Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non

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Has full name Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Valle di Non
Has country Italy
Has location Alta Valle di Non - Trentino - North-eastern Italy - 46°24' N, 11°06' E
Has responsible organisation Eurac research - Fabio Pastorella
Has type of owner organization research institution
Has related DSS
Has start date 2012
Has end date 2012
Has DSS development stage Use, Update
Has decision stage intelligence, design
Has temporal scale Long term (strategic)
Has spatial context Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale Regional/national level, Forest level
Has decision making dimension Single decision maker
Has objectives dimension Single objective
Has goods and services dimension Market wood products
Has working group theme Models & techniques, Knowledge management
Has website
Has description A reliable evaluation of biomass availability for renewable energy production purposes must take into account the local forest resources management and the ability to reach forest areas, which is related to the existing road network, and to the characteristics and morphology of the terrain.

In Alta Valle di Non there are a number of sawmills which produce logging residues, and some co-generation heating plants. Main purpose of this case study was to get information for optimizing the characteristics (number, size and location) of the existing and even new heating plants. The main software used was BIOMASFOR (Zambelli et al. 2012), that is a GIS decision support tool which runs under GRASS-GIS software. Biomasfor estimates forest biomass availability for energy production, at the same time supporting management decisions, combining the morphological features of the mountain landscape with the current capabilities of forest technology. It performs a multistep analysis considering ecological, technical and economic issues. Ecological and technical information is obtained from forest management plans and from terrain models. Besides Biomasfor data, other economic features were obtained by a questionnaire sent to harvesting enterprises, sawmills and the municipality administrations. The outcome of the evaluation process have already been reported to the stakeholders, in particular to the mayors of the municipalities interested, in a public meeting.

Has reference 1. Sacchelli S., De Meo I., Paletto A.,2011 - The analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production: a case study in Northern Italy. XXXIV CIOSTA CIGR V Conference - 29 June -1 July 2011 University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna – Austria

2. Zambelli P., Lora C., Spinelli R., Tattoni C., Vitti A., Zatelli P., Ciolli M. 2012 - A GIS decision support system for regional forest management to assess biomass availability for renewable energy production. Environmental Modelling & Software 38 (2012) 203-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.05.016

Has wiki contact person Antonio Floris; Fabio Pastorella
Has wiki contact e-mail antonio.floris@entecra.it; fabio.pastorella@entecra.itURIs of the form "antonio.floris@entecra.it; fabio.pastorella@entecra.it" are not allowed.
Has DSS development Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non.Description of DSS development
Has decision support techniques Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non.Decision support techniques
Has knowledge management processes Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non.Knowledge management process
Has support for social participation Italy-Analysis of logging residues chain for a sustainable bioenergy production in Alta Val di Non.Support of social participation
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