Paper details

Title:

Production Systems of Forest Chips in Finland

Author(s):

Kärhä, K.

Document(s):

Abstract:

The Metsäteho study investigated how logging residue chips, stump wood chips, and chips from small­diameter thinning wood and large-sized (rotten) roundwood used by heating and power plants were produced in Finland in 2010. Almost all the major forest chip suppliers in Finland were involved in the study. The total volume of forest chips supplied in 2010 by these suppliers was 9.5 TWh. Research data was collected from March-May, 2011. The majority of the logging residue chips and chips from small-diameter thinning wood were produced using the roadside chipping supply system in Finland in 2010. The chipping at plant supply system was also significant in the production of logging residue chips. More than 50% of all stump wood chips consumed were comminuted at the plant and 41% at terminals. When producing chips from large-sized (rotten) roundwood, roughly 60% of chips were comminuted at terminals and 28% at plants.

Keywords:

forest residues, production, removal, supply chain, technology, wood chips

Topic:

Processes for Fuels from Biomass

Subtopic:

Characterisation and supply of solid biofuels

Event:

19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

OC5.4

Pages:

1884 - 1887

ISBN-13:

978-88-89407-55-4

ISBN-10:

88-89407-55-7

Paper DOI:

10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OC5.4

Price:

FREE