Woody biomass origin certification information processing device, method, and program

Abstract

The present invention provides a processing device, method, and program for information on certification of origin of woody biomass, which is fuel for biomass power generation. [Solution] In a woody biomass origin certification information processing device (100), each time a distributor uses a weighing device (108) to weigh woody biomass (110) delivered from a transport vehicle (109), a certificate of origin generation unit (103) sets a data group including the weighing information, basic company information in a first memory unit (104), and transport vehicle information in a second memory unit (105) in each item of certificate of origin form data corresponding to a certificate of origin format appropriate for the type of woody biomass handled by the distributor and the distributor's distribution stage, and prints the data on a certificate of origin form paper corresponding to the certificate of origin format to generate a certificate of origin that describes the origin of the delivered woody biomass. A third memory unit (106) stores the data group set in each item of the certificate of origin form data for at least a predetermined period.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and program for processing certification information on the origin of woody biomass, which is fuel for biomass power generation. [Background technology]

[0002] Based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources, the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) system, under which electricity generated by renewable energy power generation companies is purchased at a fixed price, and the Feed-In Premium (FIP) system, under which renewable energy power generation companies are paid a fixed premium (subsidy amount) on top of the revenue they receive from selling the electricity they generate in the wholesale electricity market, are in operation, thereby encouraging investment incentives for power generation companies and promoting the spread of renewable energy. Under these systems, the purchase price varies depending on the classification of power generation fuel, particularly with regard to the use of woody biomass, and these charges are passed on directly to electricity users. Therefore, in order to gain public trust, the Forestry Agency has established the "Guidelines for Certification of Woody Biomass Used for Power Generation (hereinafter referred to as the "Forestry Agency Guidelines") (Non-Patent Document 1), which mandates appropriate segregation management and clear proof of origin at each distribution stage.

[0003] Regarding the certificate of origin, the handler is required to certify to the relevant business operators at the next distribution stage that the delivered item is the wood biomass in question and that it is being managed separately. In addition, the handler is required to keep and be able to present the issued certificate and other related documents for at least five years. On the other hand, woody biomass has a wide range of origins, including that derived from thinnings and what is called general woody biomass. There are also various distribution routes for woody biomass, starting from wood material producers in the forest and connecting them with lumber companies, chip processing companies, power plants, etc.

[0004] In response to this situation, a wood management system has been known that aims to provide a wood management system and wood management method that can comply with the feed-in tariff system for renewable energy.The system stores wood information, including the type of wood to which the wireless IC tag is attached, in the memory unit during the process in which the wireless IC tag is attached to wood and transported from the wood supply site and shipped to the purchaser as wood biomass (for example, Patent Document 1).The type of wood determined based on the wood information stored in the memory unit is then displayed on the display unit of each information terminal, such as a management server, forestry business terminal, processor terminal, purchaser terminal, and electric power company terminal. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-212581 [Non-patent literature]

[0006] [Non-Patent Document 1] Forestry Agency, "Guidelines for Certifying Woody Biomass for Power Generation," published in June 2012 (last revised in April 2025), April 24, 2025, Internet search: https: / / www.rinya.maff.go.jp / j / riyou / biomass / attach / pdf / hatudenriyou_guideline-14.pdf Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, woody biomass is distributed in various forms, such as logs cut or felled from forests, sawmill residues (offcuts, bark, sawdust, etc.) after logs are processed by sawmills, driftwood from dams, and wood chips processed by chip processing companies. Therefore, there was a problem in that it was not practical to attach wireless IC tags to woody biomass.

[0008] Currently, certificates of origin are prepared individually on paper by distributors at each stage of distribution and handed over to the recipient. However, the certificates of origin required by the Forestry Agency are specified in detail for each stage of distribution, making the process somewhat complicated for distributors of woody biomass, and requiring some ingenuity. Furthermore, there were also issues with work efficiency on site, such as the paper for the certificate of origin getting wet during rainy weather, making it difficult to store, or the wood biomass being blown about by strong winds at the delivery destination, making it difficult to properly attach (paste) the weighing slip and certificate of origin to the transported wood biomass. Furthermore, compared to the "Industrial Waste Management Voucher based on the Waste Management Act," which is an important core system for tracking and managing the distribution and processing of industrial waste, there is no centralized government-led core system for woody biomass. As a result, the operation and management system for certificates of origin, as stipulated in the Forestry Agency's guidelines to appropriately reflect different purchase prices based on fuel classification under the FIT / FIP system, is left to the voluntary understanding and judgment of each distributor, creating challenges in clarifying traceability. Under the FIT / FIP system, the government covers the price at which power generators sell electricity to electric power companies, and this cost is directly passed on to the public as a renewable energy surcharge, making this a pressing issue for electricity consumers as well.

[0009] Therefore, the present invention aims to realize sound proof of origin and enable sound fuel procurement by automatically creating and printing a certificate of origin at the same time as weighing woody biomass at each distribution stage, and by making it possible to store and utilize the data set of the created certificate of origin. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In one embodiment, a woody biomass-derived certification information processing device is an information processing device installed at each distribution company, including a power generation company, which distributes woody biomass at each distribution stage after it has been delivered to a power generation company from a wood material producer via one or more distribution stages. The information processing device includes a company basic information registration unit that registers basic company information, which is basic information about a company that delivers woody biomass to the distribution company, and stores it in a first memory unit; a transport vehicle information registration unit that registers transport vehicle information, which is information about one or more transport vehicles used by the company to transport woody biomass, and stores it in a second memory unit; and a data group that stores, at the distribution company, measurement information indicating the weighing results each time the woody biomass delivered from the company's transport vehicle is weighed using a weighing scale, the company basic information stored in the first memory unit, and the transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit. , wood handled by distribution companies High-quality biomass seeds Similarities and trends Distribution stage of the carrier By type of company that delivers wood biomass to the store and distribution company The certificate of origin format is set for each item in the certificate of origin form data. To determine This will provide proof of origin for the wood biomass delivered by the company. The first area corresponds to the data set in each item of the certificate of origin form data, and the second area is a fixed character string corresponding to the certificate of origin format, independent of the measurement information, basic company information, and transport vehicle information. Proof of arrival Printing and creating The certificate of origin generation unit creates a certificate of origin form, and the data set for each item in the certificate of origin form data. Record for at least a specified period and a third storage unit for storing the [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically create and print a certificate of origin at the same time as weighing woody biomass at each distribution stage, and it is also possible to store and utilize the data sets of the created certificate of origin, thereby realizing sound proof of origin and enabling sound fuel procurement. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of an origin proof information processing device; [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of basic company information and transport vehicle information. [Figure 3]FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the distribution channel of wood biomass material and the certificate of origin form. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#1) (Appendix 1). [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#2) (Appendix 1-1). [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#3) (Appendix 1-2). [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#4) (Appendix 2-3). [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#5) (Appendix 2-1). [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the origin certification form data 310(#6) (Appendix 2-4). [Figure 10] 1 is a hardware block diagram of an embodiment of a woody biomass origin certification information processing device. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration of a touch panel display. [Figure 12] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a company registration / deletion process. [Figure 13] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a transportation vehicle information editing process. [Figure 14] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an origin certificate issuing process. [Figure 15] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an origin certificate reissue process. [Figure 16] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a lumber handling performance report output process. [Figure 17] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a billing information output process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of a woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 is, for example, a personal computer, and is installed at each distribution company, including the power generation company, that distributes woody biomass 110 at each distribution stage, after it has been delivered to the power generation company from a wood material producer via one or more distribution stages.

