Biomass fuel in Southern Thailand: why the supply sits where it does
5 min read
The South replants rubber every year, and the wood from felling is a continuous feedstock rather than an incidental residue. What that means for plants buying fuel.
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Notes on biomass fuel, wood chips, rubberwood pellets, and industrial fuel choices.
Rubberwood as biomass fuel: why supply is predictable, and what limits it
7 min read
Rubberwood has an advantage no other Thai biomass has — supply tied to the replanting cycle rather than a harvest season. Also the constraints that decide whether a project works.
Rubberwood stumps and roots: from field burning to boiler fuel
6 min read
Stumps get dug out anyway to stop white root disease. Why the densest wood on the tree ends up on a bonfire, and what has to happen before it can be sold as fuel.