Entries by TECH4EFFECT

7 December 2017, BBI JU Stakeholder forum, Brussels, Belgium

The BBI JU Stakeholder forum in Brussels is a one-day event to bring together stakeholders from the bioeconomy and present all 65 ongoing BBI JU projects, including TECH4EFFECT. Register to meet our coordinator Rasmus Astrup (NIBIO): https://stakeholderforum.bbi.europa.eu/ The program incluedes plenary sessions with keynote speeches, but also thematic breakout sessions on the following topics: The […]

TECH4EFFECT videos and animations

The new overview of videos in our media corner makes sure you don’t loose track of our growing collection of project videos on YouTube! Check out if you have seen them all already: TECH4EFFECT videos and animations

Fuel economy tests – harvesters

In August LUKE, CNR-IVALSA and PONSSE successfully conducted field trials near Jyväskylä, Finland, on the efficiency of cut-to-length harvesting machines in cooperation with a contractor and their operators. The aim was to reduce the fuel consumption of harvesters during cut-to-length operations by applying various technical settings to the machines, like idle times, engine settings and […]

Forwarder on steep slope – loading

Forwarder on steep slope (up to 50%) supported by traction winch – TECH4EFFECT excursion day to Austrian federal forest (ÖBf) operation near Salzburg

Newsletter November 2017

Read our first newsletter here: TECH4EFFECT Newsletter November 2017 And don’t forget to subscribe to upcoming ones: Newsletter subscription

First field trials with bucking app

The Bucking App is a software for mobile devices to calculate into which length and parts to cut a tree in terms of revenue during motor-manual harvesting operations. Jointly developed by BOKU, Latschbacher and the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf), first field tests were conducted recently in Austria.

Harvester on steep slope

Harvester on steep slope (up to 50%) supported by traction winch, during the TECH4EFFECT excursion day to Austrian federal forest (ÖBf) operation near Salzburg.

First publication out! Review on Remote and Proximal Sensing for Improved Precision in Forest Operations

The first review coming out of TECH4EFFECT has just been published in the Croatian Journal of Forestry Engineering (CROJFE): Applications of Remote and Proximal Sensing for Improved Precision in Forest Operations Bruce Talbot, Marek Pierzchała and Rasmus Astrup provide an overview of recent developments in remote and proximal sensing technologies and their basic applicability to […]