Rosewood

Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood; Above and below ground woody biomass

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_FI_03
Time scale
From 2017
Mobiliseringspotential
Not possible to assess.
Typ av trä
Stemwood; Above and below ground woody biomass
Hållbarhets potential
Positive, gives a picture of different kind of available biomasses and enhances sustainable use of natural resources
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Medium

Enkel implementering
Medium, IT skills needed
ekonomisk påverkan
Positive, Atlas can be used in planning processes of different organizations including companies
Effekt antal anställda
Positive, Atlas can be used in planning processes of different organizations including companies
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive, Atlas can be used in planning processes of different organizations including companies
Specifika kunskapsbehov
IT skills
Kostnader för implementering

Open source

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Web pages, see above.

Location
Kuopio, Finland (in the future also Sweden and Baltic sea countries)
Implementers
Companies, authorities, research, education
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Country Region City
Finland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2017
Digital lösning
Yes
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

Biomass Atlas is an open service which collects the location data of biomasses under one, single user interphase. Developed by Luke together with Finnish organizations SYKE, TAPIO, UEF and UVA, and by the funding of the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the service enables calculations of the amount of biomass in a given geographical area, as well as examining the opportunities and restrictions to utilise the biomass.
The map user interface is easy to use and allows user to watch, analyse and report biomasses from forestry, agriculture and biodegradable wastes from communities and industry. You will find approximately 300 map layers of different biomass types or land use categories in map user interface.

Based on Biomass Atlas, assessments of regional availability of biomass, procurement and logistical costs of biomass, procurement technology and optimization in Luke and other organizations have been successfully accomplished. Analyses of content of biomasses, their nutrients, energy potential, and the nutrient recycling have been optimized regionally using Biomass Atlas.
The potential to utilize biomass regionally can be assessed with focus in employment, regional economy or environmental impact. It is also possible to make scenarios, how these things will develop in the future.

The biomass data is planned to support investment decisions and sustainable use of natural resources, for example, and to help decision-makers to do sustainable energy politics. At the moment Biomass Atlas is available in Finnish. International version of Biomass Atlas will be built in cooperation with Baltic Forbio project, which starts at autumn 2017 and exports the Biomass Atlas concept to Sweden and Baltic sea countries. In Biomass Atlas you will find GIS data and maps of different biomass and land use types:

  • multisource national forest inventory data describes biomass that is growing in forests
  • forest chip potential
  • field and crop areas
  • crops and crop side streams
  • manure of production animals
  • biowaste from communities
  • biodegradable waste from companies in scale that requires environmental authorization (VAHTI-database).

Field area, crops and waste data is updated yearly. Manure data is updated when needed, and forest data approximately in every five years. All the data in Biomass Atlas is described also in Finnish metadataportal for geodata, Paikkatietohakemisto.

Ägare eller författarorganisation
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Namn på ägaren eller författaren
Eeva Lehtonen
Dokumentation resurs 1
Huvudbild
Logo för best practice
Logo, huvudorganisation
Projektlogo
Nav
Northern Hub
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Finland
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Rosewood Video
Watch video
Biomass Atlas (Finnish)
Har video
yes
Engelska
Innovasion
Yes
Source of wood

Stemwood, energy wood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_FI_01
Time scale
Running
Mobiliseringspotential
Not possibile to assess
Typ av trä
Stemwood, energy wood
Hållbarhets potential
High
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive: less waste from production side streams

Enkel implementering
Easy
ekonomisk påverkan
Positive
Effekt antal anställda
New business from utilization of side streams and waste
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Knowledge, research and testing of special mixtures
Kostnader för implementering

Low

Technical readiness level
Applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Information about side streams from mines and forest industry
Information about usability of side streams in road infrastructure

Location
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi
Implementers
Tapio Ltd
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Scope
Regional
Voting
60%
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

The ashes can be used in a road building among gravel. The use of ash from neighboring heat plants reduces the use of natural aggregates. The use of ash in the construction of the road has been limited, as it is currently subject to environmental permits.
In the forest and energy industries, burning wood produces a lot of ash, which is placed in landfills. The forest industry alone generates more than 300 000 tonnes of exploeable ash every year. The increase in wood energy increases the amount of ash even further. Current measures to benefit from the use of ash do not correspond to the principles of sustainable consumption and production. It would be essential to influence the legislation in order to ease the utilization of ash. It is important to perform carrying capacity measurements and research and test different mixtures of gravel and ash. The environmental issues need to be surveyed.

