The regional economic impacts on the development of wood chip utilization in Maniwa city

Moon, Dami; Isa, Akiko; Yagishita, Tatsuo; Minowa, Tomoaki

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“…At the same time, the use of wood biomass is believed to be an important component of renewable energies, particularly for producing thermal energy or joint thermal and electrical energy with a view to creating smart energy cities. Bailey et al [4], Perez-Verdin et al [5], and Moon et al [6] argued that the use of wood biomass residues to produce energy or fuel can encourage the rise of regional economies and the creation of new employment opportunities. In the last decade, there has been increased awareness in using this residual biomass as a raw material for renewable energy as a response to the standards for renewable fuels and energy markets [7].…”

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Identification of Suitable Areas for Biomass Power Plant Construction through Environmental Impact Assessment of Forest Harvesting Residues Transportation

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In accordance with European objectives, the Basilicata region intends to promote the use of energy systems and heat generators powered by lignocellulosic biomass, so the present study aimed to investigate the availability of logging residues and most suitable areas for the construction of bioenergy production plants. The life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was employed to conduct an environmental impact assessment of the biomass distribution and its transport, and spatial LCA was used to evaluate the impact of regional transport. One cubic meter kilometer (m3 km−1) was used as the functional unit and a small lorry was considered for the transport. The results showed that the available harvesting residues amounted to 36,000 m3 and their loading environmental impact accounted for 349 mPt m−3. The impacts of transport (4.01 mPt m−3) ranged from 3.4 to 144,400 mPt km−1 forest parcel−1, mainly affecting human health (95%) and, second, the ecosystem quality (5%). Three possible sites for bioenergy plant location were identified considering the environmental impact distribution due to feedstock transport. Findings from this research show the importance of considering the LCA of biomass acquisition in site selection and can fill the knowledge gaps in the available literature about spatial LCA.

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Identification of Suitable Areas for Biomass Power Plant Construction through Environmental Impact Assessment of Forest Harvesting Residues Transportation

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“…in Equation [2]. Here, detailed data on the three types of energy consumption per unit 36 5 tonne and GHG emissions coefficients adapted to each process were determined, as 1 shown in Table 2.…”

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CO2 emissions and economic impacts of using logging residues and mill residues in Maniwa Japan

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Kitagawa

Genchi

2015

Forest Policy and Economics

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✜ Abstract:In the face of increasing demand for woody biomass, mill residues continue being used more frequently than logging residues in Japan because of their relative ease of use.The Japanese government set a target ratio of logging residue use to 30 percent by 2030 compared with less than 1 percent in 2009. This study examined GHG emissions and the economic effects of logging and mill residues, which are employed as raw materials for various purposes in Maniwa, Japan.In 2012, 23,710 tonnes of woody biomass resources were collected and used in Maniwa, of which roughly 79 percent were logging residues. These resources are manufactured into several types of wood products, such as chips, bark, and chip dust. The manufactured products are then transported and consumed for paper, poultry litter, and fuel. Based on this, three scenarios were organized by changing the type of woody biomass resource use as follows: the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, the logging-residues-only utilization (LRU) scenario, and the mill-residues-only utilization (MRU) scenario. Under the LRU scenario, the expected regional effect is almost 188 million JPY, whereas the MRU scenario achieves almost 20 times more financial benefits than the LRU scenario with the integrated woody biomass station. However, approximately 13 full-time jobs can be created under the LRU scenario, which is 1.6 times higher than the 6 jobs created under the MRU scenario. In terms of GHG emissions, the LRU scenario can reduce GHG emissions by up to roughly 211t CO2eq/t compared to the MRU scenario.Overall, the promotion of logging residue use for manufacturing wood products has significant advantages over mill residues in both the reduction of GHG emissions and the growth of regional economies.

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Economic, societal, and environmental evaluation of woody biomass heat utilization: A case study in Kobe, Japan

Zhou

Tabata

2022

Renewable Energy

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The regional economic impacts on the development of wood chip utilization in Maniwa city

Cited by 8 publications

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Identification of Suitable Areas for Biomass Power Plant Construction through Environmental Impact Assessment of Forest Harvesting Residues Transportation

Identification of Suitable Areas for Biomass Power Plant Construction through Environmental Impact Assessment of Forest Harvesting Residues Transportation

CO2 emissions and economic impacts of using logging residues and mill residues in Maniwa Japan

Economic, societal, and environmental evaluation of woody biomass heat utilization: A case study in Kobe, Japan

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