ABSTRACT Forest biomass (FB) is widely used overseas as an industrial energy source, particularly in Europe, but is currently little used in Australia. Typical attributes of FB disadvantage it as a fuel relative to traditional energy sources: high moisture content, low bulk density, spatial and temporal dispersion, low value and low energy content. As such, minimising FB delivered costs will be critical to further development of Australian forest biomass supply chains (FBSC). The paper reviews published international and Australian research into the key FBSC elements (biomass source, primary transport, storage, secondary transport and processing) focussing on areas where Australian FBSCs could potentially apply the research to reduce costs and where additional Australian research is required. Logging residue (LR) was identified as the FB resource in Australia with the greatest potential for use as biofuel. Rapid infield drying of LR in Australian studies suggests that infield drying could be used to reduce secondary transport costs, which can be a significant part of the delivered FB costs. However, further development of Australian FBSC models supported by research into primary and secondary transport costs, drying and chipper performance will be required to identify trade-offs between potential FBSC costs and benefits and to facilitate forest managers’ decision-making processes regarding the establishment and running of FBSCs.

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海外森林生物质供应链经验在降低澳大利亚新兴森林生物质供应链成本方面的潜在应用——文献综述

摘要森林生物质（FB）在海外作为工业能源被广泛使用，特别是在欧洲，但目前在澳大利亚很少使用。与传统能源相比，FB 作为燃料的典型属性是：高水分含量、低堆积密度、空间和时间分散、低价值和低能量含量。因此，最大限度地降低 FB 交付成本对于澳大利亚森林生物质供应链 (FBSC) 的进一步发展至关重要。该论文回顾了已发表的国际和澳大利亚对关键 FBSC 要素（生物质来源、初级运输、储存、二级运输和加工）的研究，重点关注澳大利亚 FBSC 可能应用该研究以降低成本以及需要进行额外澳大利亚研究的领域。伐木残留物 (LR) 被确定为澳大利亚最有潜力用作生物燃料的 FB 资源。澳大利亚研究中 LR 的快速内场干燥表明，内场干燥可用于降低二次运输成本，这可能是交付 FB 成本的重要组成部分。然而，需要通过对初级和次级运输成本、干燥和削片机性能的研究支持进一步开发澳大利亚 FBSC 模型，以确定潜在的 FBSC 成本和收益之间的权衡，并促进森林管理者关于建立和FBSC 的运行。这可能是交付的 FB 成本的重要组成部分。然而，需要通过对初级和次级运输成本、干燥和削片机性能的研究支持进一步开发澳大利亚 FBSC 模型，以确定潜在的 FBSC 成本和收益之间的权衡，并促进森林管理者关于建立和FBSC 的运行。这可能是交付的 FB 成本的重要组成部分。然而，需要通过对初级和次级运输成本、干燥和削片机性能的研究支持进一步开发澳大利亚 FBSC 模型，以确定潜在的 FBSC 成本和收益之间的权衡，并促进森林管理者关于建立和FBSC 的运行。