Techno-economic analysis for biomass supply chain: A state-of-the-art review

SLY Lo, BS How, WD Leong, SY Teng… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the increasing risk of climate change and depletion of non-renewable energy sources,
countries around the world have been looking into energy profile diversification whereby …

A review and future directions in techno-economic modeling and optimization of upstream forest biomass to bio-oil supply chains

A Mirkouei, KR Haapala, J Sessions… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent interest in biomass supply chain management has stimulated research efforts in the
industry and academic communities. Techno-economic modeling and optimization efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Lead time and quality driven transport strategies for the wood supply chain

C Kogler, P Rauch - Research in Transportation Business & Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Fresh roundwood loses quality during storage at roadside primarily through blue stain and
insect infestation leading to wood value loss. The potential of altitude zone-based risk …

Optimizing the location of biomass energy facilities by integrating Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

H Woo, M Acuna, M Moroni, MS Taskhiri, P Turner - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Internationally forest biomass is considered to be a valuable renewable energy feedstock.
However, utilization of forest harvesting residues is challenging because they are highly …

Methods to manage and optimize forest biomass supply chains: A review

M Acuna, J Sessions, R Zamora, K Boston… - Current Forestry …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This paper aims to provide a comprehensive but concise review
of the various quantitative methods, in particular, optimization techniques, for the efficient …

An international review of the most productive and cost effective forest biomass recovery technologies and supply chains

MR Ghaffariyan, M Brown, M Acuna, J Sessions… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study provides a state-of-the art overview of forest biomass harvesting technologies and
supply chains used in North America, Europe and the Southern Hemisphere. The …

Controlling moisture content and truck configurations to model and optimise biomass supply chain logistics in Ireland

A Sosa, M Acuna, K McDonnell, G Devlin - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In the coming years, Ireland will continue to face an increasing demand for wood biomass as
a renewable source of energy. This will result in strained supply/demand scenarios, which …

Design of forest energy supply networks using multi-objective optimization

C Kanzian, M Kühmaier, J Zazgornik, K Stampfer - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
The replacement of fossil fuels with forest biomass should help mitigate Green House Gas
(GHG) emissions. However the supply of energy wood is challenging because of high …

Discrete-event simulation of an information-based raw material allocation process for increasing the efficiency of an energy wood supply chain

J Windisch, K Väätäinen, P Anttila, M Nivala, J Laitila… - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Transportation distance, moisture content of the raw material and volume per storage are
crucial factors for the economy of forest biomass supply operations from roadside to plant …

Use of modelling to compare the impact of roadside drying of Pinus radiata D. Don logs and logging residues on delivered costs using high capacity trucks in Australia

M Strandgard, M Acuna, P Turner, L Mirowski - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Forest biofuel delivered costs are generally uncompetitive with fossil fuels. Drying forest
biofuel can potentially reduce delivered costs through weight reductions and net calorific …