Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility User's Manual
Overview
"Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility" is a spreadsheet program designed for easy use on a personal computer. This program provides a starting point for interested parties to perform financial feasibility analysis of a steam boiler system for space heating or process heat. By allowing users to input the conditions applicable to their current or proposed fuel systems, "Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility" provides an opportunity to compare wood or bark fuel as alternates to the existing fuel.
This program has been designed for use by most decision-makers seeking basic insight such as annual savings and potential payback of wood fuel. More detailed financial feasibility estimates can also be done on a 20-year period of analysis for those who have greater technical expertise and are more knowledgeable in conducting such analyses.
It is suggested that first-time users read this manual and carefully examine all explanatory text in the spreadsheet related to entries, calculations, and interpretations prior to initial use of the spreadsheet.
Downloadable Manual and Program
Wood Fueled Boiler Financial
Feasibility Program (Microsoft Excel format)
Wood Fueled Boiler Financial
Feasibility Users Manual (Adobe PDF format)
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Lew McCreery, Program Leader, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry for his technical support and the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area Rural Development program for the financial support that made this effort possible.
Authors
Robert Govett, Professor, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Scott Bowe, Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Terry Mace, Forest Utilization and Marketing Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
Steve Hubbard, Consultant Hubbard Forest Solutions, LLC
John (Rusty) Dramm, Utilization Specialist, USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
Richard Bergman, Research Chemical Engineer, USDA Forest Service
Alternate Formats Available
If you would like paper copies of the manual or copies of the program on CD, please contact Terry Mace:
Terry Mace
Forest Utilization and Marketing Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726
Phone: (608) 231-9333
Email:
Terry.mace@dnr.state.wi.us
Updated: 2008.05.07