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Moving large volumes of materials efficiently requires good transportation systems.  Although good examples of small-scale bioenergy facilities have been developed (e.g., anaerobic digesters and biogas, wood and waste fired boilers), economies of scale tend to push bioenergy facilities toward the larger operations.  The movement of feedstock into a plant and energy products and by-products out of a plant are both an efficiency concern and potentially a concern to the neighbors of an operation.  In Wisconsin, rails provide the most efficient means of moving raw materials.  Multi-lane highways mitigate traffic impacts from truck traffic, though if the highways are already congested, additional slow-moving traffic may exacerbate conditions.  Pipelines are the most efficient way for conveying gases and liquids, though these are dedicated to single purposes and quite expensive to construct. 

 

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