Sažetak Within the fuel wood supply chain, comminution and transport have been identified
as processes with the highest costs, energy consumption and emissions. The coordination …

Sažetak Forest fuel is a renewable source with the potential to substitute fossil fuels in
several application fields, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting rural …

Wood chip quality is essential for failure-free and low-emission combustion in automatically
stoked small-scale biomass boilers (< 100 kW). Screening and drying of wood chips might …

Sažetak Logistics of roundwood and biomass comprise a high number of operations,
machinery, storage sites and transportable roundwood and biomass assortments. Moreover …

Earlier studies have highlighted the importance of quality and quantity in forest fuel supply
chains, since these parameters affect product value and handling properties, but both are …

The value chain of forest biomass for energy always includes storing of the biomass.
Biomass in natural conditions is always exposed to biological processes, some of them …

Sustainable biomass resources are limited and their utilization therefore needs to be more
efficient. In addition, there is an urgent need for low-cost energy storage, particularly for solar …

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 …

The use of sustainably sourced biomass is an important tool for mitigating the effects of
climate change; but biomass is far from being a homogeneous resource. The aim of this …

Transport of wood biomass is one of the key operations in forestry and in the wood industry.
An important part is the transport of shredded wood, where the most common forms are …