The Open Fuels & Energy Science Journal

2015, 8 : 272-275
Published online 2015 October 5. DOI: 10.2174/1876973X01508010272
Publisher ID: TOEFJ-8-272

Estimation of Forest Biomass Energy Resources Based on Bottom-up Approach in China

Lan Zhang , Dan Yu , Caihong Zhang and Weidong Zhang
School of Economics and Management of Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.

ABSTRACT

Currently, the forest biomass energy development is at an initial stage and the estimation method for the forest biomass energy resource reserve is to be unified and refined although there is a great value and potential in the development and utilization of forest biomass energy in China. Based on the existing studies, the present paper analyzes the origins and types of forest biomass energy resources in the perspective of sustainable forestry management, constructs the estimation model using a bottom-up approach, and estimates the total existing forest biomass energy resource reserve in China based on the data of the 7th Forest Resource Survey. The estimation method and the calculation results provide the important theoretical ground for promoting the rational development of forest biomass energy in China.

Keywords:

Bottom-up approach, forest biomass energy, model, resource reserve.