[0014] The basic company information registration unit 101 registers basic company information, which is basic information about a company that delivers woody biomass 110 to a distributor, for example, in advance and stores it in the first storage unit 104.

[0015] The transport vehicle information registration unit 102 registers transport vehicle information, which is information about one or more transport vehicles 109 used by a company to transport woody biomass 110, and stores the information in the second memory unit 105. The transport vehicles 109 used by a company may be either vehicles owned by the company, or vehicles that the company has entrusted to a transport company for use.

[0016] The certificate of origin generation unit 103 generates a data set including measurement information indicating the measurement results, basic company information stored in the first storage unit 104, and transport vehicle information stored in the second storage unit 105, each time the woody biomass 110 delivered from the company's transport vehicle 109 is measured by the weighing device 108 at the distribution company. , wood handled by distribution companies Quality Biomass 110 Seeds Similarities and trends Distribution stage of carriers By type of company that delivers wood biomass 110 to the store and distribution companies By setting each item of the certificate of origin form data corresponding to the certificate of origin format in accordance with the request and printing it, a certificate of origin is generated that describes the origin of the woody biomass 110 delivered by the company. The weighing information includes, for example, the gross weight, empty weight, and net weight of the transport vehicle 109. In the certificate of origin generation unit 103, the certificate of origin to be printed consists of a first area in which a group of data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data is printed in accordance with the certificate of origin format, and a second area which is a fixed character string that corresponds to the certificate of origin format and is independent of measurement information, basic company information, and transport vehicle information.

[0017] In this way, the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 of this embodiment can automatically generate a certificate of origin in an appropriate certificate of origin format containing the origin certification of the woody biomass 110 delivered by the company based on the measurement information, which is obtained automatically or by a simple selection operation each time woody biomass 110 delivered from the company's transport vehicle 109 is weighed using the weighing device 108, pre-registered basic company information, transport vehicle information for the transport vehicle 109, information about the distributor as needed, the type of woody biomass 110 delivered, and the distribution stage of the distributor, and then print the certificate of origin. This greatly simplifies the process of creating certificates of origin, and ultimately enables sound fuel procurement through the realization of sound origin certification.

[0018] Here, The second area is pre-printed on the output medium (hereinafter referred to as the "certificate of origin form") on which printing is performed, and the first area can be configured to be printed as a variable item on the certificate of origin form at the time of printing. As a result, even if the weighing slip printing software that comes with an existing weighing instrument can only customize certain items related to weighing slips, these can be converted into the above data group and printed on an origin certificate form paper that has a fixed string of characters corresponding to the origin certificate format pre-printed on it, making it possible to easily build a woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 that can output origin certification compatible weighing slips and delivery notes through minor improvements to the existing weighing instrument system. Alternatively, the second area may be configured to be printed as a fixed item on an output medium, such as output paper, when printed, and the first area may be configured to be printed as a variable item on the output paper or other certificate of origin form paper when printed.

[0019] Further, in FIG. 1, the third storage unit 106 stores the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data for at least a predetermined period of time. This makes it possible to utilize the data set of the generated certificate of origin later.

[0020] Further in FIG. 1, the certificate of origin regeneration unit 120 reads out a desired set of data from the third storage unit 106 at the distributor, resets each item of the certificate of origin form data corresponding to that distributor, and re-generates the certificate of origin by displaying and / or printing the certificate of origin form data again in the certificate of origin format.

[0021] This means that even if you do not have your certificate of origin on hand because it has been lost, for example, you can still gather the necessary documents by going through the reissue procedure.

[0022] Furthermore, in Figure 1, the wood handling performance report output unit 121 outputs a handling performance report for wood that has been certified as wood biomass derived from thinning materials, etc. or general wood biomass by aggregating the measurement information in the data group stored in the third memory unit 106 for each type of wood biomass over a predetermined period.

[0023] This will enable the distributor to comply with the obligation to report to the business certification organization to which it belongs the previous fiscal year's performance in relation to the handling of wood biomass derived from thinning materials, etc. or general wood biomass, as required by the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0024] Furthermore, in FIG. 1, the billing information output unit 122 outputs billing information from the company to the distribution company by aggregating the measurement information in the data group stored in the third memory unit 106 for each company indicated by the company basic information in the data group over a predetermined period of time.

[0025] This makes it possible to automatically create and print a measurement slip / delivery note with proof of origin at the same time as measuring the wood biomass at each distribution stage, and also enables the company supplying the wood biomass to automatically issue billing information to the distribution company, thereby significantly simplifying the work of creating proof of origin and related tasks.

[0026] 1, at least one of first memory unit 104 and second memory unit 105 may be an IC card recording medium carried by the driver of transport vehicle 109. In this case, when first memory unit 104 is an IC card recording medium, origin certificate generation unit 103 may further include an IC card interface unit that reads the company basic information stored in the IC card recording medium when weighing by weighing instrument 108, and when second memory unit 105 is an IC card recording medium, that reads the transport vehicle information stored in the IC card recording medium when weighing by weighing instrument 108.

