The use of urban wood waste as an energy resource

Khudyakova, G. I.; Danilova, D A; Khasanov, Robert

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/72/1/012026

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“…The potential residual wood biomass attainable from Stone Pines maintenance was merely estimated, basing the study on the registered number of trees in the city of Rome. The preliminary results indicated that a proper utilization of biomass can constitute a valuable source of renewable energy, especially considering the hypothesis of an energy production plant fueled with biomass originated from a short supply chain [35][36]. The adopted MLR model, which utilizes four regressors, has given interesting results about the prediction of the gross time per tree.…”

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confidence: 99%

Technical and Economic Aspects of Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Maintenance in Urban Environments

Biocca¹,

Gallo²,

Sperandio³

2021

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The Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) is one of the most employed ornamental trees in towns with Mediterranean climates. For example, in the city of Rome, Pinus is the most common genus, with more than 51,000 trees. This study investigates technical and economic features of maintenance operations of Stone Pines and evaluates the productivity and costs of the observed yards. Pruning and felling are the most frequent management operations of trees in towns and this study analyzes the features of these operations carried out in 14 work sites. The operations were carried out either with aerial platforms (19 trees) or ascending the crown by tree-climbing (6 trees). The operations were sampled with time studies (12 trees for pruning and 13 for felling). Work time was measured from the beginning of operations to the transport of the residual biomass to the collection and loading point, using centesimal stopwatches and video recording. The total residual biomass was weighed or assessed. Total observation time amounted to 63.1 hours. The evaluation of the costs of each work site considered the fixed and the variable costs and the costs for the labor force. A Multiple Linear Regression model (statistics: determination coefficient R2: 0.74, adjusted R2: 0.67, p-value < 0.001) which utilizes four regressors easily evaluable before the work, was adopted to predict the gross time of the operations. This paper can contribute to optimize trees maintenance methods in urban sites and to assess the potential residual wood biomass attainable from urban forestry maintenance in the city of Rome.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Technical and Economic Aspects of Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Maintenance in Urban Environments

Biocca¹,

Gallo²,

Sperandio³

2021

Preprint

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“…When compared to fossil fuels, this approach can dramatically reduce net carbon emissions, making it a more environmentally friendly way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions [14]. One of the most pressing issues in Russia is the use of wood waste in the forestry and woodworking industries, as well as wood waste generated during the pruning of trees and bushes on city streets and park zones [15].…”

Section: Biomass Waste Management and Wood-related Wastementioning

confidence: 99%

Converting wood-related waste materials into other value-added products: A short review

Mokhtar¹,

Razali²,

Sulaiman³

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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This paper reviews converting wood-related waste materials from forestry, wood-based industry, and agriculture activities into other value-added products such as bio-energy, construction materials, agricultural compost, and handicraft application. The wood waste, however, needs to be processed before it can be utilized. The information obtained is reviewed in order to enable them to be useful to the government planners and those involved in the wood-based industry. The gross domestic product from the forest-related industry reached RM6.38 billion in 2019. This resulted in a large amount of waste produced annually. Utilizing these waste materials instead of letting them rot or deteriorate in the forests or at the factory yards sites could generate income and create job opportunities for the local community. A proper and systematic study needs to be undertaken in order to make them into reality.

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“…Public environmental programs and case studies related to renewable sources of energy. The city is presently investing funds in the development of the Multi-Year Investment Plan for Municipal Environmental Infrastructure, started in 2003 [22] and in specific studies on the quality of water from sources of decentralized water supply [23], use of wood in the "Green Project" to enhance the green endowment of the city [24] and as an energy resource [25]. Renewable energy sources use for sustainable development of the city was also analysed [26] as well as fees as a source for the environmental development of the city [27].…”

Section: Ekaterinburg (Russia)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Criticalities and Potentialities of Local Renewable Sources of Energy

Adami

Castagna

Magaril

et al. 2018

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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In this article, we will discuss about the potential of renewable energies available in a relatively small territorial context, such as municipalities, and the various problems interfering with a full exploitation of said potential. Since the launch of Covenant of Mayors, CoM, in 2008, thousands of local governments committed on volunteer basis in reaching or even exceeding, to the EU targets with regards to climate change and renewable energies for the years to come. Every local government committed to the CoM needs to produce the SEAP (Sustainable Energy Action Plan), which highlights the actions that the government is willing to implement in order to achieve the target set by the CoM (referred either to the 2020 or to the 2030). While studying the local context, many problems of various nature often arise which can be detrimental for the full exploitation of the potential of renewable resources available. This article displays a few examples of local governments located around the world and the problems encountered while writing their SEAP, related to geographical position, types of agricultural, industrial and commercial activities in the area, plants already operative, financial situation of the local government and the population living in the area. The possible areas of intervention include energy efficiency works on public and private buildings, traffic reduction strategies, energy recovery systems applied to factories and industrial plants, solar thermal, photovoltaic and wind power installations, material and energy recovery processes applied to waste management and hydroelectric power installations.

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The use of urban wood waste as an energy resource

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Technical and Economic Aspects of Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Maintenance in Urban Environments

Technical and Economic Aspects of Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Maintenance in Urban Environments

Converting wood-related waste materials into other value-added products: A short review

Criticalities and Potentialities of Local Renewable Sources of Energy

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