Harvesting techniques for non-industrial biomass plantations

Time-dependent climate impact of heat production from Swedish willow and poplar pellets – In a life cycle perspective

“…Willow has a well-developed and adapted harvesting system compared with poplar, for which a conventional harvesting method for spruce was assumed. Other harvesting system would also be possible for poplar, for example wholetree harvest with chipping directly at field or at roadside [66]. A more efficient harvesting chain is important from an economic perspective [67,68], but will probably not have a large effect on the total climate impact as the fuel used in the harvest chain stand for small part of the total result.…”

Energy and economic sustainability of woodchip production by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations in Italy

“…These crops have potential for feedstock because of high yields, low costs, opportunities for use on lower-quality lands and biodiversity support at the local level. Most of the studies carried out in Italy to date have focused only on woodchip production from poplar [28][29][30][31], and willow [32,33] SRC, as they are spread more throughout the territory; few studies have yet examined black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) [34,35].…”

Energy and economic evaluation of a poplar plantation for woodchips production in Italy

“…Most of the studies carried out until now in Italy have focused only on the vSRC method, as 43 they are more spread throughout the territory; little has been yet experienced on the SRC 44 method [18,19].…”