[0027] Alternatively, at least one of the first memory unit 104 or the second memory unit 105 may be an external storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or hard disk connected to the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100, which is connected to the weighing device 108. In this case, the origin certificate generation unit 103 may operate to read the company basic information stored in the external storage device when weighing by the weighing device 108 when the first memory unit 104 is an external storage device, and to read the transport vehicle information stored in the external storage device when weighing by the weighing device 108 when the second memory unit 105 is an external storage device.

[0028] 1, the transport vehicle information registration unit 102 may use the weighing device 108 to pre-register the unladen weight of the transport vehicle 109 when no woody biomass 110 is loaded, and store it in the second memory unit 105. In this case, the certificate of origin generation unit 103 can calculate the net weight by subtracting the unladen weight stored in the second memory unit 105 from the total weight of the transport vehicle 109 loaded with woody biomass 110, measured by the weighing device 108. Alternatively, the certificate of origin generation unit 103 may calculate the net weight by subtracting the empty weight of the transport vehicle 109, which is measured using the weighing device 108 after delivery of the woody biomass 110, from the total weight of the transport vehicle 109, which is measured using the weighing device 108 before delivery of the woody biomass 110.

[0029] In addition, the certificate of origin generation unit 103 may generate certificate of origin data that further includes measurement slip data showing the measurement results of the woody biomass transported by the transport vehicle using the weighing instrument 108 and delivery note data showing the delivery of the woody biomass, and may print a measurement slip / delivery note compatible with certificate of origin based on the certificate of origin data.

[0030] In FIG. 1, the third storage unit 106 may be an external storage device such as an SSD or a hard disk connected to the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100.

[0031] Alternatively, the third storage unit 106 may be a storage device of a cloud system that can communicate with the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 via the Internet.

[0032] In FIG. 1, the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data stored in the third storage unit 106 may be text data in CSV (Comma Separated Values) format, for example.

[0033] This brings about the effect that even a distributor that issues a large number of certificates of origin does not need a storage medium with a large storage capacity as the third storage unit 106.

[0034] Furthermore, the data group may be internally encrypted and stored in the third storage unit 106, for example.

[0035] This makes it possible to prevent malicious tampering of data sets and to build a wood biomass origin certification information processing device that complies with the Forestry Agency's guidelines requiring that origin certificates be stored for five years.

[0036] Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of company basic information 200 and transport vehicle information 210 registered by the company basic information registration unit 101 and transport vehicle information registration unit 102 in Fig. 1. As described above, the company basic information 200 is registered in the first memory unit 104 by the function of the company basic information registration unit 101 in Fig. 1, and the transport vehicle information 210 is registered in the second memory unit 105 by the function of the transport vehicle information registration unit 102 in Fig. 1.

[0037] As shown in Figure 2(a), the company basic information 200 includes, for example, a company name field 201, a company name abbreviation field 202, an address field 203, a certification number field 204, a tree species field 205, a telephone number field 206, a representative name field 207, a remarks field 208, a delivery note count field 209, and a certificate of origin form number field 220. Items other than the delivery note count item 209 can be registered by the company registration process described below, for example, by tapping the company registration button 1102 (see Figure 11) displayed on the touch panel display 1005 (see Figure 10) described below (see the explanation of step S1211 in Figure 12(b)). The value of the invoice count item 209 is reset to 0 when the company basic information 200 is registered and every month, and can be counted up each time a measurement slip / invoice with proof of origin is issued by the measurement slip / invoice with proof of origin issuance process described below (see the explanation of step S1407 in Figure 14). In relation to business certification for handling woody biomass, the values of the company name item 201, abbreviated company name item 202, address item 203, and certification number item 204 can be set so that they cannot be changed once they are registered. In this case, in order to re-register, the company basic information 200 can be deleted once and the certified information can be re-registered (execute the company deletion process in FIG. 12(c) using the company deletion button 1103 in FIG. 11, or the company registration process in FIG. 12(b) using the company registration button 1102 in FIG. 11). The telephone number item 206 and representative name item 207 can be registered only so that they will not be used for issuing the measurement slip / delivery note with provenance certificate. The value of the remarks column item 208 can be left blank for the time being, and can be reserved as an input column for GHG-related information for life cycle GHG (GHG: greenhouse gas) measures in the future. The Certificate of Origin Form Number item 220 will be described later. 2(a) and may be changed, added, or deleted as necessary. The method for registering the basic company information 200 is not limited to the company registration button 1102 (see FIG. 11) displayed on the touch panel display 1005 (see FIG. 10), and various methods may be adopted.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 2(b), the transportation vehicle information 210 includes, for example, an affiliation item 211, a vehicle type item 212, a vehicle number item 213, an empty vehicle weight item 214, a vehicle count item 215, and the like. Some items of the transport vehicle information 210 can be added, edited, or deleted by the transport vehicle information editing process described below, for example, by tapping the transport vehicle editing button 1104 (see Figure 11) displayed on the touch panel display 1005 (see Figure 10) described below (see explanation of Figure 13). The value of the affiliation item 211 can be automatically linked to the company name item 201 of the company basic information 200 and registered, so that direct input is not possible (see step S1303 in FIG. 13). The values of the vehicle type item 212 and vehicle number item 213 can be edited by adding / editing transportation vehicle information, which will be described later (see the explanation of step S1303 in FIG. 13). As mentioned above, the value of the empty weight item 214 can be registered as the weight of the transport vehicle 109 measured by the weighing scale 108 when no woody biomass 110 is loaded on the transport vehicle 109 in Figure 1, so that direct input is not possible (see the explanation of step S1304 in Figure 13). The value of the vehicle count item 215 is reset to 0 when the transport vehicle information 210 is registered and every month, and can be counted up each time a measurement slip / delivery note with proof of origin is issued by the measurement slip / delivery note with proof of origin issuance process described below (see the explanation of step S1407 in Figure 14). The items of the transport vehicle information 210 are not limited to those shown in Fig. 2(b), and may be changed, added, or deleted as necessary. Furthermore, the method of adding, editing, or deleting the transport vehicle information 210 is not limited to the transport vehicle edit button 1104 (see Fig. 11) displayed on the touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10), and various methods may be adopted.

