Nordic Forest Energy Solutions in the Republic of Karelia

• Published in: Forests Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 945 - 967
• Main Authors: Gerasimov, Yuri, Senko, Sergei, Karjalainen, Timo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; analytic hierarchy process; Biomass energy; energy wood harvesting; forest energy; Forest management; forest sector; Forestry; Fossil fuels; Renewable resources; Roads & highways; Russia; SWOT; Wood; wood chips; Finland; Russia

The situation in Karelia, a region in Northwest Russia, is analyzed in the context of forest energy. The annual potential energy available from wood harvesting is about 7 tera watt hours (TWh) (3.6 million m3), which is equal to the total need of Karelia in energy for municipal heating. We point out...