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 …

Issues concerning declared energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of FAME biofuels

J Ližbetin, M Hlatká, L Bartuška - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The paper deals with the issue of greenhouse gas emissions that are produced by the road
freight transport sector. These emissions affect the structure of the ozone layer and …

Integrating natural wood drying and seasonal trucks' workload restrictions into forestry transportation planning

T de Almeida Sfeir, JEP Junior, A Ruiz, L LeBel - Omega, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores how the consideration of two important practical aspects related to
transportation in the forestry industry, wood moisture content and seasonal limitations on the …

[PDF][PDF] Bees algorithm for Forest transportation planning optimization in Malaysia

J Jamhuri, K Norizah, I Mohd Hasmadi… - Forest Sci …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Algorithm is widely used in various areas due to its ability to solve classes of problems. Due
to multiple objectives to be met and varied algorithm application in this digital era …

The optimum slash pile size for grinding operations: Grapple excavator and horizontal grinder operations model based on a Sierra Nevada, California Survey

T Yoshioka, R Sakurai, S Kameyama, K Inoue… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
The processing of woody biomass waste piles for use as fuel instead of burning them was
investigated. At each landing of slash pile location, a 132 kW grapple excavator was used to …

Techno-Economic Analysis of Mobile Production Plants for Bioenergy Carriers

T Zimmer, S Glöser-Chahoud, F Schultmann - Eco-Industrial Development …, 2024 - Springer
In Chile, forestry and agriculture produce significant amounts of lignocellulosic byproducts,
such as forest residues or cereal straw. These biomass resources are currently used to a …

Economic estimation of the available biomass following logging operations in Western Oregon and Washington

R Zamora-Cristales, K Boston, J Long… - Forest Products …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
A two-step method was developed to estimate the economically available biomass from
forest operations in the Pacific Northwest. Step 1 measures the amount of biomass in piles …

The financial viability of artificial drying of forest chips, a case study from Northern Finland

A Ahtikoski, J Routa, J Repola, J Laitila - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The generation of energy from biomass has a relevant role in current international strategies
to mitigate climate change. Particularly forest biomass is considered to be one of the leading …

Impact of Roadside Drying on Delivered Costs for Eucalyptus globulus Logging Residue and Whole Trees Supplying a Hypothetical Energy Plant in Western …

M Strandgard, MS Taskhiri, M Acuna, P Turner - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Australia's large potential forest bioenergy resource is considerably underutilised, due
largely to its high delivered costs. Drying forest biomass at the roadside can potentially …

Quantifying Impacts of Biomass Feedstock Attributes in Optimising Tropical Biorefineries: Case of Peninsular Malaysia

CL Ong, JM RODA - Available at SSRN 5095637 - papers.ssrn.com
Sustainable biofuels offer solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel
dependency amid growing energy demands and climate concerns. In tropical regions, the …