[0039] Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between distribution channels for woody biomass materials and certificate of origin forms. As shown in the figure, there are various distribution channels through which woody biomass, for example, harvested from a forest wood material producer, passes before it is delivered to a power generation company as woody biomass fuel. Furthermore, the format of the certificate of origin handed over from the current company (company) to the next distributor varies depending on the type of woody biomass and the distribution stage of the distributor.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention, the origin certificate generation unit 103 of the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 operating at one distributor shown in FIG. 1 stores, as described above, a data group including measurement information indicating the measurement results, company basic information stored in the first memory unit 104, and transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit 105, each time the woody biomass 110 delivered from the company's transport vehicle 109 is weighed by the weighing device 108 at the distributor. , wood handled by distribution companies Quality Biomass 110 Seeds Similarities and trends Distribution stage of carriers By type of company that delivers wood biomass 110 to the store and distribution companies By setting and printing each item of the certificate of origin form data corresponding to the certificate of origin format in accordance with the request, a certificate of origin can be generated that contains proof of origin of the woody biomass 110 delivered by the company. The following explains the forms corresponding to each certificate of origin format.

[0041] If we focus on the first distributor 304 in Figure 3, which is a lumber company, and the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is wood derived from thinnings from forests, etc., and the company that delivers the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304 is the first wood material producer 301, which is a material producer of wood derived from thinnings from forests, etc., the certificate of origin form data 310 (#1) of the certificate of origin generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 includes at least a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 delivered is wood derived from thinnings from forests, etc., a clear statement of the separate management of the woody biomass 110, the name of the distributor to which the woody biomass 110 is sold, the sales quantity of the woody biomass 110, and information regarding the location and area of felling of the woody biomass 110. Here, "wood derived from thinnings, etc. from forests" refers to thinnings, removal cuttings, forests subject to forest management plans, protected forests, or national forests, and more specifically refers to the following wood: 1. Thinned wood For the purpose of healthy forest development, wood is harvested in forests where the forest has become dense and competition between standing trees has begun, and the harvest rate in terms of timber volume is 35% or less, and within a range that is deemed certain to become dense again approximately five years after the year of felling. This includes thinning (cutting carried out in forests before they become congested to remove trees that hinder the growth of target tree species and promote their healthy growth). 2. Timber harvested from forests by methods other than those mentioned in 1 above Timber harvested and produced by methods other than those specified in 1. above from any of the forests specified in 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 below (limited to those whose land continues to be forest after harvesting) in accordance with appropriate operational standards established in accordance with forest-related laws and regulations. 2.1 Forests subject to forest management plans approved under Article 11, Paragraph 5 of the Forest Act (Act No. 249 of 1951) (including forest operation plans that are still governed by the previous rules pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Forest Act (Act No. 20 of 2011) (hereinafter referred to as "forest management plans"). 2.2 Protection forests designated pursuant to Article 25 or Article 25-2 of the Forest Act and forests within the areas of security facility districts designated pursuant to Article 41 of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "protection forests, etc."). 2.3 Forests subject to the National Forest Management Implementation Plan set forth in Article 12, Paragraph 1 of the National Forest Management Regulations (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Directive No. 2 of 1999) and the Public Forest Management Plan set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Procedures for Enforcement of the Public Forest Management Act (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Directive No. 11 of 1955). In the following explanation, the above 1 and 2 (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) will be collectively referred to as "wood derived from thinnings, etc. from forests."

[0042] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#1) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#1) complies with Appendix 1 described in the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0043] The header item 401 contains the name of the distributor (indicated by "Dear Customer") (the company name of the first distributor 304) which is stored separately, a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 delivered is wood derived from thinning materials from forests, etc., and a clear description of the separate management of the woody biomass 110. When all of the woody biomass 110 delivered by a single distributor is wood derived from thinnings from forests, etc., the contents of this header item 401 are fixed, and therefore the contents of header item 401 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0044] The date field 402 and the time field 403 are automatically filled with the values at the time when the measurement was carried out.

[0045] The value of the tree species item 205 pre-stored in the first storage unit 104 is read and automatically inserted into the tree species item 404 by the company basic information registration unit 101 in Fig. 1. Alternatively, multiple tree species may be registered as the tree species item 205, and a pull-down menu for selecting one of the multiple tree species may be displayed in the tree species item 404, as shown in Fig. 4. Furthermore, the tree species item 404 may be printed as a blank field, and the driver of the transport vehicle 109 (Fig. 1) or a checker at the distribution office may enter the value by hand each time.

[0046] If the tree species to be delivered by a single distributor is fixed, the contents of this tree species item 205 may be permanently printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0047] Although not shown, the type item 405 displays a pull-down menu for selecting one of the following options as the type of woody biomass 110 (FIG. 1): "thinned wood," "cutting wood," "forest subject to forest management plan," "protected forest," or "national forest." Alternatively, the type item 405 may be left blank or a fixed value printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) or pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form. If left blank, the driver of the transport vehicle 109 (FIG. 1) or a verifier at the distribution business office may enter the value by hand each time.

[0048] The value of the vehicle number item 213 stored in the second memory unit 105, which is, for example, an IC card carried by the driver of the transport vehicle 109, by the transport vehicle information registration unit 102 in Figure 1 is read from the IC card and automatically inserted into the vehicle number item 406 when the driver inserts it into an IC card interface (IC card reader) not specifically shown when the transport vehicle 109 is weighed using the weighing scale 108.

[0049] The value of the transporter item 407 is printed as a blank, and the driver of the transport vehicle 109 (FIG. 1) stamps or handwrites his / her signature each time. Alternatively, the transporter may be registered in advance, for example, on an IC card, using the transport vehicle editing process (steps S1303 and S1308 in FIG. 13) described below, and the information may be read from the IC card and automatically printed when weighing.

[0050] The value of the checker item 408 is also printed as a blank, and the person in charge at the distribution establishment stamps or writes it by hand each time. Alternatively, the checker name may be registered in advance by the company information registration process (see step S1201 in FIG. 12) described later, and the name may be printed automatically.

