Analysis of the Work Productivity and Costs of a Stationary Chipper Applied to the Harvesting of Olive Tree Pruning for Bio-Energy Production

Pruning residues could represent an important biomass resources for energy production. Only in Italy it has been estimated that an annual quantity of biomass of over 2600 kt of dry matter could be obtained from olive residues. Several machines developed for pruning harvesting are available in the ma...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Suardi, Francesco Latterini, Vincenzo Alfano, Nadia Palmieri, Simone Bergonzoli, Luigi Pari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/6/1359