Paper details

Title:

Harvesting of Almond (Prunus Dulcis, Mill.) Pruning in Spain Using a New Chipper Prototype

Author(s):

Pari, L., Suardi, A., Scarfone, A., Acampora, A., Frackowiak, P., Adamczyk, F., Santangelo, E.

Document(s):

Abstract:

This paper, which illustrates the results of the pruning almond harvesting test carried out during the European project Europruning (‘‘Development and implementation of a new and not existent logistics chain for biomass from pruning’’) highlights that the use of agricultural residuals as renewable energy source needs a well­organized supply chain, and that permits to obtain a marketable woodchip with good characteristics. This first demonstration harvesting test carried out in Alcañiz (Aragon, Spain) with the innovative pruning harvesting machine PC50 developed during the project, hadthe scope to verify the harvesting performance and the quality of the product produced. During the trialhave been undertaken two different configurations of the machinethat simultaneously permits harvesting, chipping and packaging of pruning residuals in Big–bag or in tilting box. Intensive mechanization of harvesting implies lower costs and simultaneous packaging assures a better organization of the whole energy chain.

Keywords:

harvesting, pruning, almond, prototype

Topic:

Biomass Resources

Subtopic:

Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products

Event:

24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

1BO.9.4

Pages:

114 - 117

ISBN:

978-88-89407-165

Paper DOI:

10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-1BO.9.4

Price:

FREE