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Forest assestment: biomass as energy resource

Description

Use of forest biomass for biochar production

Sector

A2.4Support services to forestry

Needs/ Problem statement

Forest biomass and its management to address climate change and GHG emissions

Objective

Develope an integrated forest management system, create a biomass inventory and carbonization of forest residues (through pyrolysis) for biochar production.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries x

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

Biochar

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Foresters

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

2 -easy to use /replicate

Final user

Farmernull

Foresterx

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Food/Feed = High

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

2,000

Investment cost (€)

180,000

Operational costs (€)

2,000/y

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

9

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

IT

Official website

https://www.faberpsr.it/

OG Region

ITH5Emilia-Romagna

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5E: Fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry

Key words

Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2020-2023

Duration (months)

26

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

1

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

2

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

3

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment

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