Olsson, Bengt
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
The review gives an overview of the increased utilization of forest biomass for energy. The emphasis is on Nordic countries, especially on Sweden and Finland with large biomass potentials and a high share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption. The utilization and potential of forest chip sources such as logging residues, small-size tree stems and stumps that are normally not harvested in conventional harvesting are described. Environmental potential and impacts that may reduce the utilization of forest biomass are discussed based on recent publications. Finally, the review summarizes the future developments based on their relationship to policies, certifications and guidelines and forest owners´ decisions.
Keywords
bioenergy; biomass; carbon; logging residues; nutrients; stumps
Published in
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2014, volume: 29, number: 4, pages: 312-322
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG7 Affordable and clean energy
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2014.926097
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/63751