Techniques and Technologies for Effective Wood Procurement

Project Information

TECH4EFFECT

Grant agreement ID: 720757

DOI 10.3030/720757

Project closed

EC signature date 29 July 2016

Start date 1 October 2016

End date 30 June 2021

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost € 5 372 777,50

EU contribution € 4 999 902,50

Coordinated by

NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI
Norway

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (8)

Peer review paper on measuring and monitoring of wheel rutting- documented the methods developed at

Peer review paper on measuring and monitoring of wheel rutting documenting the methods developed at a scientific level

Set of key silvicultural systems by ecoregions in Europe and their potential to enhance the efficiency of

Set of key silvicultural systems by ecoregions in Europe and their potential to enhance the efficiency of wood production and products

Joint scientific Publication on harvesting operations

A joint scientific Publication on harvesting operations

Top level figures for Europe’s main timber harvesting systems
Scientific Publication on harvesting operations
Business tools for improved stand treatment and wood mobilization services, report

Business tools for improved stand treatment and wood mobilization services

Human factors: operators’ interaction with timber harvesting operations - approach and case study report

Human factors operators interaction with timber harvesting operations approach and case study report

Report on measuring and monitoring of wheel rutting – documenting the use of the methods at an

Report on measuring and monitoring of wheel rutting documenting the use of the methods at an operational level

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (5)

Austrian Efficiency portal
Norwegian Efficiency portal
German Efficiency portal
Danish Efficiency Portal
Italian Efficiency portal

Other (3)

Novel app for enhancing value optimized manual bucking operations
Open source mapping application for smartphone / tablet
Terrain accessibility maps for 4 case study areas

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Effect of a traction-assist winch on wheel slippage and machine induced soil disturbance in flat terrain

Author(s): Marian Schönauer, Thomas Holzfeind, Stephan Hoffmann, Franz Holzleitner, Bastian Hinte, Dirk Jaeger
Published in: International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2020, Page(s) 1-11, ISSN 1494-2119
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2021.1832816

Value Retention, Service Life, Use Intensity and Long-Term Productivity of Wood Chippers as Obtained from Contractor Records

Author(s): Raffaele Spinelli, Lars Eliasson, Natascia Magagnotti
Published in: Forests, Issue 8/12, 2017, Page(s) 503, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f8120503

Applications of Remote and Proximal Sensing for Improved Precision in Forest Operations

Author(s): Talbot, Bruce; Pierzchała, Marek; Astrup, Rasmus
Published in: Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering (CROJFE) 38(2) 327-338, Issue 1, 2017, ISSN 1845-5719
Publisher: Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.890538

An operational UAV-based approach for stand-level assessment of soil disturbance after forest harvesting

Author(s): Bruce Talbot, Johannes Rahlf, Rasmus Astrup
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2018, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 0282-7581
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2017.1418421

A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations

Author(s): Riaan Engelbrecht, Andrew McEwan, Raffaele Spinelli
Published in: Forests, Issue 8/10, 2017, Page(s) 396, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f8100396

Modifying the settings of CTL timber harvesting machines to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions

Author(s): Robert Prinz, Raffaele Spinelli, Natascia Magagnotti, Johanna Routa, Antti Asikainen
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 197, 2018, Page(s) 208-217, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.210

Decreasing the Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Excavator-Based Harvesters with a Machine Control System

Author(s): Raffaele Spinelli, Angelo de Arruda Moura
Published in: Forests, Issue 10/1, 2019, Page(s) 43, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/f10010043

Sustainability impacts of increased forest biomass feedstock supply – a comparative assessment of technological solutions

Author(s): Diana Tuomasjukka, Salvatore Martire, Marcus Lindner, Dimitris Athanassiadis, Martin Kühmaier, Jan Tumajer, Martijn Vis, Raffaele Spinelli, Matthias Dees, Robert Prinz, Johanna Routa, Antti Asikainen
Published in: International Journal of Forest Engineering, Issue 29/2, 2018, Page(s) 99-116, ISSN 1494-2119
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2018.1459372

Spatial distribution of the potential forest biomass availability in Europe

Author(s): Pieter Johannes Verkerk, Joanne Brighid Fitzgerald, Pawan Datta, Matthias Dees, Geerten Martijn Hengeveld, Marcus Lindner, Sergey Zudin
Published in: Forest Ecosystems, Issue 6/1, 2019, ISSN 2197-5620
Publisher: Springer Open
DOI: 10.1186/s40663-019-0163-5

Effects of intensified silviculture on timber production and its economic profitability in boreal Norway spruce and Scots pine stands under changing climatic conditions

Author(s): J Routa, A Kilpeläinen, V -P Ikonen, A Asikainen, A Venäläinen, H Peltola
Published in: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 2019, ISSN 0015-752X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz043

Assessing Cable Tensile Forces and Machine Tilt of Winch-Assisted Forwarders on Steep Terrain under Real Working Conditions

Author(s): Thomas Holzfeind, Christian Kanzian, Karl Stampfer, Franz Holzleitner
Published in: Croatian journal of forest engineering, Issue 40 2019/2, 2019, Page(s) 281-296, ISSN 1845-5719
Publisher: Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb
DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2019.621

Productivity in Mechanizing Early Tending in Spruce Seedling Stands

Author(s): Johanna Routa, Yrjö Nuutinen, Antti Asikainen
Published in: Croatian journal of forest engineering, Issue 41 2020/1, 2019, Page(s) 1-11, ISSN 1845-5719
Publisher: Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb
DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2020.619

Intellectual Property Rights

Trademark (2)

Trademark registered to cover products and services included in classes 9, 35, 38, 42, 44 of the international classification of goods and services (Nice Classification)

Application/Publication number: SILVISMART - TM No.308768
Date: 2019-10-16

Trademark registered to cover products and services included in classes 9, 35, 38, 42, 44 of the international classification of goods and services (Nice Classification)

Application/Publication number: SILVISMART - TM No.308768
Date: 2019-10-16
Applicant(s): NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI