Effects of Local Biomass Availability and Road Network Properties on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Biomass Supply Chain | Zendy

E. Jäppinen | Zendy; OlliJussi Korpinen | Zendy; T. Ranta | Zendy

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Effects of Local Biomass Availability and Road Network Properties on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Biomass Supply Chain

Author(s) -

E. Jäppinen,

OlliJussi Korpinen,

T. Ranta

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

isrn renewable energy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-746X

pISSN - 2090-7451

DOI - 10.5402/2011/189734

Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , biomass (ecology) , environmental science , truck , supply chain , sustainability , environmental engineering , business , engineering , ecology , marketing , biology , aerospace engineering

This study presents two case studies of 100 GWh of forest biomass supply: Rovaniemi in northern Finland and Mikkeli in south-eastern Finland. The study evaluates the effects of local biomass availability and road network properties on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of these two supply chains. The local forest biomass availability around the case study locations, truck transportation distances, and road network properties were analyzed by GIS methods to produce accurate and site-dependent data for the transportation emission calculations. The GHG emissions were then assessed by LCA methods. The total transportation distance to Rovaniemi was 22% larger than to Mikkeli, but the transportation derived GHG emissions were 31% larger. The results highlight the fact that local conditions should always be taken into account when assessing the sustainability of biomass-based energy production.

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