North American Bioenergy Review

RISI's study, North American Bioenergy Review, will provide an up-to-date analysis of structural developments in the biomass power, pellet and biofuels industries in the United States and Canada including forecasts to 2015. The Report will provide insight on how biomass availability will impact the industry's growth, considering also how the industry's production cost structure, profitability, subsidies and incentives impact the ability to compete for and cover fiber costs. Developments in North America will be influenced significantly by export demand for pellets and other biomass, and this report will uncover the impact of this increasing international trade on regional supply.

RISI's North American Bioenergy Review covers the following key themes:

• Demand and supply outlook for pellets, biomass power and biofuels in North America to 2015. What are the key drivers?
• The role of subsidies in driving industry investments and competitiveness.
• Regional wood biomass availability and opportunities, including demand from traditional end using industries. Impact of fiber price changes to available biomass supply.
• Competitiveness of bioenergy industry as a buyer for wood biomass. Ability to pay for fiber relative to traditional end-user industries.
• Biomass fiber supply and ability to pay for fiber as potential constraint for supply development.
• Regional costs of wood biomass, including costs of harvesting, processing and transport. Wood biomass price outlook to 2015 by region.
• Wood biomass price outlook to 2015 by region

Who should purchase RISI's North American Bioenergy Review?

• Major forest owners seeking to understand the long-term demand for woody biomass energy, how quickly it will develop and how sustainable it will be.
• Pulp and paper companies looking at competition for fiber and/or possible opportunities for expanding energy production.
• Equipment suppliers wanting perspective on the demand for specialized harvesting equipment, chippers, trucks, pelletizing equipment, etc.
• Power companies developing or considering investment in biomass power facilities.
• Companies involved in developing wood pellet plants.
• Banks, hedge funds and other investors needing perspective on biomass energy development and the risks involved.
• Transport companies - rail companies looking at transporting pellets, chips, biomass for energy within the US and shipping companies looking to transport chips/pellets to Europe.

Related Multi-Client Studies from RISI

2010 Wood Biomass Policy Review - A concise review and analysis of the policy drivers influencing development of the biomass energy sector in the US and Europe

2011 International Pulpwood Trade Review - Examines the markets for globally traded pulpwood fiber and on pulpwood resources for domestic and export supply in more than 35 countries.

Emerging Biomass Industry: Impact on Wood Fiber Markets - Analyzes the enormous growth in demand for wood fiber that emerged from the biomass industry, looked at how this growth would likely impact wood fiber prices and examined how each sector of the forest products industry was expected to be affected

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