This article, written by Kevin Orfield, originally appeared in John Deere’s Spring 2013 edition of The Forestry Review and appears in Southern Loggin’ Times magazine with permission. Orfield writes, “Silicon microchips sparked the Information Revolution. And today another type of microchip – made of wood – is fueling a global revolution to utilize one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy in the world – wood pellets. The Southeastern U.S. is becoming a major exporter of wood pellets, with production plants sprouting up along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. One of the early high-volume entrants into the industrial pellet market, feeding European power producers seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Green Circle Bio Energy’s plant in Cottondale, Fla. is one of the world’s largest.

Featured Story: “Big Into Micro-Chips”

Written By: Kevin Orfield
Company: Register’s Enterprises
Location: Panama City, Florida
SLT Issue: September 2013

Check out other featured articles in the September 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times September issue spotlights Pinecrest’s Everett family, which works together as a team and as a family. Hauling 300 loads weekly, Joe and Joey Ross of J&J Logging welcome new markets. The second Mid-Atlantic Expo aims to improve on an already winning formula. Also, golf resort work lured a contractor back into mulching.