Root to Soot - International networking of market actors in the whole bio-energy chain - OPET Finland
Type: CaseStudy
Summary
Root to soot aimed to support networking of European wood energy equipment manufacturers across the whole wood fuel utilisation chain. The action aimed to provide information on international technology development and operation concepts to European wood energy equipment manufacturers.
The specific aims of the project were to:
- contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in local, regional and global level,
- replicate successes of wood energy technology,
- enhance the competitiveness of bio-energy industry in Europe.
Partner OPET organisations from Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Estonia have collected information about successful wood energy chains, from root to soot (i.e., from wood fuel production to heat and power plant technologies.) This information has been collated into 15 best practice fact sheets covering a variety of different plant sizes and different wood fuels. Individual fact sheets include an outline of project co-operation model, funding and the contact information for relevant technology suppliers.
Best practice fact sheets have been produced and are posted on the OPET Finland web site: www.tekes.fi/opet.
The fact sheets have been distributed during site visits and at different events. The best practices presentation has been supplemented by organising visits to specific sites. For example, the OPET Finland workshop "Electricity from Biomass" (May 2002) included a two-day study tour to different sized power plants (1 - 240 MW), which produce electricity from wood fuels. The site visits also presented energy wood harvesting, storing and logistics.
This case study is one of 31 Good Practice Case Studies published by the OPET Network in 2005
