Innovative and effective technology and logistics for forest residual biomass supply in the EU
Abstract
INFRES aims to accelerate the technological development and open new paths to EU’s renewable targets by producing research based knowledge, technological solutions and service innovations for forest residue feedstock supply. INFRES aims at high efficiency and precise deliveries of woody feedstock to heat, power and bio refining industries by: Producing technological and logistic innovations for developing new harvesting, transport and storage technology for forest fuel procurement, Demonstrating new solutions in full supply chains from harvesting to transport and storage in real operational environment Spotting the technological, economic, regulatory and other bottlenecks in the innovation structures for the forest energy sector, Assessing the environmental, economic and social sustainability for the developed logistics including scenarios for different fuel sources, methods, technologies and transport distances and Disseminating the outcomes of research and demonstrations to the practices. Project consortium has 23 partners including 9 leading forest energy research organizations of accompanied with 14 SME along the biomass supply chain. SME’s include manufacturers of harvesting technology, chippers, feedstock supply enterprises, forest harvesting and transport providers, truck technology and IT service provider to manage fleet and storages. During the project INFRES develops and demonstrates technological and logistical solutions that decrease the fossil energy input in the biomass supply by 20% and reduces the raw material losses by 15%. The cost of supply can be reduced by 10-20% and precision of supply improves the economic outcome of CHP production by 10%. The CO2 emissions of feedstock supply will diminish by 10%. With the novel technologies and efficient transfer of best practices between the countries in the consortium and other countries with similar natural conditions the volume of forest energy supply in EU27 by 2015 will be 30% higher than today.
forest residues forest biomass technology development logistics harvesting transport storage
Publikationen
A prediction model prototype for estimating optimal storage duration and sorting
Autoren: Erber, G; Routa, J; Wilhelmsson, L; Raitila, J;, Toiviainen, M; Riekkinen, J; Sikanen, L Jahr: 2014
Chapter in collected volumes
Full supply chain performance and re‐engineering report
Autoren: Erber, G; Kanzian, C; Holzleitner, F; Jahr: 2014
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
EF28-Fällkopf als Option für Laubholzdurchforstungen
Autoren: Erber, G; Holzleitner, F; Jahr: 2015
Journal articles
Effects of moisture content on supply costs and CO2 emissions for an optimized supply network
Autoren: Kanzian, C; Kühmaier, M; Erber, G Jahr: 2015
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Technology push – Technologies for the residual biomass harvest for the future
Autoren: Prinz, Robert; Asikainen, Antti; Holzleitner, Franz; von Hofsten, Henrik; Enström, Johanna; Fogdestam, Niklas; Eliasson, Lars; Johannesson, Tomas; Nordfjell, Tomas; Jahr: 2013
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Harvesting operations in hard wood dominated stands using the energy wood felling head Naarva EF28
Autoren: Erber, G; Holzleitner, F; Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Semi-automated process analysis of wood chip supply using a fleet management system
Autoren: Holzleitner, F; Erber, G; Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Innovative, effective and sustainable technology and logistics for forest residual biomass
Autoren: Asikainen, A; Routa, J; Laitila, J; Riala, M; Prinz, R; Stampfer, K; Holzleitner, F; Kanzian, C; Erber, G; Dees, M; Spinelli, R; Tuomasjukka, D; Athanassiadis, D; Bergström, D; Rodriguez, J; Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Effect of multi-tree handling and tree-size on harvester performance in small-diameter hardwood thinnings
Autoren: Erber, G; Holzleitner, F; Kastner, M; Stampfer, K Jahr: 2016
Journal articles
Effects of Moisture Content on Supply Costs and CO2 Emissions for an Optimized Energy Wood Supply Network
Autoren: Kanzian, C; Kuhmaier, M; Erber, G Jahr: 2016
Journal articles
Sustainability impacts of increased forest biomass feedstock supply - a comparative assessment of technological solutions
Autoren: Tuomasjukka, D; Martire, S; Lindner, M; Athanassiadis, D; Kuhmaier, M; Tumajer, J; Vis, M; Spinelli, R; Dees, M; Prinz, R; Routa, J; Asikainen, A Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Project staff
Karl Stampfer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Karl Stampfer
karl.stampfer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91001, 91501, 91511
BOKU Project Leader
01.10.2012 - 30.09.2015
Gernot Erber
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gernot Erber
gernot.erber@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.10.2012 - 30.09.2015
Franz Holzleitner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz Holzleitner
franz.holzleitner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91522
Project Staff
01.10.2012 - 30.09.2015
Martin Kühmaier
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Martin Kühmaier
martin.kuehmaier@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91518
Project Staff
01.10.2012 - 30.09.2015
BOKU partners
External partners
Swedish Agricultural University
none
partner
SkogForsk
none
partner
European Forest Institute
none
partner
University of Freiburg
none
partner
C.N.R., Institute of Forest Genetics
Spinelli
partner
Centre Tecnològic Forestal De Catalunya (CTFC) – Solsona
none
partner
VTT Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus
none
partner
Consiglio Nazonale Delle Ricerche, Bari
none
partner
Metsantutkimuslaitos
none
partner