The study investigated the effect of wearing chipper knives on machine productivity, fuel
consumption and particles size distribution. The test included two different tree species …

This study provides a state-of-the art overview of forest biomass harvesting technologies and
supply chains used in North America, Europe and the Southern Hemisphere. The …

The article presents results of research on commercially used cutting mechanisms of low-
power (about 10 kW) wood size reduction machines driven by small engines. The energy …

With an increasing proportion of the world's population living in urban areas, probably the
greatest potential for saving energy lies in designing more efficient cities. This has been …

Although there is a need for biomass and a potential for short rotation coppice (SRC),
farmers hesitate to establish SRC, even on marginal agricultural land on which annual crops …

The replacement of fossil fuels with forest biomass should help mitigate Green House Gas
(GHG) emissions. However the supply of energy wood is challenging because of high …

Transportation distance, moisture content of the raw material and volume per storage are
crucial factors for the economy of forest biomass supply operations from roadside to plant …

Abstract Purpose of Review Integrated harvesting (ie, the combined harvesting of
roundwood and residues) has a large potential for replication, since all operations produce …

This study compares two principally different harvesting systems used for the thinning of
Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] plantations in the Alps. The first system was whole …

The study compared motor-manual cut-to-length (CTL) harvesting, motor-manual whole-tree
(WT) harvesting, mechanized CTL harvesting and mechanized WT harvesting as applied to …