Various sources of biomass contribute significantly in energy production globally given a
series of constraints in its primary production. Green biomass sources (such as perennial …

Economic analysis of forage production and handling aids in making an educated decision
related to growing or buying forage, setting forage prices, and purchasing additional …

Fuel consumption by agricultural vehicles presents a financial burden on operators, and an
environmental burden on the community–so any reduction of fuel usage is of interest to all …

The complex daily operation and movement of costly machines transporting biomass to
bioenergy plants can significantly affect the economic viability of the system. In particular …

Effective machine operations in recently established bioenergy companies can contribute
significantly to improving economic viability. However, few studies have addressed the …

During a baling operation, the operator of the baler should decide when and where to drop
the bales in the field to facilitate later retrieval of the bales for transport out of the field …

This paper presents a design for a feedstock logistics system to supply a bioenergy plant
located in the Southeast USA, specifically Piedmont, a physiographic region covering part of …

Infield bale aggregation is essential for bale removal and preparing the field for subsequent
crops, which can be more efficiently performed using the modern automatic bale picker …

Energy upgrading in rural areas is crucial to alleviating global climate change. The
distributed utilization of biomass energy based on straw briquette fuel is highly feasible in …

The intensity of the traffic caused by the farm equipment in mechanised agriculture
generates track impacted areas which aggravate the soil compaction in the fields. A …