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Course structure<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the course! The course focuses on the different aspects of biomass production for different purposes within the bioeconomy. The course will include several lectures structured around the main topics of the course. Each of the lectures will include readings and materials, in order to facilitate the student the understanding of the contents of the lectures and to expand the views hold by the instructor. At the end of the course there will be a final exam as well as practical group assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lectures are structured in main topics, related to the role of policies, market establishment and analysis, economic instruments and governance of bioenergy markets. Although each session is intended for one lecture, often it is developed throughout several sequential teaching hours, depending on the time table of each year and the course needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Introduction to Forest Biomass<\/a><\/strong>
Oil crisis \u2013 Wood-fuels in the past – Technology and efficiency<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Biomass resources<\/a>
<\/strong>Biomass feedstocks- bulk density \u2013 heating value \u2013 sources<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Production and operations<\/a>
<\/strong>Skidders, harvesters and forwarders \u2013 Forest machinery \u2013 Forest operations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Biomass supply chains<\/a>
<\/strong>Logistics \u2013 Moisture content \u2013 Spatial optimization<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Biomass production systems<\/a>
<\/strong>Rationale of energy crops – overview and limitations – current role<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Energy crops and plantations<\/a>
<\/strong>Wood plantations – reed canary grass – management details – production levels<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Multi-functional systems<\/a>
<\/strong>Environmental effects – phytoremediation – Enk\u00f6ping wastewater system<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Methodological and technical approaches<\/a>
<\/strong>Local and global estimates – how much biomass? – review of estimates<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Energy production<\/a>
<\/strong>CHP – central district heating – domestic heating – pellets – estimating heat demand<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Conversion processes<\/a>
<\/strong>Technological approach – gasification – fluidized bed<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Requirements and evaluation<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grading is from 0 to 5, with 1 being the minimum to pass the course, as standard in the UEF courses. 70% of the grade results of the final exam, and 30% of the assignments presented in the practical lectures. The assignments are obligatory to pass the course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Teaching Methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n