IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v21y2013icp562-571.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Forest chips for energy in Europe: Current procurement methods and potentials

Author

Listed:
  • Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla
  • Mola-Yudego, Blas
  • Anttila, Perttu
  • Röser, Dominik
  • Asikainen, Antti

Abstract

Forest chips are becoming an important alternative resource for energy in Europe. The aim of this study is to review and analyze the current procurement methods and potentials of forest chips in Europe, based on questionnaires sent to relevant experts in different countries as well as a literature review of existing literature. The compilation of current uses of wood chips and existing procurement methods was based on data from several professionals in 17 countries. The analysis of the forest chips potentials by countries combined data supplied by the experts as well as additional sources based in the literature. The results showed that Finland and Sweden use the largest volumes of forest chips, and is expected that many other countries will experience a significant increase in the use to produce energy. Currently, the main source of forest chips in most of the countries are logging residues, but in the near future it is expected a shift towards increasing utilization of stumps and roundwood. In the EU, the estimates for biomass potential for energy available under current conditions were 277Mm3, for above ground biomass and 585Mm3 for total biomass. The total long term potential is estimated to be 913Mm3. The results of this study reveal that significant volumes of forest chips are used in most of the selected countries for energy and the experts consulted as well as the literature suggests that even larger volumes can be mobilized and novel technology developed to improve the efficiency of supply.

Suggested Citation

  • Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla & Mola-Yudego, Blas & Anttila, Perttu & Röser, Dominik & Asikainen, Antti, 2013. "Forest chips for energy in Europe: Current procurement methods and potentials," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 562-571.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:21:y:2013:i:c:p:562-571
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.016
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032112007198
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.016?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mola-Yudego, Blas & Selkimäki, Mari & González-Olabarria, José Ramón, 2014. "Spatial analysis of the wood pellet production for energy in Europe," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 76-83.
    2. Brassard, P. & Godbout, S. & Hamelin, L., 2021. "Framework for consequential life cycle assessment of pyrolysis biorefineries: A case study for the conversion of primary forestry residues," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    3. Repo, Anna & Ahtikoski, Anssi & Liski, Jari, 2015. "Cost of turning forest residue bioenergy to carbon neutral," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 12-21.
    4. González, Arnau & Riba, Jordi-Roger & Puig, Rita & Navarro, Pere, 2015. "Review of micro- and small-scale technologies to produce electricity and heat from Mediterranean forests׳ wood chips," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 143-155.
    5. Zakeri, Behnam & Syri, Sanna & Rinne, Samuli, 2015. "Higher renewable energy integration into the existing energy system of Finland – Is there any maximum limit?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 92(P3), pages 244-259.
    6. Toscano, G. & Duca, D. & Foppa Pedretti, E. & Pizzi, A. & Rossini, G. & Mengarelli, C. & Mancini, M., 2016. "Investigation of woodchip quality: Relationship between the most important chemical and physical parameters," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 38-44.
    7. González, Arnau & Arranz-Piera, Pol & Olives, Borja & Ivancic, Aleksandar & Pagà, Conrad & Cortina, Marc, 2023. "Thermal energy community-based multi-dimensional business model framework and critical success factors investigation in the mediterranean region of the EU," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:21:y:2013:i:c:p:562-571. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.