Other publication in scientific journal, 2017
Remarkable Economic and Energy-Based Income from a Harvested Poplar Plantation in the South of Sweden
Christersson, LarsAbstract
Search for alternative energy sources has been going on in Sweden since the middle of the 70 ties. Energy
plantations of different Salix clones are well established and now even poplar plantations start to become of interest.
A poplar plantation in the south of Sweden has been harvested with the following results: a woody production above
ground of 29 m3
/ha, year. This production gives an economic outcome of 510 US$/ha, year. Efficient Light
Absorption Factor (ELAF) for woody biomass production above ground and under bark was 0.6% in this plantation.
Keywords
Poplar; Biomass; Woody production; Economy; Rotation timePublished in
Annals of Experimental Biology2017, volume: 5, number: 1, pages: 7-8
Authors' information
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production Ecology
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/98876