Large-scale energy grass farming for power plants—A case study from Ostrobothnia, Finland

Pahkala, Katri; Aalto, Mikko; Isolahti, Mika; Poikola, Juha; Jauhiainen, Lauri

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.02.004

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“…In northern Sweden ( Figure 5, black), the only species with a biomass production higher than 4 Mg ha −1 a −1 are Norway spruce and hybrid aspen, while Scots pine, birch and aspen (Populus tremula L.) show a production of more than 3 Mg ha −1 a −1 . Reed canary grass also has a relatively high productivity, which explains why it is cultivated to such an extent in the boreal regions, a fact also supported by literature [38,40,95].…”

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Estimating the Annual Above-Ground Biomass Production of Various Species on Sites in Sweden on the Basis of Individual Climate and Productivity Values

Trischler

Sandberg²,

Thörnqvist

2014

Forests

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Abstract:The literature contains a large number of bioclimate, climate and biometric models for estimating the production of different species or stands under specific conditions on a defined site or models giving the distribution of a single species. Depending on the model used, the amount of input data required varies considerably and often involves a large investment in time and money. The purpose of this study was to create a model to estimate the annual above-ground biomass production of various species from site conditions defined by mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation. For this approach, the Miami model of Lieth was used as a base model with some modifications. This first version of the modified model was restricted to sites in Sweden, where changes in the soil and groundwater level were relatively small, and where the growth of land vegetation was mostly dependent on temperature. A validation of this model has shown that it seems possible to use the Miami model to estimate the annual above-ground biomass production of various species, and that it was possible to compare the annual above-ground biomass production of different species on one site, as well as the annual above-ground biomass production of different species on different sites using the modeled data.

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confidence: 64%

Estimating the Annual Above-Ground Biomass Production of Various Species on Sites in Sweden on the Basis of Individual Climate and Productivity Values

Trischler

Sandberg²,

Thörnqvist

2014

Forests

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“…Because it has relatively high biomass yields under relatively infrequent harvest systems [10,14,15], this species is receiving increasing attention as a bioenergy feedstock [25]. In Finland, reed canary grass has been cofired with wood chips or peat to generate electricity since the late 1990s [17]. Dedicated reed canary grass feedstock production areas increased from 500 to 17,000 ha between 2001 and 2006, providing approximately 10% of the feedstock for four power plants.…”

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Biomass Yield of Naturalized Populations and Cultivars of Reed Canary Grass

2009

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Reed canary grass is a widely adapted temperate grass with a circumglobal distribution in the northern hemisphere. Because it has relatively high biomass yields under relatively infrequent harvest systems, this species is receiving increasing attention as a bioenergy feedstock. The objective of this study was to conduct a comparative biomass yield evaluation of reed canary grass accessions from a wide range of habitats in the north central and northeastern USA. Eight cultivars and 72 accessions were evaluated for biomass yield over 2 years at five locations in Iowa, New York, and Wisconsin. Accessions produced, on average, 6.7% higher biomass yield than the cultivars. Cultivars ranked from 50th to 77th in biomass yield out of a total of 80 cultivars and accessions. Genetic expression for biomass yield was highly consistent across locations and years. Accessions from southern and western collection sites tended to have the highest biomass yield. Reed canary grass populations in rural landscapes of the central and northeastern USA have value for increasing biomass yield potential of this bioenergy feedstock candidate species. The high biomass yield of many of these populations, combined with the large amount of genetic variability among these populations, offers potential for both short-term gains by selecting superior accessions and long-term gains by selection and breeding.

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“…RCG is preferred in Finland as a bioenergy crop cultivation and applied as an after-use option on cut-over peat mining site because it produces substantial biomass (6-8 t ha -1 ) under northern, long day conditions (Pahkala et al 2008). Furthermore, the cultivation of RCG is also environmentally sound, because it has a high storage capacity for fertilizer nutrients in the root system (Kätterer and Andrén 1999), and additionally only small amounts of nitrogen are removed from the soil in harvested biomass (Partala et al 2001).…”

Section: General Backgroundmentioning

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Seasonal responses of photosynthesis and growth of a bioenergy crop (Phalaris arundinacea L.) to climatic change under varying water regimes

Zhou¹

2011

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Large-scale energy grass farming for power plants—A case study from Ostrobothnia, Finland

Cited by 37 publications

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Estimating the Annual Above-Ground Biomass Production of Various Species on Sites in Sweden on the Basis of Individual Climate and Productivity Values

Estimating the Annual Above-Ground Biomass Production of Various Species on Sites in Sweden on the Basis of Individual Climate and Productivity Values

Biomass Yield of Naturalized Populations and Cultivars of Reed Canary Grass

Seasonal responses of photosynthesis and growth of a bioenergy crop (Phalaris arundinacea L.) to climatic change under varying water regimes

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