Management-related energy, nutrient and worktime efficiencies of the wood fuel production and supply chain: modelling and assessment
Key message
The modelling approach presented and tested in the present study relates local management decisions with efficiency indicators of the whole wood-fuel chain, based on decisions ranging from silviculture to transport to customer. Energy and worktime efficiencies were better under large-scale energy production associated with high wood-fuel demand, whereas nutrient efficiency was better under small-scale production associated with a moderate demand. Local management decisions all along the wood-fuel chain highly influenced efficiency indicators, and thus its relevance for energy-transition policies.
Keywords
Energy; Wood; Model; Simulation; Demand; Production scale; Forest management; Forest operations
Publication
Bilot, N., Deleuze, C., Saint-André, L. et al. Management-related energy, nutrient and worktime efficiencies of the wood fuel production and supply chain: modelling and assessment. Annals of Forest Science 80, 15 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-023-01173-z
Data and/or Code availability
The dataset providing the results of the present study is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Handling Editor
Erwin Dreyer
