Helsinki, Finland 2014
Forest-based Bioenergy
Congress Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland, December 9, 2014
Objectives
Understanding climate change effects of forest-based bioenergy.
Program
Introduction to Task 38 – Annette Cowie
Presentation
Trade-offs between bioenergy production and other services –
Brent Matthies & Lauri Valsta
Optimal forest rotation with increasing carbon prices –
Tommi Ekholm
Presentation
The economics of timber and bioenergy production and carbon storage in Scots pine stands –
Sampo Pihlainen
Presentation
Forests, land use and climate change: Deriving optimal carbon policies for biomass utilization –
Aapo Rautiainen
Presentation
Forest harvest residue bioenergy – key information needs related to climate impacts –
Jari Liski
Presentation
Time-dependent climate impact of bioenergy from logging residues –
Johan Stendahl
Presentation
Optimal steady states for forests stands –
Risto Sievänen
Presentation
Sequester or substitute – Consequences of increased production of wood based energy on the carbon balance in Finland –
Olli Salminen
Presentation
Alternative scenarios for Finnish forests –
Jari Hynynen
Presentation
Ensuring carbon balances in the modelling of forest and bioenergy systems –
Miguel Brandão
Participants
IEA Bioenergy Task 38: |
Annette Cowie (NSW Department of Primary Industries), Miguel Brandão (IEA Bioenergy Task 38), Matti Parikka (Swedish Energy Agency), Kristen Johnson (Bioenergy Technologies Office), Hermann Achenbach (Thünen Institute of Wood Research) |
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: |
Kim Pingoud, Kati Koponen, Tommi Ekholm, Tomi Lindroos, Tuomas Helin |
SYKE (Finnish Environment Institute): |
Sampo Soimakallio, Jari Liski, Anna Repo, Johanna Pohjola |
Metla (The Finnish Forest Research Institute): |
Jari Hynynen, Olli Salminen, Jussi Uusivuori, Jani Laturi, Jussi Lintunen, Risto Sievänen, Aapo Rautiainen |
University of Helsinki: |
Lauri Valsta, Brent Matthies, Sampo Pihlainen |
Chalmers University of Technology:
SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences): |
Olivia Cintas
Johan Stendahl |