Biomass production from traditional coppice management in northern Italy

Raffaele Spinelli; Andrea Ebone; Marco Cianella

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.014

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Biomass production from traditional coppice management in northern Italy

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Biomass production from traditional coppice management in northern Italy

Raffaele Spinelli, Andrea Ebone and Marco Cianella

Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol.62, pp.68-73

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.014

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Traditional coppice stands cover millions of hectares throughout Europe and offer large amounts of biomass. The study analyzed 10 commercial coppice harvesting operations in northwestern Italy, where modern machines were deployed. Removals, prices, work, revenues and costs were carefully determined. Firewood was the main product, representing between 70% and 100% of the total product mass and value. Traditional coppice stands often yield over 200 m3 of energy biomass per hectare, at the time of cut. Cable yarding operations were better organized than ground-based operations, which explained why they incurred the same harvesting cost, despite the more challenging site conditions under which they were deployed. Mean harvesting cost was 45 â‚¬ m-3, of which about 10% was needed for felling, 70% for extraction and processing, and the remaining 20% for loading and transportation. All operations accrued some profit, which varied between 13 and 43 â‚¬ m-3 or between 1600 and 8600 â‚¬ ha-1, depending on operational efficiency, value recovery and stand yield.

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Title: Biomass production from traditional coppice management in northern Italy
Authors: Raffaele Spinelli (Author) - CNR IVALSA, Italy
Andrea Ebone (Author) - IPLA, Italy
Marco Cianella (Author) - CNR IVALSA, Italy
Publication details: Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol.62, pp.68-73
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.014
ISSN: 0961-9534
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449025102621
Output Type: Journal article

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