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Title:

Biomass Feedstock from Multipurpose Poplar Plantations: Current Situation and Potential Development in Italy

Author(s):

Coaloa, D., Facciotto, G.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Traditional hybrid poplar plantations, with ten­year rotations, grown on agricultural land were able to meet, for a long time, various needs of the wood market, providing industrial wood as well as biomass. Recently, beside the ten­year rotation cultivation model, different high density plantation models, such as short rotation coppice, have been adopted, in order to meet the new requirements of specific sectors ­such as, for instance, the need of biomass for energy or for new panels and packaging. The growing request for lignocellulosic feedstock for the production of new wood panels (OSB) and for biofuels that is to be expected in the immediate future can be met with a program of strong expansion of the areas planted with the new cultivation models. This study aims to analyze and describe the different cultivation models of poplar plantations currently used in Italy, i.e the ten­year rotation model for the production of wood for the plywood industry, and short rotation coppice for the production of small logs for panels or for biomass. The production costs of poplar wood for the various assortments and types of biomass resulting from different cultural models are calculated to assess profitability through net present value and cost benefits, taking into account the final destinations, markets and support policies in force. Biomass production by SRC is economically sustainable if combined with the use of biomass derived from residues of poplar plantations for industrial wood, in the context of a short energy production chain with a small power plant.These notes provide important information on how to prepare and submit your paper. Read the notes carefully and follow them as precisely as possible.

Keywords:

biomass, poplar, renewable energies, economical aspects

Topic:

Biomass Resources

Subtopic:

Short rotation forestry and short rotation coppice

Event:

22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

1DO.1.1

Pages:

112 - 115

ISBN:

978-88-89407-52-3

Paper DOI:

10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-1DO.1.1

Price:

FREE