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Bioenergy Production PracticalsLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: IE10043

Credits

2 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Juha Kilpeläinen

Objective

You know the practical implementation of forest bioenergy chipping and the planning of industrial-scale chip production. You know how to make wood pellets and you know the factors that affect pelleting in practice. You know how to make torrefied pellets and biochar on a test scale. You know the occupational safety culture required in bioenergy production.

Content

- woodchip production exercise with small-scale equipment
- pellet production exercise
- laboratory exercise of torrefied pellet / biochar
- excursion

Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024

Timing

07.01.2025 - 01.06.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

30 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
  • Juha Kilpeläinen
Teacher in charge

Juha Kilpeläinen

Scheduling groups
  • PR 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • PR 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • IENS22
    Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2022
Small groups
  • PR 1
  • PR 2

Objective

You know the practical implementation of forest bioenergy chipping and the planning of industrial-scale chip production. You know how to make wood pellets and you know the factors that affect pelleting in practice. You know how to make torrefied pellets and biochar on a test scale. You know the occupational safety culture required in bioenergy production.

Content

- woodchip production exercise with small-scale equipment
- pellet production exercise
- laboratory exercise of torrefied pellet / biochar
- excursion

Evaluation scale

H-5