Objectif Short rotation coppice plantation are increasing in extent within the community and are set to increase substantially with the proposed revisions to the CAP and GATT agreements. Whilst the technology for growing the crop is reasonably well advanced a major stumbling block lies in the cost of harvesting and delivery systems where costs of harvesting, storage and drying and delivery can amount to up to 70 % of the total delivered costs. This project aims to reduce these costs by development of low-cost methods of harvesting, drying and storage of willow, poplar and robinia crops. A systems approach will be used to synthesise viable combinations of post-harvest operations evaluated in multidisciplinary research in 6 participating countries. The three main research tasks have been allocated to 10 research and industrial organisations in the 6 participating countries: Task 1 : to progress towards an optimum specification for coppice harvesters through coordinated trials of commercial and prototype European and Scandinavian machines. Task 2 : to develop economic systems of storage and drying of chips, chunks and bundles by using mathematical models of the physical and biological systems to interpret, coordinate and apply results from studies of artificially and naturally-ventilated storage systems. Task 3 : to recommend, from these research findings, economically viable systems for harvesting, storage and delivery systems across species and geographical ranges in Europe. Champ scientifique agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculturecoppicingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Thème(s) 122 - Novel silvicultural systems Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur University of Aberdeen Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse St Machar Drive AB9 2UD Aberdeen Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (5) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire BBSRC Silsoe Research Institute Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Wrest Park Silsoe MK45 4HS Bedford Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (CEMAGREF) France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Les Vasiex 87340 Montpellier Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Via Augusto Barazzuoli 19-21-23 50136 Firenze Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée DANISH FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESEARCH INST. Danemark Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse SKOVBRYNET 16 2800 LYNGBY Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Technische Universität München Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Vöttinger Straße 36 85354 Freising Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