In Finland there are 135 000 km of forest roads where maintenance is necessary for wood procurement. According to the National Forest Programme 2015, forest car roads should be upgraded to 4 000 km annually. In the construction of roads, cost-effectiveness is most essential. The biggest challenge in most cases is the availability of affordable gravel or crushing near the forest road project. Utilization of ash as material for road construction and maintenance has produced excellent results in terms of both the technical suitability and the environmental impact.

Ägare eller författarorganisation
Tapio Oy
Namn på ägaren eller författaren
Samuli Joensuu
Huvudbild
Projektlogo
Ytterligare bild 1
Ytterligare bild 2
Nav
Northern Hub
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Finland
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
yes
Engelska
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CRO_01
Time scale
2012 -
Technical readiness level
Ready for implementation
Location
Vinkovci, Vukovar-srijem County, Croatia
Implementers
Spačva company, Vinkovci, Croatia
Actual status
Running
Country Region City
CroatiaVukovarsko-srijemska županijaVinkovci
Scope
City/Town
Voting
0%
Startår
2012
Sammandrag

Wooden raw material is during production process in Spačva Ltd. fully utilized. In every processing step, one final product it is created, and potential of ash use as fertilizer is being researched.

Different parts of wood are used:

- bark as fuel for boiler-room,

- energy produced is used for biomass dryers, lumber and veneer dry kilns, steaming of logs and heating of press machine and industrial space,

- saw dust and leftovers are used for pellets production and low-quality veneer parts

- flitch residues, after veneer slicing, are dyed in dying kilns and processed in saw-mill,

- more quality parts are used for floors and doors production, while low quality parts and residues after precise cutting of the veneer are used for pellet and briquette production,

- veneer sheets are used for production of final products,

- elements from finishing saw-mill are used for floor and door production and its residues for briquette and pellet production.

In that way of production organization, efficiency in using of forest resources in the form of logs, is significantly increased.

As a result, company expended its product line, increased productivity, competitiveness and market share.

Still, there are opportunities for enhancement in new technologies and new possibilities for ash exploitation. Cogeneration project is in preparation for bringing additional cascade in cascading use of wood and to bring additional added value in this value chain. Also, there are possibilities for re-using and recycling of final products as veneer, floors and doors after their end of lifetime.

 

Ägare eller författarorganisation
Spačva d.d.
Rapportör
Competence Centre Ltd. for research and development
Namn på rapportören
Phd Ivan Ambroš
E-post till rapportören
Huvudbild
Huvudbildens bildtext
Process of cascading use of wood in Spačva d.d.
Logo, huvudorganisation
Projektlogo
Enkel implementering - Utvärdering
Medium
Nav
South-Eastern Hub
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Hållbarhets potential - Värde
Very Positive
Upphovsland
Kroatien
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_09
Time scale
2016 - 2018
Mobiliseringspotential
0.1 - 0.2 m³/ha
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive /sun-hungry species will benefit / enhancement of adaptation potential to climate change / enhanced sustainability

Id: 2659810
Continent Code: EU
Country Code: CH
Country Name: Switzerland
Name: Lucerne
Enkel implementering
Medium
ekonomisk påverkan
Positive / Enhancement of regionally added value
Effekt antal anställda
Positive / more local labor needed
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Low / enhanced knowledge of the other partners in the value chain / communication is the key
Kostnader för implementering

Approx. 100’000 €/a

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Good network abilities needed

Location
Canton Lucerne
Implementers
PROHOLZ Lignum Lucerne$$Sponsorship:
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Country Region City
SwitzerlandLuzern
Scope
Regional
Voting
0%
Startår
2016
Slutår
2018
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

