Biomass Power Generation.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25450249
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Wood science
• Research Institution: Hokkaido Research Organization
• Principal Investigator: KOMATA Hirotaka 地方独立行政法人北海道立総合研究機構, 森林総合研究本部林産試験場, 研究主任 (00446303)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHIKAWA Yoshio 地方独立行政法人北海道立総合研究機構, 森林研究本部林産試験場, 主査 (80446286) ; ISHIKO Syuhei 地方独立行政法人北海道立総合研究機構, 森林研究本部林産試験場, 研究主幹 (10462318)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: FIT / 再生可能エネルギー / 未利用木材 / ライフサイクル影響評価 / 経営分析 / 製材工場

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Economic impact to a lumber mill by the beginning of FIT program and environmental impact of woody biomass power generation/combined heat and power (CHP) systems were evaluated. We created a “virtual lumber mill business simulator” and assessed the profitability of lumber mills by setting up a variety of scenarios, based on variables such as log purchase price and wood chip selling price. Environmental impact assessments of each energy production system were performed based on life cycle impact assessment(LCIA), and woody biomass systems are more eco-friendly than substitutional fossil fuel systems.

Free Research Field

木質科学