[0051] In the total weight item 409, the total weight of the transport vehicle 109 loaded with the woody biomass 110 measured by the weighing device 108 in FIG. 1 is automatically inserted as one piece of measurement information.

[0052] The empty vehicle weight item 410 is automatically inserted with the value of the aforementioned empty vehicle weight item 214 (see Figure 2(b)), which is registered in the second memory unit 105, for example, an IC card, by the transport vehicle information registration unit 102 in Figure 1 as one of the transport vehicle information 210.

[0053] The net weight item 411 is automatically filled in as one piece of measurement information, and is the weight of the transported woody biomass 110 (Figure 1), calculated by subtracting the value set in the empty weight item 410 from the value set in the gross weight item 409.

[0054] The remarks column item 412 may be printed as blank for the time being, and the driver of the transport vehicle 109 or the person in charge at the distribution business may write any content therein each time. As mentioned above, the remarks column item 208 may be used in the future as an input column for the life cycle GHG measures mentioned above.

[0055] The company name item 413 is automatically inserted by the company basic information registration unit 101 in Figure 1, which reads out the value of the company name item 201 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, such as the aforementioned IC card or external memory device.

[0056] The company address item 414 is also automatically inserted by the company basic information registration unit 101 in Figure 1, which reads out the value of the address item 203 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, such as the aforementioned IC card or external memory device.

[0057] The company basic information registration unit 101 in Figure 1 also reads out and automatically inserts the value of the certification number item 204 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, such as the aforementioned IC card or external memory device, into the certification number item 415.

[0058] The values of the forest location item 416, felling area item 417, felling permit date item 418, attached documents item 419, permit number item 420, issuer item 421, and source forest management signature item 422 may be printed as blanks, and may be written by hand each time by the driver of the transport vehicle 109 in Figure 1 or a staff member at the distribution facility. In the attached documents field 419, relevant documents such as the felling and post-felling afforestation notification form are entered, and copies of those documents are attached to the certificate of origin form data 310(#1) (Appendix 1). Specifically, the attached documents are attached according to the selection in the type field 405. The source forest management signature field 422 is filled in by hand when national forest is selected as the type field 405 .

[0059] Although not shown, the first two characters of the left footer item 423 are automatically filled in with fixed characters unique to this certificate of origin form data 310 (#1), and the next two alphabetic characters are automatically filled in with the company name abbreviation 202 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, for example, the IC card mentioned above, read by the company basic information registration unit 101 of Figure 1, and the next four digits, for example, separated by a hyphen, are automatically filled in with the current year (the last two digits of the Gregorian calendar year) and month, and at the end, for example, separated by a hyphen, the value of the delivery note count 209 (see Figure 2(a)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset monthly and updated as needed on the first memory unit 104 by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 of Figure 1, is automatically filled in.

[0060] The right footer item 424 automatically displays the value of the vehicle count 215 (see Figure 2(b)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset monthly and updated as needed on the second memory unit 105 by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Figure 1.

[0061] Next, if we focus again on the first distributor 304 in Figure 3, if the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is wood derived from felling in a forest related to general woody biomass that does not have the aforementioned forest management plan and requires a felling and afforestation notification, and the company that delivers the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304 is the second wood material producer 302, which is a material producer of wood derived from felling in a forest related to general woody biomass as described above, the certificate of origin form data 310 (#2) of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 will include at least a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 delivered is general woody biomass, a clear statement of the separate management of the woody biomass 110, the name of the distributor to which the woody biomass 110 is sold, the sales quantity of the woody biomass 110, and information regarding the felling location and felling area of the woody biomass 110. Here, "general woody biomass" refers to woody biomass other than the aforementioned woody biomass derived from thinning materials from forests and construction material waste, and is derived from the following wood materials, etc. 1. Lumber residues Scrap wood, sawdust, bark, and other leftover materials generated during wood processing. 2. Other wood whose origin can be verified 2.1 Timber harvested from forests that do not have a forest management plan and require a logging and afforestation notification. 2.2 Other wood that has not been logged for afforestation purposes, such as residential forests, standing trees in development areas, forest residues, roadside trees, pruned branches including fruit trees, and dam driftwood. In the following explanation, the above 1 will be referred to as "sawmill residues related to general woody biomass," the above 2.1 will be referred to as "wood derived from felling from forests related to general woody biomass," and the above 2.2 will be referred to as "other wood related to general woody biomass."

[0062] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#2) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#2) complies with Appendix 1-1 described in the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0063] In Fig. 5, the same items as in Fig. 4 are assigned the same reference numbers as in Fig. 4. The explanation of these items will be omitted as they are the same as in Fig. 4. The only difference between Fig. 5 and Fig. 4 is the header item 501.

[0064] The header item 501 contains the name of the distributor (indicated by "Dear") (the company name of the first distributor 304) which is stored separately, a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 delivered is general woody biomass, and a clear description of the separate management of the woody biomass 110. When all woody biomass 110 delivered by a single distributor is general woody biomass, the contents of this header item 501 are fixed, and therefore the contents of header item 501 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0065] Next, if we focus again on the first distributor 304 in Figure 3, if the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is, as mentioned above, residential forests, standing trees in development areas, forest residues, street trees, pruned branches including fruit trees, dam driftwood, or other wood related to general woody biomass for which no felling or afforestation notification has been filed, and the company supplying the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304 is a third wood material producer 303 that is a material producer of the other wood related to general woody biomass mentioned above, the certificate of origin form data 310 (#3) of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 will include at least a certificate that the woody biomass 110 being supplied is derived from the other wood related to general woody biomass mentioned above, the name of the distributor to which the woody biomass 110 is sold, the sales quantity of the woody biomass 110, and information regarding the location and tree species of the woody biomass 110.

[0066] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#3) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#3) complies with Appendix 1-2 described in the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0067] In Figure 6, the same items as in Figure 4 are assigned the same reference numbers as in Figure 4. Explanation of these items will be omitted as they are the same as in Figure 4. Figure 6 differs from Figure 4 in the header item 601, product name item 602, generation location item 603 of the biomass, and left footer item 604.