Strengthen the regional wood value chain incl. sales promotion thereby enhancing the regionally potential added value. Initiation and expansion of networks between industry and science along the value chain Forest-Wood-Paper. Initiation of expert rounds on particular topics, regional projects and cooperation’s. Enhancement of the political framework. Process optimization between different actors and within these. Monitoring of cluster activities Every player of the wood value chain from the forest owner to the end consumer is an important factor in the work flow and plays a crucial role for overall success and positive development. Actors in the wood value chain need to know as much as possible from the upstream and downstream actors (ex. stock, products, delivery times, facility possibilities). Close cooperation between partners is needed to facilitate interaction and enhance the efficiency of internal processes and the whole process chain Closer collaboration between the different actors in the wood value chain. Better knowledge of the mutual strenght, the products and the services provided by each other. Regional connection of the wood value chain and sales promotion thereby enhancing the regionally potential added value. Limit the increasing wood import. Competitiveness enhancement of all actors of the wood value chain. Positive effects on labor situations in the wood value chain in the region. Strengthening the wood sector as an important economic factor. Enhancement of sustainability through the exploitation of the potential annual wood increment. Fostering the climate change adaptation potential of forests by reducing rotation period

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
Ytterligare bild 1
Upphovsregion
2659810
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_08
Time scale
Since 2008
Mobiliseringspotential
0.1 - 0.2 m³/ha (0.35 mio. ha analyzed in through the network)
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive mainly for sun-hungry species

Enkel implementering
Difficult
ekonomisk påverkan
- 10€/ha
Effekt antal anställda
Positive / trend to more qualified staff
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Data processing skills
Kostnader för implementering

Big (lot of working hours needed)/ depends on the number of forestry operation involved

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

A close and well-functioning collaboration of the forest operations is needed

Location
Switzerland
Implementers
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Federal for the Environment (FOEN) and WaldSchweiz
Actual status
Running, open end
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2008
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

Comparison of operating results of forestry operation in Switzerland. The network undertakes regular monitoring of many forest enterprises (ca. 30%) and elevates their market situation and a big set of economic data on a yearly basis. With these data, best practices guidance on competitive forest enterprises are elaborated and benchmarking approaches are outlined

The structural conditions are the main cause for the economic success. Unclear strategic positioning and operational deficiency are key factors for the resulting negative operating results in average, besides the high labor costs and small structured forestry operation

The TBN describes many economic, financial and structural indicators for 28% of the forest surface in Switzerland as a reference for benchmarks. Data and evaluations are available for the years 2008 – 2010, 2011 - 2013 and 2014 – 2018 of the participating forestry operation. Important factors and their influence on the operation results can be determined. Appropriate solutions for different situations and context can be found more easily

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_07
Time scale
2012 - 2020
Mobiliseringspotential
- 10 m³/ha
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive

Enkel implementering
Easy
ekonomisk påverkan
Lowers costs and enhances revenues
Effekt antal anställda
Positive
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Silvicultural knowledge
Kostnader för implementering

Few working hours

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Knowledge about key figures of single trees and tree stands

Location
Switzerland
Implementers
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2012
Slutår
2020
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

IT-based simulation (SorSim) for revenue estimation for single trees or tree stands. Modelling of the stem form, height, diameter at breast height (DBH) from tree species.  Supports decision makers in production- and utilization processes

SorSim is an IT based tool which allows to predict values on single tree-level and tree stands

SorSim allows an adequate calculation of the revenues of single trees and tree stands with the information’s of quality, quantity and the assortment. The information basis includes: tree species, tree age (height), stem-form

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_06
Time scale
2018
Mobiliseringspotential
1 – 2 m³/ha
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Very poitive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive

Enkel implementering
Medium
ekonomisk påverkan
Approx. 10 €/ha
Effekt antal anställda
Positive
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
IT-tool application knowledge
Kostnader för implementering

Few working hours

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Silvicultural knowledge needed (Android-App)

Location
Switzerland
Implementers
SiWaWa has been elaborated by J.-P. Schütz (former Prof. silviculture ETH) in collaboration with A. Zingg (WSL)
Actual status
Closed in 2018
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2018
Slutår
2018
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

SiWaWa 2.0 is a simple developed new forest growth simulation model for practitioner (Android-App). SiWaWa needs only the number of the stems [N], the basal area per hectare [G] of a certain stand to generate separated the stem distribution curve according to the DBH-classes. SiWaWa 2.0 supports the decision makers in two aspects: Silvicultural and forest planning. It supports the foresters in a better understanding of the state point and forest development

Free available Android-App, which could be used in the following fields:
1. Strategy: Goal dimension of the trees, cutting time
2. Care concept: Coordination of harvesting time, optimization of productivity
3. Measurements: Urgency and priority
4. Analysis: Starting point and forest development without interventions. Definition of intervention measures and simulation

