Wood biomass potentials for energy in northern Europe: Forest or plantations?

Mola‐Yudego, Blas; Arévalo, Javier Marcos; Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla; Dimitriou, Ioannis; Haapala, Antti; Filho, Antônio Carlos Ferraz; Selkimäki, Mari; Valbuena, Rubén

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.08.021

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“…Recently, much attention has been focused on finding suitable renewable energy plant species through research activities including identification of suitable biomass species and analysis of productivity and energy-related properties which can provide high-energy outputs to replace conventional fossil fuel energy sources. Plant sources suitable as wood biomass for energy feedstock purposes can be planted in forest land, using silvicultural practices in the form of fast-growing plantations (Yudego et al 2017). Fast growing and short rotation coppice (SRC) species are ideal options for increasing the supply of wood biomass.…”

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Searching for potential wood biomass for green energy feedstock: A study in tropical swamp-peat forest of Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

Amirta

Haqiqi

Saparwadi³

et al. 2019

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Amirta R, Haqiqi MT, Saparwadi, Septia E, Mujiasih D, Setiawan KA, Sekedang MA, Yuliansyah, Wijaya A, Setiyono B, Suwinarti W. 2019. Searching for potential wood biomass for green energy feedstock: A study in tropical swamp-peat forest of Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 1516-1523. Recently, much attention has been focused on finding suitable plant species, from different forest ecosystems, having the potential to be used as sources of renewable energy. Most of such information was reported from the lowland forest area and only limited information is available regarding swamp-peat forest species, including their energy potency. Therefore, in this paper, plant diversity and energy potency of swamp-peat forest wood biomass were studied to reveal their potential as green energy feedstock. Physico-chemical characterization of wood biomass was performed using the American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) protocols. Twenty-seven species of plants, consisting of 23 trees and 4 shrubs, belonging to 19 families were identified, amongst which Shorea balangeran had the highest importance value index (87.72%). The results showed that T. obovata exhibit the highest suitability to be used as energy feedstock indicated by the highest energy production of 4.60 MWh per ton of dry biomass, followed by L. indica (4.56 MWh/ton), D. excelsa (5.52 MWh/ton), F. rukam (4.20 MWh/ton), P. galeata (3.66 MWh/ton), S. caudatilimbum (3.61 MWh/ton), A. elmeri (3.59 MWh/ton), G. nervosa (3.49 MWh/ton) and G. bancana (3.42 MWh/ton). The high density of wood species correlated with the high value of energy potency. In contrast, the fast-growing tree and shrub species, such as K. hospita (1.76 MWh/ton), C. odorata (1.36 MWh/ton) and O. sumatrana (1.17 MWh/ton), showed lower energy potency. The most dominant plant species, S. balangeran gave only 2.96 MWh energy per ton of dry biomass and it was classified in the middle group of plant species suitable as green energy feedstock, along with other species, such as C. brachiata, C. rotundatus, P. javanicum, V. umbonata, L. speciosa, V. pinnata, and A. longifolius. Due to suitable energy properties, growth rate and also adaptability of this woody biomass, they can be exploited to support sustainable supply of biomass feedstock for the green electricity program in the study area.

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Searching for potential wood biomass for green energy feedstock: A study in tropical swamp-peat forest of Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

Amirta

Haqiqi

Saparwadi³

et al. 2019

Biodiversitas

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“…There is a wide variety of biomass sources for bioenergy production: short-rotation woody crops of trees grown specifically for bioenergy, forest residues or woody materials remaining in the forest after harvest (e.g., tops, woody debris, stumps, and other logging residues), nonmerchantable biomass (e.g., small trees and noncommercial species), and waste from the creation or disposal of wood products [23]. The combination of wood biomass resources from forest and plantations will certainly play an important role in the development of energy alternatives [24]. In addition, the development of efficient cookware and modern kitchen installations could increase energetic efficiency in rural and developing areas.…”

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Determinants and Tools to Evaluate the Ecological Sustainability of Using Forest Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source

Blanco¹,

Candel-Pérez²,

Lo³

2018

Forest Biomass and Carbon

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Forest biomass, the most ancient of fuels, is again in the center of renewable energy production. This chapter provides an introductory view of the main factors that condition the ecological sustainability of this energy source. The basic concepts of ecological sustainability, ecological rotation, and ecological thresholds (among others) are presented. The state of the art on approaches to assess the sustainability of forest biomass production for heat and electricity is discussed, and tools available for decision-makers to evaluate the sustainability of forest biomass production and management are described. This chapter then describes the main advantages and drawbacks of forest certification, growth and yield tables, and ecological models in relationship to their use in sustainable forest management for biomass and energy production.

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“…A combinação de matéria -prima proveniente da limpeza da floresta, das atividades ligadas à fileira do sector da madeira e das culturas florestais dedicadas para a produção de energia certamente desempenhará um papel importante na transição para uma eco-nomia de baixo teor de carbono (Mola -Yudego et al, 2017). Assim sendo, é relevante mencionar as espécies energéticas mais comuns para a criação de florestas de rápido crescimento e que podem ser adaptadas ao território português, nomeadamente o choupo, o salgueiro e o eucalipto (Lindegaard et al, 2016).…”

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Clusters municipais de bioenergia: um contributo para a prevenção de incêndios florestais

Poggi

Firmino

Amado

2018

FIT

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Após o momento de choque que Portugal sofreu com o incêndio de Pedrogão Grande (2017), equacionar as dimensões e responsabilidade social da Geografia torna -se especialmente relevante na construção de respostas capazes de assegurar a defesa das pessoas, dos bens e dos recursos naturais. Neste artigo reflecte -se sobre uma relação causa -efeito -solução a estabelecer para a prevenção de incêndios florestais que articula a geografia da energia com o planeamento municipal. Trata -se de uma reflexão crítica sobre adimensão estratégica do planeamento, materializada no Plano Director Municipal e os possíveis contributos do aproveitamento e valorização da biomassa florestal, com vista ao desenvolvimento de clusters municipais ligados à bioenergia. É aqui que os mecanismos de limpeza e recolha de resíduos florestais para a produção de energia renovável emergem como valência económica indispensável para um maior contributo na prevenção activa do risco de incêndio, preconizando um novo eixo estratégico para a redução da sua incidência e melhorando o ordenamento do território a nível municipal.

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Wood biomass potentials for energy in northern Europe: Forest or plantations?

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Searching for potential wood biomass for green energy feedstock: A study in tropical swamp-peat forest of Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

Searching for potential wood biomass for green energy feedstock: A study in tropical swamp-peat forest of Kutai Kertanegara, Indonesia

Determinants and Tools to Evaluate the Ecological Sustainability of Using Forest Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source

Clusters municipais de bioenergia: um contributo para a prevenção de incêndios florestais

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