A GIS-model to estimate a sustainable potential for forest fuel for energy generation in the municipality of Växjö, Sweden

Gunnar Wohletz, Jürgen Knies

Since the 1980s the municipality of Växjö in Southern Sweden has been increasingly focusing on using wood to produce energy for the region. A permanent and sustainable supply of wood material is therefore indispensable. The main source for this wood fuel is harvested wood from forests which can be u