Woodfuel supply chains in Austria. Woodfuel supply chains 1. Developments in Styria 2. Woodfuel supply chains 3. Biomass Trade Centres.

Woodfuel supply chains in Austria

Woodfuel supply chains

1. Developments in Styria

2. Woodfuel supply chains

3. Biomass Trade Centres

Location and Key Facts of Styria

1.1 Mio. inhabitants

16.000 km² area

63% afforestation

45.000 forest owners

Well wooded province – 63% afforestation

Quelle: BFLFUW

Felling volume 2010: 8.300.000 m³

Timber harvesting and logging in Austria

Austria 2010:

Cutting and processing by harvester: ~ 17 %

Conventionell timber harvesting: ~ 83 %

17%

83%

cutting andprocessing byharvester

conventionell timberharvesting

Demand of energy wood in Styria until 2020

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Developments in Styria

1. Developments in Styria

2. Woodfuel supply chains

3. Biomass Trade Centres

1. Non mechanised

felling and processing with a chain saw

extraction by hand / steep terrain

Productivity CostsSolid m³/day €/solid m³

10 - 30 36 - 50

Harvesting systems

2. Partially mechanized

felling and processing with a chain saw

extraction by tractor, winch, skidder…

Productivity Costs

Solid m³/day €/solid m³

30 – 97 16 - 35

Harvesting systems

3. Highly mechanised

felling with a chain saw, processing by processor

extraction by cable systems

Productivity Costs

Solid m³/day €/solid m³

60 – 129 21 - 36

Harvesting systems

4. Fully mechanised

felling and processing by harvester

extraction by forwarder

Productivity Costs

Solid m³/day €/solid m³

59 – 120 17 - 25

Harvesting systems

Location for chipping

on felling site

Location for chipping

on forest road

Chipping on the forest roadSWOT – Analysis

Strengths- Locally processing of raw material

- No additional manipulation and transport cost

for branches and treetops

Weakness - Small storage areas

- Long rest period for trucks while the chipping process

- Well forest road for trucks

Chance - Additional use of logging residuals

Risks - Collaboration: chipping and delivery

Chipping on the forestry roadSWOT – Analysis

Location for chipping

wood storage place

Location for chipping

at the plant

Chipping – wood storage place

StrenghtsLarge chipper = lower costs per bulk m³

On site chipping – no additional transport costs

Weakness

Transport of branches – lower transport capacity

Requirements and orders: noise, dust, neighbours,…

Chances Efficient workload of current chipper

Risks Deprivation of nutrient / wood – due to the use of branches

Chipping – wood storage place

Biomass Trade Centres

1. Developments in Styria

2. Woodfuel supply chains

3. Biomass Trade Centres

Biomasse Trade Centres in Austria

Hartbergerland

Leoben

Pölstal

Waldstein 2006

Pölstal 2008

Hartbergerland 2009

BTC in operation - 2011

action scope: 25 km

BLTC Important Questions

Where is the raw material from ? Potential in the region Who ist the supplier

Who are the customers? Potential in the region Biomass district heating plants, CHP- plants based on biomass Privat households, business enterprises

What are the competing sectors? Fossile fuels Heat pumps

20 km

max. 30 km

Wood Energy Contracting and grants

1. Developments in Styria

2. Woodfuel supply chains

3. Biomass Trade Centres

4. Wood Energy Contracting and grants

Heating with Bioenergy in Austria

Wood energy contracting – Biomass district heating

District heating in former times,…

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Wood energy contracting an district heating

Austria

550 Projects with 390 MW

Range from 40kW to 1MW

What is subsidised ? Heating capacity

Max. subsidy

Limits

Biomass heating systems based on woodchips, pellets or logwood

10 kW

up to

150 kW

20 % max. 2.200 € 25 kW

max. 2.480 € 40 kW

max. 3.800 € 150 kW

Subsidies - Single house systems

What is subsidised? Heating capacity

Max. subsidy

Limits

Boilers, storage room, heating, installations

30 kW

up to

250 kW

30 % max. 35.000 €

Subsidies - Wood Energy Contracting and Biomass district heating plants

What is subsidised? Heating capacity

Max. subsidy

Limits

biomass district heating plant including heat distribution network

250 kW

up to

4.000 kW

30 % individual project calculations

What is subsidised? Max. subsidy

Limits

BTC, storage room, splitting machinery, dryers, employees

30 %

200.000 € within 3 years

Subsidies – Biomass Trade Centres

Development of automatically Wood Heating Systems

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Wood Chips Pellets

Why do we need woodheat solutions ?

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Why do we need woodheat solutions ?

Thank you for your attention

Christian Metschina

Chamber for agriculture an forestry

A-8010 Graz, Hamerlinggasse 3

Tel: +43 316 8050 1267

Fax: +43 316 8050 1507

E-Mail: [email protected]

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