Abstract
Domaenverket has undertaken a large scale experimental project concerning energy forest cultivation on peatland. Energy forests are fast growing species of Salix, which are planted as cuttings. The project started in 1979 on the virgin raised peatbog land of Finnmossen, 85 hectares in area, in the county of Vaestmanland 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The experiment, which is now finished, was designed to test the entire chain from choise of land and establishment of energy forest to harvesting and final utilization. The results from the trial shows that it is biologically and technically possible to establish energy forest on peatland. The average production from the first rotation period of four years is - given the best combination of planting material and maintenance - at a level of 10 tonnes of dry matter substance per year and hectare. The best single result was 20 tonnes DM/year,ha which shows a much larger potential than you could have expected from this poor kind of soil. Economically, energy forest on peatland is not commercially profitable, due to the relatively undeveloped technical systems available. However, with the progress of new technique for harvesting, and the use of ash and sludge as nutrient sources instead of
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Eden, P;
[1]
Karlstroem, H
[2]
- SCC/MERISTEMA, Falun (SE)
- Domaenverket/Scandiaconsult, Surahammar (SE)
Citation Formats
Eden, P, and Karlstroem, H.
Energy forests on peatland. Final report 1991; Energiskog paa torvmark. Slutrapport 1991.
Sweden: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Eden, P, & Karlstroem, H.
Energy forests on peatland. Final report 1991; Energiskog paa torvmark. Slutrapport 1991.
Sweden.
Eden, P, and Karlstroem, H.
1991.
"Energy forests on peatland. Final report 1991; Energiskog paa torvmark. Slutrapport 1991."
Sweden.
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title = {Energy forests on peatland. Final report 1991; Energiskog paa torvmark. Slutrapport 1991}
author = {Eden, P, and Karlstroem, H}
abstractNote = {Domaenverket has undertaken a large scale experimental project concerning energy forest cultivation on peatland. Energy forests are fast growing species of Salix, which are planted as cuttings. The project started in 1979 on the virgin raised peatbog land of Finnmossen, 85 hectares in area, in the county of Vaestmanland 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The experiment, which is now finished, was designed to test the entire chain from choise of land and establishment of energy forest to harvesting and final utilization. The results from the trial shows that it is biologically and technically possible to establish energy forest on peatland. The average production from the first rotation period of four years is - given the best combination of planting material and maintenance - at a level of 10 tonnes of dry matter substance per year and hectare. The best single result was 20 tonnes DM/year,ha which shows a much larger potential than you could have expected from this poor kind of soil. Economically, energy forest on peatland is not commercially profitable, due to the relatively undeveloped technical systems available. However, with the progress of new technique for harvesting, and the use of ash and sludge as nutrient sources instead of artificial nutrients, a profitable production cost level of 80-100 SEK/MWh is possible, compared with the normal price of at least 110-120 SEK/MWh. Energy forests may also bring environmental benefits. During the growing period most of the nutrients circulate due to the fact that harvest takes place in wintertime and therefore leaves all the nutrients in the leaves on the ground. The ever living root system decreases leakage of nutrients to ground water.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Energy forests on peatland. Final report 1991; Energiskog paa torvmark. Slutrapport 1991}
author = {Eden, P, and Karlstroem, H}
abstractNote = {Domaenverket has undertaken a large scale experimental project concerning energy forest cultivation on peatland. Energy forests are fast growing species of Salix, which are planted as cuttings. The project started in 1979 on the virgin raised peatbog land of Finnmossen, 85 hectares in area, in the county of Vaestmanland 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The experiment, which is now finished, was designed to test the entire chain from choise of land and establishment of energy forest to harvesting and final utilization. The results from the trial shows that it is biologically and technically possible to establish energy forest on peatland. The average production from the first rotation period of four years is - given the best combination of planting material and maintenance - at a level of 10 tonnes of dry matter substance per year and hectare. The best single result was 20 tonnes DM/year,ha which shows a much larger potential than you could have expected from this poor kind of soil. Economically, energy forest on peatland is not commercially profitable, due to the relatively undeveloped technical systems available. However, with the progress of new technique for harvesting, and the use of ash and sludge as nutrient sources instead of artificial nutrients, a profitable production cost level of 80-100 SEK/MWh is possible, compared with the normal price of at least 110-120 SEK/MWh. Energy forests may also bring environmental benefits. During the growing period most of the nutrients circulate due to the fact that harvest takes place in wintertime and therefore leaves all the nutrients in the leaves on the ground. The ever living root system decreases leakage of nutrients to ground water.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}