Conference presentation
Biomass operations costs in Australia: from stump to mill
Bioenergy Australia 2011: Towards 2020 Growing Our Sustainable Future (Twin Waters, Australia, 23-Nov-2011–25-Nov-2011)
Bioenergy Australia
2011
Abstract
The productivity and costs of three biomass harvesting systems have been studied in Australia. These systems include slash-bundling, mobile-chipping and whole tree chipping operation. The slash-bundler was tested in a clear felled area of Eucalypt plantation in North Tasmania. The mobile Bruks chipper was investigated for collecting harvesting residues in pine plantations in Victoria. Whole tree chipping operation was also evaluated in Eucalypt plantation in WA. Time study method was applied to measure the efficiency of each system. This study presents the summary of harvesting costs of each system. The total cost per green metric tonnes is sum of harvesting cost, transportation cost and ownership costs. The results can be useful for biomass harvesting planning in Australia.
Details
- Title
- Biomass operations costs in Australia: from stump to mill
- Authors
- Mohammad R Ghaffariyan (Author) - University of Tasmania
- Conference details
- Bioenergy Australia 2011: Towards 2020 Growing Our Sustainable Future (Twin Waters, Australia, 23-Nov-2011–25-Nov-2011)
- Publisher
- Bioenergy Australia
- Date published
- 2011
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449393002621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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