[0068] The header item 601 contains the name of the distributor (indicated by "Dear Customer") (the company name of the first distributor 304) which is stored separately, a certification that all of the woody biomass 110 to be delivered is general woody biomass and that the woody biomass 110 is derived from other wood related to general woody biomass (for example, pruned branches), a clear statement that the woody biomass 110 will be managed separately, and an approval that the other wood related to general woody biomass (for example, pruned branches) sold to the distributor will be used as raw material for producing biomass fuel chips, etc. When all of the woody biomass 110 delivered by a single distributor is other wood related to general woody biomass (e.g., pruned branches), the content of this header item 601 is fixed, and therefore the content of header item 601 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0069] The fixed text "pruned branch" is entered in the product name field 602. Since the content of the product name field 602 is fixed, it may be printed in a fixed manner on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the certificate of origin form described above.

[0070] The biomass generation location item 603 may be printed or otherwise left blank, and the driver of the transport vehicle 109 in FIG. 1 may handwrite the generation location of the woody biomass 110.

[0071] In the left footer field 604, the first two characters are automatically filled in with fixed characters unique to this certificate of origin form data 310 (#3), the next two alphabetic characters are automatically filled in with the company name abbreviation 202 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, for example, the aforementioned IC card, read by the company basic information registration unit 101 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4, and the next four digits, for example, separated by a hyphen, are automatically filled in with the current year (the last two digits of the Gregorian calendar year) and month (two digits), and further, at the end, for example, separated by a hyphen, the value of the delivery note count 209 (see Figure 2(a)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset monthly and updated as necessary in the first memory unit 104, is automatically filled in by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4.

[0072] Next, if we focus on the second distributor 307 in Figure 3, which is a chip processing company, and the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is wood derived from thinnings from the forest mentioned above, and the company that delivers the woody biomass 110 to the second distributor 307 is the first wood material producer 301 mentioned above, the certificate of origin form of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 is the same as the certificate of origin form data 310 (#1) shown as an example in Figure 4 when the first wood material producer 301 delivers the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304, except that the distributor name in the header item 401 is different (the company names of the first distributor 304 and the second distributor 307 are different).

[0073] Furthermore, if we focus on the fourth distributor 305 in Figure 3, which is a chip processing company, and the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is wood derived from felling in a forest related to the general woody biomass described above, and the company delivering the woody biomass 110 to the fourth distributor 305 is the second wood material producer 302 described above, then the certificate of origin form of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 is the same as the certificate of origin form data 310 (#2) illustrated in Figure 5 for the case where the second wood material producer 302 delivers the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304, except that the distributor name in the header item 501 is different (the company names of the first distributor 304 and the fourth distributor 305 are different). It should be noted that the fourth distributor 305 may be the same as the second distributor 307 .

[0074] Furthermore, if we focus on the fourth distributor 305 in Figure 3, if the woody biomass 110 in Figure 1 is other wood related to the general woody biomass described above, and the company delivering the woody biomass 110 to the fourth distributor 305 is the third wood material producer 303 described above, the certificate of origin form of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 is the same as the certificate of origin form data 310 (#3) illustrated in Figure 6 for the case where the third wood material producer 303 delivers the woody biomass 110 to the first distributor 304, except that the distributor name in the header item 601 is different (the company names of the first distributor 304 and the fourth distributor 305 are different).

[0075] On the other hand, if we focus on the fourth distributor 305 in Figure 3, and the company that supplies the woody biomass 110 to the fourth distributor 305 is the third distributor 306, which is a material producer of lumber residues generated by the first distributor 304 and produces lumber residues related to general woody biomass, the certificate of origin form data 310 (#4) of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 includes at least a certificate that all of the logs of the woody biomass 110 are wood derived from thinnings from the forests mentioned above, wood derived from fellings from forests related to general woody biomass mentioned above, or other wood related to general woody biomass mentioned above, a clear statement of the separate management of the woody biomass 110, basic company information, the name of the distributor to which the woody biomass 110 is sold, and information regarding the sales quantity of the woody biomass 110.

[0076] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#4) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#4) complies with Appendix 2-3 of the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0077] In Figure 7, the same items as in Figure 4 are assigned the same reference numbers as in Figure 4. Explanation of these items will be omitted as they are the same as in Figure 4. Figure 7 differs from Figure 4 in the header item 701, the property name item 702 (lumber, etc.), and the left footer item 703.

[0078] The header item 701 contains the name of the distributor (indicated by "Dear Customer") (the company name of the fourth distributor 305) which is stored separately, a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 logs being delivered are woody biomass derived from thinning materials from forests or general woody biomass, and a clear statement of separate management. When all of the woody biomass 110 logs delivered by a single distributor are derived from woody biomass derived from thinning materials from forests or general woody biomass, the contents of this header item 701 are fixed, and therefore the contents of header item 701 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0079] The item name 702 for manufacturing, etc. may be printed as a blank, and the driver of the transport vehicle 109 (FIG. 1) or a checker at the distribution business office may input it by hand each time.

[0080] In the left footer field 703, the first two characters are automatically filled in with fixed characters unique to this certificate of origin form data 310 (#4), and the next two alphabetic characters are automatically filled in with the company basic information registration unit 101 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4, which reads out and writes, for example, the company name abbreviation 202 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, which is the same as in the case of Figure 4, which is the first memory unit 104, and the next four digits, for example, separated by a hyphen, are automatically filled in with the current year (the last two digits of the Gregorian calendar year) and month (two digits), and further, for example, at the end of the field separated by a hyphen, the value of the delivery note count 209 (see Figure 2(a)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset every month and updated as necessary in the first memory unit 104, is automatically filled in by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4.

[0081] Next, if we focus on the fifth distributor 300, which is the power generation company in Figure 3, and the woody biomass 110 is wood that has been processed into chips from wood derived from thinnings, etc. from forests as described above, and the company that supplies the woody biomass 110 to the fifth distributor 300 is a first wood material producer 301 that has the function of processing wood into chips, a second distributor 307 that processes wood derived from thinnings, etc. from forests into chips, or a material storage company (not shown) that temporarily collects and stores materials from the producer 301 in order to collect and transport them, then the certificate of origin form of the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 will include at least a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 being delivered is wood derived from thinnings, etc. from forests, a clear statement of the separate management of the woody biomass 110, the name of the distributor to which the woody biomass 110 is sold (the company name of the fifth distributor 300), and information regarding the sales quantity of the woody biomass 110.

