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by Patrick White
Source: http://www.fpemagazine.com/article.php?id=3506
The first steps toward using green energy

Just a decade ago in the U.S., there were few who foresaw the notion of collecting woody debris for energy purposes. Now, many can see the potential in “harvesting” biomass, the question has become how best to do it. Following is a look at three machines that not only collect, but also contain, woody debris. [...]

FLD Biomass (www.fldbiomass.com), a Canadian group, created a harvester machine in 2007, designed specifically for short-rotation, woody crop willows. Sensing there was a larger market for such a device, the group turned to SUPERTRAK (www.supertrak.com) in Florida for assistance with testing and development. “The question was, could we convert it to an under-story biomass harvester for use in forest plantations,” says Tom King, president of SUPERTRAK.