Possibilities of wood energyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can describe the systems of harvesting and transporting energy wood.
You can evaluate the technical, economic and ecologic sustainability of energy wood production.
You can estimate the consequences of policy changes for the forest sector.

Content

How to choose energy wood harvesting sites?
How do you select the harvesting system?
How do you transport and handle energy wood?
How do you organise the storage of energy wood?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
- evaluate information sources critically.
- choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
- promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.