Title:
Scrub Harvesting Trials for Energy Purposes
Author(s):
Bados, R., Esteban, L.S., Pérez, P., Corredor, R., Zamora, V., Mediavilla, I., Carrasco, J.E., Blasco, I., Calero, R., Velasco, H., Carrascosa, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
LIFE+ ENERBIOSCRUB project aims to reduce the risk of forest fires by obtaining sustainable solid biofuels from shrublands of high flammability risk, using mechanized harvesting methods that have not been enough tested on Mediterranean shrub formations. The objective of this work is to show preliminary results of two mechanized harvesting systems in two different Mediterranean shrublands: a forest harvester-baler working on a shrubland composed of Cistus laurifolius in Soria (Spain), and a scrub harvester-mulcher prototype working on a shrubland mainly composed of Erica australis and Genista florida in Zamora (Spain). From the evaluation of data taken during harvesting scrub trials, and considering that geographical availability of machinery prevented from carrying out the trials in the same location, it can be concluded that the clearing capacity of the harvester-baler (0.36 ha/h) is about three times higher than the harvester-mulcher clearing capacity (0.10 ha/h). However, the quantity of not harvested biomass with the harvester-baler (76% of the aerial biomass inventory), is three times higher than with the harvester mulcher (26%), which suggests possible improvements in the harvester-baler system to avoid biomass losses.
Keywords:
biomass, harvesting, production, mulcher, baling
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products
Event:
24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BV.4.87
Pages:
270 - 273
ISBN:
978-88-89407-165
Paper DOI:
10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-1BV.4.87
Price:
FREE
