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dc.contributor.authorValente, Clara
dc.contributor.authorSpinelli, Raffaele
dc.contributor.authorHillring, Bengt Gunnar
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-26T12:36:08Z
dc.date.available2015-02-26T12:36:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationValente, C., Spinelli, R., Hillring, B. G., & Solberg, B. (2014). Mountain forest wood fuel supply chains: comparative studies between Norway and Italy. Biomass and Bioenergy, 71, 370-380. doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.09.018nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/277828
dc.description.abstractCase studies of mountain forest wood fuel supply chains from Norway and Italy are presented and compared. Results from previous studies in which greenhouse gas emissions and costs were evaluated using life cycle assessment and cost analysis respectively, are compared. The supply chain is more mechanized in Norway than Italy. Steeper terrain and low road density partly explain the persistence of motor-manual felling in the Italian case. Mechanized forest harvesting can increase productivity and reduce costs, but generates more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than motor-manual harvesting. In both cases, the main sources of GHG emissions are truck transportation and chipping. The total emissions are 22.9 kg CO2/m3s.o.b. (Norway) and 13.2 kg CO2/m3s.o.b. (Italy). The Norwegian case has higher costs than the Italian one, 64 €/m3s.o.b. and 41 €/m3s.o.b. respectively, for the overall supply chain. The study shows that mountain forests constitute an interesting source for fuel biomass in both areas, but are a rather costly source, particularly in Norway. The study also exemplifies the care needed in transferring LCA results between regions and countries, particularly where forest biomass is involved.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherElseviernb_NO
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953414004280
dc.subjectbioenergynb_NO
dc.subjectwoody biomassnb_NO
dc.subjectNorwaynb_NO
dc.subjectItalynb_NO
dc.titleMountain forest wood fuel supply chains: comparative studies between Norway and Italynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber370-380nb_NO
dc.source.volume71nb_NO
dc.source.journalBiomass & Bioenergynb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.09.018


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