Temporary deposited of deposol as the possible area for short rotation plantation establishment: Model case

Abstract

Open pit mine exploitation of lignite in the locality RB Kolubara is a major source of fossil fuels for electricity production in Serbia. Exploitation area in the space of RB Kolubara consists of several fields. The fields are in various stages of exploitation. One of the oldest and largest is the field of D. It is anticipated that the exploitation of this field will be completed in near future. Then the area becomes a place for depositing the excavated overburden from the other fields. This paper shows the model of the possible production of biomass for energy. Biomass was estimated in the short rotation plantations (SRP) of fast growing trees. The model provides cultivation of plantations at ten year long lasting depositing of the each 30 meters thick layer. In the model was used plants of Paulownia sp. and Populus sp.. The analyzed parameters in the model indicate that the potential of a temporary surface are good for biomass production and that the cultivation of such plantations is justified.