[0082] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#5) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#5) complies with Appendix 2-1 described in the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0083] In Fig. 8, the same items as in Fig. 6 (including Fig. 4) are assigned the same reference numbers as in Fig. 6 (including Fig. 4). Explanation of these items will be omitted as they are the same as in Fig. 6 (including Fig. 4). Fig. 8 differs from Fig. 6 (including Fig. 4) in a header item 801, a vehicle model item 802, and a left footer item 803.

[0084] The header item 801 contains the name of the distributor (notation) (the company name of the fifth distributor 300) which is stored separately, a certificate that the woody biomass 110 to be delivered is woody biomass derived from thinning materials from the forest as mentioned above, and a clear statement of separate management. When the woody biomass 110 delivered to a power generation company is woody biomass derived from thinning materials from the forests mentioned above, the contents of this header item 801 are fixed, and therefore the contents of the header item 801 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the certificate of origin form mentioned above.

[0085] The value of the vehicle type item 212 stored in the second storage unit 105 by the transportation vehicle information registration unit 102 in FIG. 1 is read out and automatically inserted into the vehicle type item 802.

[0086] In the left footer field 803, the first two characters are automatically filled in with fixed characters unique to this certificate of origin form data 310 (#5), and the next two alphabetic characters are automatically filled in with the company basic information registration unit 101 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4, which reads out and writes, for example, the company name abbreviation 202 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, which is the same as in the case of Figure 4, which is the first memory unit 104, and the next four digits, for example, separated by a hyphen, are automatically filled in with the current year (the last two digits of the Gregorian calendar year) and month (two digits), and further, for example, at the end of the hyphen, the value of the delivery note count 209 (see Figure 2(a)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset every month and updated as needed in the first memory unit 104, is automatically filled in by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer field 423 of Figure 4.

[0087] Finally, when we turn our attention back to the fifth distributor 300 in FIG. 3, the woody biomass 110 is the sawmill residues related to the general woody biomass described above, the wood derived from felling in forests related to the general woody biomass described above, or other wood related to the general woody biomass described above, and the companies that deliver the woody biomass 110 to the fifth distributor 300 are the second wood material producer 302, the third wood material producer 303, or the third distributor 306, each of which has the function of processing wood into chips, and the fourth distributor 305, which processes wood from general woody biomass into chips. or if the originating company is a material storage company (not shown) that temporarily collects and stores materials from a second wood material producer 302, a third wood material producer 303, or a third distributor 306 in order to transport them, the origin certificate form of the origin certificate data generated by the origin certificate generation unit 103 includes at least a certificate that all of the wood biomass 110 delivered is general wood biomass, a clear statement of the separate management of the wood biomass 110, the name of the distributor to which the wood biomass 110 is sold, and information regarding the sales quantity of the wood biomass 110.

[0088] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a specific data configuration example of the certificate of origin form data 310(#6) shown in Fig. 3, which is a certificate of origin (a measurement slip and delivery note with certificate of origin described later) that is displayed on a touch panel display 1005 (see Fig. 10) described later or printed on an output medium (e.g., paper) by a printer 1002 (see Fig. 10) described later based on the certificate of origin data generated by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1. This certificate of origin form data 310(#6) complies with Appendix 2-4 of the Forestry Agency guidelines mentioned above.

[0089] In Fig. 9, the same items as in Fig. 8 (including Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) are assigned the same reference numbers as in Fig. 8 (including Fig. 4 and Fig. 6). Explanation of these items will be omitted as they are the same as in Fig. 8 (including Fig. 4 and Fig. 6). Fig. 9 differs from Fig. 8 (including Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) in a header item 901 and a left footer item 902.

[0090] The header item 901 contains the name of the distributor (indicated by "Dear") (the company name of the fifth distributor 300) which is stored separately, a certificate that all of the woody biomass 110 delivered is derived from general woody biomass, and a clear statement of separate management. If all of the woody biomass 110 delivered to a power generation company is derived from general woody biomass, the contents of this header item 901 are fixed, and therefore the contents of the header item 901 may be printed fixedly on an output medium (e.g., paper) or may be pre-printed on the aforementioned certificate of origin form.

[0091] In the left footer item 902, the first two characters are automatically filled in with fixed characters unique to this certificate of origin form data 310 (#6), and the next two alphabetic characters are automatically filled in with the company basic information registration unit 101 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer item 423 of Figure 4, which reads out and writes, for example, the company name abbreviation 202 (see Figure 2(a)) stored in the first memory unit 104, which is the same as in the case of Figure 4, which is the first memory unit 104, and the next four digits, for example, with a hyphen symbol between them, are automatically filled in with the current year (the last two digits of the Gregorian calendar year) and month (two digits), and further, for example, at the end of the hyphen symbol, the value of the delivery note count 209 (see Figure 2(a)) of the company basic information 200, which is reset every month and updated as needed in the first memory unit 104, is automatically filled in by the certificate of origin generation unit 103 of Figure 1, as in the case of the left footer item 423 of Figure 4.

[0092] The certificate of origin forms shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 are merely examples, and items may be omitted or added as necessary.

[0093] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the functions 101 to 106 and 120 to 122 shown in FIG. 1 in relation to the woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100. This hardware comprises a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1001, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1002 for storing programs, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1003 into which programs are loaded from the ROM 1002 and executed, an external storage device 1004 that performs the functions of the first storage unit 104, the second storage unit 105, or the third storage unit 106 of Figure 1, a touch panel display 1005, a weighing scale interface 1006 that communicates with the weighing scale 108 of Figure 1, an IC card reader / writer 1007 that reads and writes company basic information 200 and transport vehicle information 210, etc., to an IC card 1012 carried by the driver of the transport vehicle 109, a printer 1008 that prints the wood handling performance report described below and billing information, etc., also described below, and a system bus 1009 that connects each of the devices 1001 to 1007 to each other for communication.

