Recently, TVA's interest in roll splitting was stimulated by its development by the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada The interest in this process as a harvesting process stems from (FERIC). several hypothetical advantages and the opportunity to channel funds used for vegetation control to harvest biomass. Cooperative efforts among TVA; the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS); and FERIC--along with independent work by other organizations--have confirmed some of the hypotheses. The intent of this paper is to outline the work accomplished to date, not only on roll splitting, but also other components of the harvesting system in which it would play a key role.

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