NDLI: Evaluation of a Single-Pass, Cut and Chip Harvest System on Commercial-Scale, Short-Rotation Shrub Willow Biomass Crops

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Author	Eisenbies, Mark H. Volk, Timothy A. Posselius, John Foster, Chris Shi, Shun Karapetyan, Samvel
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Harvesting is the single largest cost in the production of short-rotation woody crops (SRWC) like shrub willow, and previous systems tested in North America have not been effective for the size of material grown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a single-pass, cut and chip harvester in conjunction with two locally sourced chip collection systems on 54 ha of coppiced willow harvests in New York State. Harvesting and collection equipment was tracked for 153 loads over 10 days of harvesting using GPS data loggers. Effective material capacities (C $_{m}$) increased linearly with standing biomass up to 40 to 45 Mg$_{wet}$ ha$^{−1}$ because ground speed was limited by ground conditions. This relationship changed dramatically with standing biomass in the 40–90 Mg$_{wet}$ ha$^{−1}$ range, where C $_{m}$ plateaued between 70 and 90 Mg$_{wet}$ h$^{−1}$ and was limited by crop conditions and harvester capacity. The relationship between standing biomass and the harvester’s C $_{m}$ will probably change under different crop and ground conditions. The size of the harvester and the experience of the operator are other factors. This nonlinear relationship will impact cost and optimization modeling SRWC systems. Improperly sized headland and long haul distances impeded the performance of locally sourced collection systems resulting in a 33 % decrease in C $_{m}$ from the field to the headlands, and 66 % from the field to short-term storage as biomass moves through the system.
Starting Page	1506
Ending Page	1518
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391234
Journal	BioEnergy Research
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19391242
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-06-03
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Short-rotation woody crops Coppice systems Harvest logistics Effective material capacity Effective field capacity Efficiency Plant Sciences Plant Genetics & Genomics Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Plant Ecology Wood Science & Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Agronomy and Crop Science

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