Forest industry as a producer and consumer of wood-based energy in Finland.

Verkasalo, Erkki

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Silva Fennica vol. 26 no. 2 article id 5480 | 1992 | Article

Erkki Verkasalo

Forest industry as a producer and consumer of wood-based energy in Finland.

Verkasalo E. (1992). Forest industry as a producer and consumer of wood-based energy in Finland. Silva Fennica vol. 26 no. 2 article id 5480. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15641

Abstract

This article summarises the importance of forest industry in the acquisition and consumption of wood-based energy in Finland. Opportunities to increase the efficiency of energy utilization further are discussed, as well.

The forest industry uses 25% of the total energy and 40% of the total electricity. It also generates considerable amounts of heat and electric power as by-products of wood-processing. Wood in different forms accounts for 64% of the fuels of the forest industry. Consequently, the need for outside, imported energy is minute. Black liquor of pulping is dominant as a source of wood-based energy. In addition, plenty of wood residues (bark, saw dust, planer shavings, grinder dust, screening reject of chips) and minor amounts of for wood processing unsuitable fractions obtained in conjunction with harvesting small-sized whole-trees, tree selections and logging residues are used for energy production.

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Keywords
Finland; fuelwood; fuels; forest products industries; wood residues; black liquor; calorific value

Published in 1992

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