Harvesting equipment productivity studies have been conducted in many countries around
the world spanning over 25 years. These studies have shown that many factors influence …

Short-rotation coppice (SRC) is an important source of woody biomass for bioenergy.
Despite the research carried out on several aspects of SRC production, many uncertainties …

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 …

Previous research in forest biomass procurement has been focussing on reducing
harvesting costs. However, organisation and management of supply chains as well are …

This study compared harvesting alternatives, accumulation and procurement costs of
smalldiameter thinning wood chips for fuel, when trees were harvested either as delimbed …

Sažetak Coppice management is applied to many species, in many countries and in many
ways, so that several harvesting techniques have been developed depending on specific …

The revival of coppice management is being considered as one option to satisfy the
increasing market demand for wood biomass. Commonly used harvesting systems in …

Forests are significant resources from an ecological, economic and social point of view.
Their protection and management could greatly benefit from a complete knowledge of the …

Key message Mechanized cutting may result in higher stump damage levels, especially if
cutting is performed with shears. Nevertheless, stumps cut with mechanized technology do …

Due to various environmental and economic benefits, renewable energy has been
developed rapidly in the United States over the past several decades. In this study, the …