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_05
Time scale
2005
Mobiliseringspotential
- 10 m³/ha
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Very positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Easy

 

ekonomisk påverkan
Positive
Effekt antal anställda
Positive
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Silvicultural knowledge in the context of protective forests
Kostnader för implementering

Low, easy application

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Silvicultural knowledge

Location
Switzerland
Implementers
Federal for the Environment (FOEN)
Actual status
Available since 2005
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2005
Slutår
2005
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

A practical tool intended to guarantee the survival of a sustainable and effective protective forest at a minimum cost. Based on the assumption that the state of the forest is crucial to its ability to provide effective protection against natural hazards, silvicultural requirement profiles are described for different forest locations and natural hazards This method gives an overview for every protection forest type, helps to clarify the management goal and shows the achieved management results. It makes them verifiable and simplify the discussion in the field of protective forest management for practitioners, authorities and academic staff Standard method to characterize protection forest’s needs and to manage them according to identical objective criteria. The management results are verifiable for the protection forest authorities. This method is used to improve the quality in protection forest management

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_04
Time scale
2013 -
Mobiliseringspotential
0.1 - 0.2 m³/ha throughout the forested area of Switzerland (1.26 mio. ha)
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Very positive
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive. Deeper knowledge about forest stands lead to more adapted silvicultural interventions enhancing sustainability

Enkel implementering
Very easy
ekonomisk påverkan
- 10 m³/ha
Effekt antal anställda
Positive thru better competitiveness
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive (less field work needed)
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Low, App usage
Kostnader för implementering

Very low (only a Smartphone is needed)

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Download from App-store (free of charge) available in different languages / app is adapted for forests with a lot of wood standing (big living stock)

Location
Zollikofen
Implementers
Bern University of Applied Sciences (School of Agricultural, Forests and Food Sciences (HAFL))
Actual status
Running
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2013
Digital lösning
Yes
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

Forest stand inventory with the aid of the Smartphones capabilities (App). Easy, cheap and reliable tool for determining the most important dendrometer indicators (key figures of tree stands). Suitable for single tree measurement or stand inventories

Smartphones can be used as a good referencing tool for forest inventories and forest operation planning. Many further application developments and integrations thinkable

Easy and fast implementation of forest inventories and single tree measurement.
Possible determination of the base area (m2/ha) with or without the distinction of different tree species. Trunk rate (#/ha), stand height (m/ha), reserve of rough wood (m3/ha)

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no
Engelska
Innovasion
No
Source of wood

Stemwood

E-postadress för ägaren eller författaren
Code
BP_CH_02
Time scale
2003 - 2016
Mobiliseringspotential
- 10 m³/ha
Typ av trä
Stemwood
Hållbarhets potential
Medium
Påverkan på miljö & biologisk mångfald

Positive

Enkel implementering
Easy
ekonomisk påverkan
Enhances competitiveness
Effekt antal anställda
Positive
Ekonomisk effekt
Positive
Specifika kunskapsbehov
Knowledge in silviculture and handling with IT-tools
Kostnader för implementering

Few hours, low

Technical readiness level
Immediately applicable
Nyckel förutsättningar

Knowledge in silviculture

Location
Switzerland
Implementers
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
Actual status
Since 2003 (updated version available since 2016)
Bilagor
Country Region City
Switzerland
Scope
National
Voting
0%
Startår
2003
Slutår
2016
Digital lösning
No
Vedens ursprung
Trätyp
Sammandrag

HeProMo is an IT-based tool to predict the costs of timber harvesting for different harvesting scenarios under different aspects such as harvester logging. It allows certain settings to reflect the real situations in the forest. It offers a big information yield in the fields of preliminary costing and sensitivity analysis

The productivity model (HeProMo) predicts quickly and with a good accuracy the costs for concrete timber harvesting scenarios. It allows the identification of optimization possibilities. The application is quite easy to handle and gives a solid basis for good economic choices

Estimation of productivity and cost for wood harvesting operations (preliminary costing). Writing and controlling of offers for wood harvesting operations. Estimation about of variables and their importance (sensitivity analysis). Well suitable for application in teaching, education and research to identify key contributing factors and assessment of their influence on the results

Huvudbild
Projektlogo
BP - Rosewood - V1
YES
Upphovsland
Schweiz
Potential
Projekt som detta factsheet skapats inom
Har video
no