This paper aims to identify and prospect the future behavior of a critical fact about the biomass energy productive chain in an original forest, as well as to check the needs of training and research demands to improve its competitive performance. The study had as its inclusion area the municipal districts of the area of Lages, in the South Plateau in Santa Catarina. Foresight approach was the methodology used, developed through the specialists projection based on their knowledge, by applying a Delphi questionnaire, and contemplating the segments of the forest production, industry and generation of energy. The main conclusions were: a) readiness of forest residues exists to use for the production of energy, it has been necessary to adapt the process in forest crop; b) investments and qualification in human resources and new industrial technology processes are required for taking better advantage of forest resources; and c) the production of energy by using the biomass in the original forest might grow.
Energy; Search and Demands
