terminal

Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood, energy wood

Code
BP_FI_10
Time scale
Running
Mobiliseringspotential
High
Typ av trä
Stemwood, energy wood
Hållbarhets potential
Positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Environmental effects burdening only big terminals instead of several small terminals.

Enkel implementering
Medium
ekonomisk påverkan
Cost-effectiveness in joint maintenance of terminal and in transportation.
Effekt antal anställda
Positive
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Kostnader för implementering

Medium

Technical readiness level
Applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Involve all relevant stakeholders in the development.

Location
Finland
Implementers
Wood procurement companies
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Country Region City
Finland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Kort beskrivning
A joint wood terminal means a built-up area suitable for the storage and handling of timber species. The operations performed at the wood terminal are determined by the operator according to their needs.
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

One of the challenges in wood mobilization is small-scale wood units within long distances from the nearest roads. These units are not profitable for harvesting, since forest and long-distance transportation are of high costs. The answer to the challenge might lie in bigger wood terminals where wood from multiple small-scale units would be gathered from the same area for intermediate storage. In general, storing the wood is sensible at a distance of about 100 to 150 km from the site of use. The best location for intermediate storage is at the beginning of forest roads.

In Lapland, for instance, a few big terminals have been built close to the railway to advance the efficiency of wood transportation by train. In the provinces, larger terminals are usually located mainly according to the needs of industry and large forestry companies. Benefits of common terminals occur especially in wintertime, when maintenance of storage area could be done commonly or by the certain terminal operator. The joint terminals are well suited for energy wood and wood for which the need for storage is at a different time. This allows continuous use of area.

Operating culture, various practices, and lack of cooperation of the actors are experienced to restrict the wider deployment of common terminals. However, an increase in wood flows will require building more terminals. There is a need for more joint terminals, but it requires cooperation between forest service providers. It would be highly useful to gather the intermediate storage places in one map-based spatial database, which would be open-accessed for all the service providers. This would advance bringing together different actors in the wood procurement chain. In summary, the main benefits comprise:

  • Joint wood terminals of forest companies for short-term storage of wood
  • Profitable harvesting from the small-scale unit
  • Efficiency in wood transportation by train
  • Less environmental effects because of centralized terminals
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BP - Rosewood - V1
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Upphovsland
Finland
Titel (nationellt namn)
Puuterminaali
Potential
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