Like conventional forestry technology and technology associated with wood utilization in the construction and furniture sectors, the use wood as a fuel source has become a keynote theme at LIGNA.
2011 will be the fifth time that the Energy from Wood special presentation showcases the many and varied uses of wood as a renewable energy source. Energy from Wood is co-organized by the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, Deutsche Messe and selected partners.
Forest ranger Günter Schröder and energy advisors Carsten Brüggemann, Michael Kralemann und Christian Ihl (from l. to r.)
Wood is at the forefront of the global shift to a renewable, more sustainable energy economy. Its efficient production and utilization and the supply of heating customers reliably via local heating networks were high on the agenda on 31 May at the Heating with Wood conference. The event was organized jointly by agricultural publisher Deutscher Landwirtschafts Verlag (dlv) and the Lower Saxony Agricultural Association.
For forest owners, whose customers come from a range of markets, including the wood processing and sawmilling industries and, increasingly, the wood energy sector, the key is to have the right silviculture strategies in place so that they can provide the required timber varieties.
Günter Schröder, head of forestry at Hannover’s municipal energy company enercity, explained the silvicultural options available for servicing today’s energy wood markets. On the technology front, Carsten Brüggeman of the Lower Saxony Agricultural Association (LWK Niedersachsen) outlined the current state of the art in wood fuel utilization and presented the latest innovations at LIGNA.
With demand for wood energy on the rise, forest timber species suitable for energy use are likely to become depleted unless more use is made of short-rotation coppicing on farmland. Against this background, Christian Ihl and Michael Kralemann of the Lower Saxony Renewable Raw Materials Network (3N) outlined the profitability requirements for poplar and willow cultivation in short-rotation coppices and explained how thermal energy produced from wood can be marketed via local heating networks.
A large contingent of companies and institutions will be presenting a diverse range of wood energy products and services in and around the Lower Saxony Pavilion (Pavilion 32). The topic will also be addressed in presentations by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the German Forestry Council. The individual displays in the presentation will include saws, wood chippers and log splitters for transforming logs into burner-ready firewood lengths, chips and pellets. The wood burner technology on show will include everything from log burners to automatic wood chip and pellet burners. Complete production lines will be set up around Pavilion 32 to demonstrate a range of technical processes for transforming solid wood into a useable fuel. In addition to wood chippers and log splitters, the demonstrations will profile technical solutions for enhancing wood fuel quality - including a woodchip screening machine and a number of technologies for transporting and drying wood. Inside Pavilion 32, the Lower Saxony Agricultural Association (LWK Niedersachsen) and several other institutions, including the Lower Saxony Renewable Raw Materials Network (3N) and the federal government's regional bioenergy advisory service, will be offering visitors manufacturer-independent information and advice on all matters relating to wood energy, including energy forest establishment, silviculture and harvesting, the preparation and storage of wood fuel, logistics, quality standards, the technological solutions available for utilizing wood as an energy source, and immission protection.
The open-air site showcase will be complemented by technical forums in Pavilion 33 and in the Congress Center. For instance, on 31 May the Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag publishing house and LWK Niedersachsen will co-produce a series of talks on "heating with wood". These will explore the current state of the art in wood-based heating technology, the latest innovations on show at LIGNA 2011, issues relating to energy forest management, the current state of the art in wood-based electric generation technology, and the establishment of fast-growing tree species on agricultural land - so-called short rotation plantation forests.
Wood industry |
Sawmill and wood panel products industry (as producers of fuels and operators of energy plants) |
Furniture industry (as operators of energy plants) | Wood energy industry (energy companies, fuel traders, planners and operators of wood energy production plants, heating engineers, energy consulting and management contractors, etc.) |
Power station operators | Producers of fuels such as pellets, chip wood etc. |
Forestry and agriculture (as providers of biomass and operators of energy plants) | Joinery, cabinetmaking and carpentry firms (as operators of energy plants) |
Logistics professionals | Government representatives, scientists, trade press |
Municipal companies (municipal/regional utilities) | Trade associations and organizations from the forestry, energy, sawmill, wood and agriculture industries |
Public administration, municipal utilities, associates and similar institutions | Regulators, public-sector institutions, government ministries for the environment, conservation, agriculture and consumer protection; chambers of agriculture; government research institutes specializing in the forestry and wood industries |
Private households |
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Figen Günay
Deutsche Messe
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Carsten Brüggemann
Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen
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