An External Benefits Study of Black Liquor Gasification

This project assesses level of understanding and positions of key constituencies involved in the deployment of black liquor gasification (BLG), a technique with potentially far-reaching effects on economic viability and environmental quality in communities with pulp mills.  Motivation for this analysis derives from results of an outside financial cost-benefit analysis of BLG indicating substantially higher IRR when environmental and renewable energy benefits are taken into account.  Results from preliminary community indicate that prioritized issues like water quality coincided with BLG external benefit.