Self-propelled biomass harvester machine for pruning residues removal and preprocessing in orchards and vineyards

One specific machine enhancing pruning residues management and energetic exploitation has been designed and manufactured by the company CAEB International (Petosino di Sorisole, Bergamo, Italy). Compared to the technical solutions already available in the market, it allows the harvesting and the preliminary processing of pruning residues (whose lower heating value is 7.71 ± 0.05 MJ kg-1) in one passage pushing forward the sustainability and the profitability of the supply chain. Machine testing in vineyards showed high working rates, good manoeuvrability and adequate operative performances of the prototype pointing out how its operational flexibility can effectively improve the whole logistics of such lignocellulosic biomass supply chain.
Proceedings of the 25th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 12-15 June 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 1985-1989