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FI3-ForestChip4Farm/FC4FH

Fresh forest-chips for farm-level heat production

Description

farm-level heating plants (400-500kW) to use fresh forest-chips

Sector

A2.1Silviculture and other forestry activities

Needs/ Problem statement

Preventing climate change, increasing bioenergy in rural areas, decreasing CO2 emissions from farms and the food chain, promoting a sustainable food chain, and developing new innovations and products.

Objective

Developing a pilot heating plant of 400-500kW using fresh forest-chips as a fuel and reducing CO2-emissions.

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

Energy production

Mobility

Mobile

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

Farmers and foresters

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

1 - very easy to use/replicate

Final user

Farmerx

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

2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 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

Energy & Heat = Very low

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

27,000

Investment cost (€)

400,000

Operational costs (€)

27,000/y

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

5

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

FI

Official website

https://www.metsakeskus.fi/fi

OG Region

FI1CEtelä-Suomi

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5C: Facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy

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

2019-2022

Duration (months)

48

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

2

Forester:

null

Advisor:

1

Researcher:

3

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

1

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

1

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)

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