Key barriers and issues to the extensive deployment of short-rotation plantation and agroforestry energy systems in Canada

Component leaders involved in this project

Testing of native willows (Salix) for large-scale operational deployment
Alex Mosseler, Canadian Forest Service – Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Short-rotation intensive culture (SRIC) of willow in Quebec
Michel Labrecque, Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Montréal, Quebec

Short-rotation woody crop (SRWC) practice issues: Clone certification, yield, input, costs, site sustainability and output values, including carbon capture
Derek Sidders, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

Biomass production in agroforestry systems: Barriers to adoption on agricultural lands in Canada
Bill Schroeder and Henry de Gooijer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Agri-Environment Services Branch, Indian Head, Saskatchewan

Harvest and post-harvest methodologies
Philippe Savoie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Québec, Quebec

Economic opportunities and barriers to adoption of bioenergy production systems on agricultural lands in Canada
Denys Yemshanov, Canadian Forest Service – Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Using social science approaches to examine development and application issues
Sylvain Masse, Canadian Forest Service – Laurentian Forestry Centre, Québec, Quebec

Component leaders involved in this project

Project status

  • On-going

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