Laitila, Juha

D.Sc. (Agr. & For.), Researcher

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Expertise

• forest energy
• forest technology
• bioenergy
• forest work science

Research Projects

Current

• Biomass resource assessment and feedstock availability
  
• Finnish Forest Sector Economic Outlook
  
• ForestEnergy2020
  
• New logistic and technology innovations in wood procurement of forest industry
  
• Smart forest biomass supply chains from forest to consumer including advanced logistic and quality control and fuel upgrading options
  

Former

• Application of DGT-methods for determination of nutrient and trace element bioavailability in soil
  
• Bioenergy from forests -research program co-ordination
  
• Energy wood measurement for quantity and quality
  
• Global forest energy resources, certification of supply and markets for energy technology
  
• Logistical models and applications in wood procurement
  
• METKA
  
• Profitability development of service businesses of wood procurement enterprises
  
• Sustainable and competitive forest biomass for energy in developing markets - opportunities for the Finnish forest biomass sector
  
• Technology and logistics of industrial and energy wood in Finland and in the EU.
  
• The bottlenecks of forest chips supply chains
  
• Wood energy resources and markets of energy technology in EU and international bioenergy trade
  
• Wood for energy -a contribution to the development of sustainable forest management
  
• Yield effects and profitability of integrated energy and round wood harvesting in thinnings
  

Contacts

Keywords: bioenergy, forest energy, forest technology, forest work science