Title:
Environmental Sustainability of Poplar Short Rotation Coppice Harvesting Systems
Author(s):
Suardi, A., Acampora, A., Sperandio, G., Civitarese, V., Scarfone, A., Assirelli, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
One of the possible sources of wood biomass production is represented by the SRC poplar plantations. In the present work, poplar plantations characterized by 4 different cutting shifts (2, 3, 4, 5 years) were considered and for each of them the Global Warming Potential (GWP) was evaluated according to the IPCC method. With regard to the rotation cycle, 4 biomass harvesting system, with different levels of mechanization, were examined. It was considered that the biomass produced by the plantations was used ina biomass plant for heating a public building.The environmental impact related to the production of 1 GJ of thermal energy produced by each of the 4 SRC plants was calculated considering the entire life cycle, from the field stage to the thermal energy production.
Keywords:
biomass, harvesting, carbon footprint, life cycle assessment (LCA)
Topic:
Sustainable Bioeconomy: Impacts and Policies
Subtopic:
Climate Impacts and GHG Performance
Event:
29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AV.5.2
Pages:
1189 - 1192
ISBN:
978-88-89407-21-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/29thEUBCE2021-4AV.5.2
Price:
FREE
