As with Bruce, I’m sure they are out there. My experience is with the LCA for structural building materials, referred to as mass timber. In that regard, the saving grace is largely due to fact that wood is a carbon sink, obviously not the case if it’s being burned. However, if the pellet’s are manufactured from the manufacturing waste of the mass timber process that would be a plus.
The other VERY LARGE caveat is the question of where the wood comes from and how the forest is managed. It is imperative to have a third party certification on the forest and the forestry practices. transportation distance is also of course a major consideration.
I’m skeptical of the idea of biomass for energy and will look forward to further replies.
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