Availability of Biomass for Energy Purposes in Nordic and Baltic Countries: Land Areas and Biomass Amounts

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Rytter, LarsThe Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk), Sweden (author)

Availability of Biomass for Energy Purposes in Nordic and Baltic Countries : Land Areas and Biomass Amounts

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Kėdainiai :Lietuvos Misku Institutas,2015
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This review compiles information on the current state of the forests and analyses the potential of forest fuels for energy purposes in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia. In these countries the forest area is 61 mill. ha, corresponding to 52% of the land areas, which is high in a European perspective where 38% of the land area is forest (EU-27). Although some forest areas are protected, 75-92% of the area can still be used for wood production. Further, substantial agriculture land areas may also be available for production of biomass for energy. Coniferous species dominate the forests in Finland, Norway and Sweden, while a more even distribution of conifers and deciduous species is found in Denmark, Estonia and Latvia. The total growing stock is around 7,400 mill. m(3) and the annual increment is estimated to about 275 mill. m(3) yr(-1) Annual growth currently exceeds annual harvest, leading to the conclusion that some of the difference may be used for energy purposes in the near future. The current potential for forest fuel resources was estimated to 230-410 TWh yr(-1) (830-1,480 PJ yr(-1)) for the countries included and forest fuels will thus be of utmost importance for the future energy supply in the area. A changing climate with larger standing volumes may affect the future growth positively and increase the potential harvest levels. Estimates from Finland, Sweden and Norway show an average growth increase of over 30% by the end of the century and substantially higher for specific regions. Wood is extensively used for energy purposes and the forests hold a large potential for increasing the production of renewable energy. The potential may be further increased in the future with increased fertilization, extended breeding for enhanced biomass production, larger cultivation areas and changes of tree species and management systems.

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LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske Skogsvetenskap hsv//swe
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Forest Science hsv//eng
LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske Jordbruksvetenskap hsv//swe
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Agricultural Science hsv//eng
annual forest growth
available land areas for forest
biomass availability
forest fuels
climate change effects
energy use
forestry regulations
growing stock
harvest potential of forest fuels
Nordic and Baltic countries
Forestry and Wood Technology
Skog och träteknik

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Andreassen, KjellThe Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Norway (author)
Bergh, JohanLinnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT),Linnaeus University(Swepub:slu)47463 (author)
Ekö, Per-MagnusSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap,Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:slu)46857 (author)
Gronholm, TiiaFinnish Environment Institute, Finland (author)
Kilpelainen, AnttiFinnish Environment Institute, Finland (author)
Lazdina, DagnijaLatvian State Forest Research Institute, Latvia (author)
Muiste, PeeterEstonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia (author)
Nord-Larsen, ThomasCopenhagen University, Denmark (author)
The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk), SwedenThe Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Norway (creator_code:org_t)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

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In:Baltic ForestryKėdainiai : Lietuvos Misku Institutas21:2, s. 375-3901392-13552029-9230

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