The impact on global wood-product markets of increasing consumption of wood pellets within the European Union

Jonsson, Ragnar; Rinaldi, Francesca

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.178

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“…A particular aspect to consider has been the gradual but significant use of fuelwood and pellets in domestic heating (Pra & Pettenella 2016), partly as a result of rising coasts of fossil fuels and tax incentives (especially in the early 21 st century) and partly because of a cultural attraction for the "gentle heat" from fireplaces in modern homes. This suggests that, in Europe, the production of fuelwood is still, and will remain, a relevant forest function, still, potentially competing also with the timber production (Jonsson & Rinaldi 2017).…”

Section: Fuelwood Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forest functions and space: a geohistorical perspective of European forests

Pilli¹,

Pase²

2018

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The history of man has been linked to the history of wood since prehistoric times and because the forest is the main place where this resource is available, forest spaces are also directly linked to the evolution of human society. The objective of this paper is to analyze the historical evolution of the functions assigned by humans to forests, highlighting how they affect the production of space from a diachronic perspective. Focusing our attention on some European countries, we highlight that although historically, wood production was the most important function provided by wooded lands, other functions were also attributed to forests. The awareness of these functions emerged when an overexploitation of forest resources produced a lack of a specific service. When these services corresponded to a societal demand, they produced welfare benefits for the society, which were recognized as forest functions. Thus even the functions evolved in time according to the evolution of societal needs. Evaluating when and how each societal demand emerged, and consequently the moment each function was recognized, is an essential prerequisite even for a more accurate interpretation of current forest management practices. Not only is the temporal dimension of forest functions relevant, so is the spatial scale, which may differ considerably between them, ranging from the specific forest area and its owner for the productive function; to the catchment area and its inhabitants for the protective function; to a potentially larger area for the cultural and biodiversity function; and to the entire globe for the carbon-retention function. The strict, and sometimes competing, interactions between these functions may also be recognized in the production of space, which evolved in time according to the evolution of the corresponding societal needs. A forest parcel assigned to a productive function is a material space, marked in the field by colored signs, but it may also be virtually represented by a forest model or be part of some protected area. But this picture would change if, instead of looking at the present, we consider the past and the different sensations and representations concerned with forests. These complex interactions, between different functions and spatial dimensions, justify the need to balance a segregative management system with a wider, multifunctional integrated approach. What has emerged from our study is that to reach this difficult equilibrium, it is useful to consider the production processes of these forest spaces. Through this analytical approach, we can understand the interactions occurring over time between the evolution of the demands expressed by society and the main changes occurred on the forest landscape.

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Section: Fuelwood Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As highlighted in Fig. 1 (see arrow "A" on the right), this was, and still is a relevant topic in forest management, above all considering the current challenges linked to forest carbon storage (Pilli et al 2015) and the increasing consumption of wood pellets within the European Union (Jonsson & Rinaldi 2017).…”

Section: Fuelwood Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest functions and space: a geohistorical perspective of European forests

Pilli¹,

Pase²

2018

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“…UN (2011) mainly addresses impacts on forest resources, while European Commission (2016a) and Frank et al (2016) emphasize consequences in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) flows. Apart from Johnston & Van Kooten (2016), Forsell et al (2016) and Jonsson & Rinaldi (2017), all these studies consider broad, generic, categories of energy wood, thereby failing to account for the intricate interlinkages between wood pellets and woodbased products markets. Further, only consider EU imports of wood pellets, thereby not fully assessing synergies and competition between wood pellets and wood-based products markets.…”

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“…The European Forest Information Scenario (EFISCEN) model, based on national forest inventory data, was used to project possible future developments of forest resources in EEA (2006,2007), Nabuurs et al (2007) and Verkerk et al (2011), while the other studies mentioned above relied on statistical analysis of international data sets (from FAO or Forest Europe). Several studies have assessed the impact of an increased use of wood for energy on the forest-based sector, mainly with a regional focus (Ince et al 2012 for USA, UN 2011 for Europe, and Lauri et al 2012, Moiseyev et al 2014, European Commission 2016a, and Frank et al 2016 for the EU), but some also with a global scope (Raunikar et al 2010, Buongiorno et al 2011, Johnston & Van Kooten 2016, Jonsson & Rinaldi 2017. Buongiorno et al (2011), Ince et al (2012), Lauri et al (2012), Moiseyev et al (2014), Forsell et al (2016), Johnston & Van Kooten (2016), and Jonsson & Rinaldi (2017) focus on economic implications.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are important interdependencies between wood pellets and wood-based products markets. While competing for the same feedstocksroundwood as well as sawmilling byproducts -in the production, the demand for reconstituted wood-based panels, pulp and paper, and wood pellets is interdependently linked to the demand for sawnwood which is driving sawnwood production (Aulisi et al 2008, Jonsson 2013, Johnston & Van Kooten 2016, Jonsson & Rinaldi 2017.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Outlook of the European forest-based sector: forest growth, harvest demand, wood-product markets, and forest carbon dynamics implications

Jonsson¹,

Blujdea²,

Fiorese³

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A comprehensive assessment of European forest-based biomass harvest potentials, their future utilization and implications on international wood product markets and forest carbon dynamics requires the capability to model forest resource development as well as global markets for wood-based commodities with sufficient geographical and product detail and, most importantly, their interactions. To this aim, we apply a model framework fully integrating a European forest resource model and a global economic forest sector model. In a business-as-usual (BaU)

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Influence of Screening and Drying on Low‐Quality Wood Chips for Application in Small‐Scale Gasification Plants

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Before using low-quality wood chips for gasification on the small and medium scale (30-500 kW el), mechanical fuel pretreatment has to be employed to ensure the required fuel characteristics concerning particle size distribution and moisture. Two different low-quality wood assortments (calamity wood and roadside maintenance wood) were subjected to three different mechanical fuel pretreatment strategies and a detailed analysis was realized along the supply chains. The results reveal the enrichment in elements characteristic of soil contamination in the removed fine fraction. Gasification tests were successfully performed with the upgraded low-quality fuels in field trials and indicated comparable electrical efficiencies but higher supervision effort during plant operation.

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The impact on global wood-product markets of increasing consumption of wood pellets within the European Union

Cited by 51 publications

References 12 publications

Forest functions and space: a geohistorical perspective of European forests

Forest functions and space: a geohistorical perspective of European forests

Outlook of the European forest-based sector: forest growth, harvest demand, wood-product markets, and forest carbon dynamics implications

Influence of Screening and Drying on Low‐Quality Wood Chips for Application in Small‐Scale Gasification Plants

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