[0094] 10, weighing device 108 similar to that in Fig. 1 is installed, for example, in a position within reach of the driver of transport vehicle 109 from the driver's seat, and is equipped with IC card reader 1011 into which the driver of transport vehicle 109 inserts IC card 1012 to read its contents, printer 1014 that prints out a measurement slip / delivery note compatible with origin certification, and weighing device display 1013 that displays the measurement results of the net weight of woody biomass 110 by weighing device 108, and each of these communicates with woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 via weighing device interface 1006. Note that weighing device display 1013 is not necessary.

[0095] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the display screen of the touch panel display 1005 shown in FIG. 10, which can be operated by a staff member of the distribution company or a driver of the transport vehicle 109, for example. An employee of the distribution company or the driver of the transport vehicle 109 can tap the weighing execution button 1100 to weigh the transport vehicle 109 mounted on the weighing scale 108 in Figure 10, measure the net weight of the woody biomass 110 carried by the transport vehicle 109, and based on the weighing results, display a measurement slip and delivery note with provenance certification on the touch panel display 1005 in Figure 10, print it out using the printer 1008, and save it in the external storage device 1004 in Figure 10. In addition, the weighing execution button 1100, like the IC card reader 1011 and the printer 1014 that prints the weighing slip / delivery note with proof of origin, may be installed as a physical button in a position that the driver of the transport vehicle 109 can reach from the driver's seat or in a position close to where the driver gets out of the transport vehicle 109, so that the driver can press it himself to perform the weighing. Company registration button 1101, company registration button 1102, company deletion button 1103, transportation vehicle edit button 1104, certificate search button 1105, origin certificate re-output button 1106, handling performance report output button 1107, and billing information output button 1108 will be described later.

[0096] Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of company registration / deletion processing. First, Fig. 12(a) is a flowchart showing an example of company registration processing. This flowchart shows processing in which, when a distribution company administrator or the like taps company registration button 1101 on touch panel display 1005, CPU 1001 in Fig. 10 reads out a company registration processing program stored in ROM 1002 into RAM 1003 and executes it.

[0097] In this process, CPU 1001 executes company information registration process (step S1201). Specifically, CPU 1001 causes the user to input the company's distribution establishment name, distribution establishment address, distribution establishment telephone number, etc., from a company information registration form displayed on touch panel display 1005, and stores the input contents in external storage device 1004 of FIG.

[0098] 12(b) is a flowchart showing an example of company registration processing. This flowchart shows processing in which the CPU 1001 in FIG. 10 reads a company registration processing program stored in the ROM 1002 into the RAM 1003 and executes it when the company registration button 1102 is tapped on the touch panel display 1005 by an administrator of the distribution company or the like. This company registration processing corresponds to the function of the company basic information registration unit 101 in FIG. 1.

[0099] In the flowchart of Fig. 12(b), first, the CPU 1001 judges YES in step S1210, and then causes the user to input each item of the company basic information 200 described in Fig. 2(a) using the company basic information registration form displayed on the touch panel display 1005, except for the remarks field 208, the delivery note count field 209, and the certificate of origin form number field 220. When the input is complete, the CPU 1001 stores the input company basic information 200 in the external storage device 1004 of Fig. 10, which corresponds to the first storage unit 104 of Fig. 1 (step S1211).

[0100] Next, based on the relationship between its own company and the company registered in step S1211, the CPU 1001 determines which of the certificate of origin form data 310 #1 to #6 described in Figure 3 to use in the certificate of origin compatible measurement slip and delivery note issuance process (Figure 14) described below, and stores one of the determined numbers #1 to #6 in the certificate of origin form number item 220 of the company basic information 200 in the external storage device 1004 of Figure 10, which corresponds to the first memory unit 104 of Figure 1 (step S1212).

[0101] This completes the registration of one piece of company basic information 200. After that, CPU 1001 proceeds to the determination process of step S1210.

[0102] If the user desires to register additional company basic information 200, for example, by screen input on touch panel display 1005 (YES in step S1210), CPU 1001 repeats the registration process of company basic information 200 in steps S1211 and S1212 described above.

[0103] If the CPU 1001 does not wish to register any further company basic information 200, for example, by screen input on the touch panel display 1005 (the judgment in step S1210 is NO), the CPU 1001 terminates the company registration process shown in the flowchart of Figure 12(b) and returns the screen display of the touch panel display 1005 to the display example of Figure 11.

[0104] 12(c) is a flowchart showing an example of company deletion processing. This flowchart shows processing in which the CPU 1001 in FIG. 10 reads a company deletion processing program stored in the ROM 1002 into the RAM 1003 and executes it when the manager of the distribution company or the like taps the company deletion button 1103 on the touch panel display 1005.

[0105] In the flowchart of Figure 12(c), the CPU 1001 first judges YES in step S1220, and then displays on the touch panel display 1005 a list of companies stored in the external storage device 1004 of Figure 10, which corresponds to the first storage unit 104 of Figure 1, and allows the user to select a company to delete from this list (step S1221).

[0106] The CPU 1001 deletes all transport vehicle information 210 (FIG. 2(b)) belonging to the company selected in step S1221 and stored in the external storage device 1004 of FIG. 10, which corresponds to the second storage unit 105 of FIG. 1 (step S1222).

[0107] Next, the CPU 1001 deletes the company basic information 200 (FIG. 2(a)) stored in the external storage device 1004 of FIG. 10, which corresponds to the first storage unit 104 of FIG. 1, corresponding to the company selected in step S1221 (step S1223).

[0108] This completes the deletion of the company basic information 200 and the transportation vehicle information 210 for one company. After that, the CPU 1001 proceeds to the determination process of step S1220.

[0109] If the deletion of a company is desired by, for example, screen input on touch panel display 1005 (YES in step S1220), CPU 1001 repeats the company deletion process in steps S1221, S1222, and S1223 described above.

[0110] If the CPU 1001 does not further request the deletion of the company, for example, by screen input on the touch panel display 1005 (the judgment in step S1220 is NO), it terminates the company deletion process shown in the flowchart of Figure 12(c) and returns the screen display of the touch panel display 1005 to the display example of Figure 11.

[0111] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a transportation vehicle information editing process. This flowchart shows a process in which the CPU 1001 in FIG. 10 reads a transportation vehicle editing process program stored in the ROM 1002 into the RAM 1003 and executes it when an administrator of the distribution company or the like taps the transportation vehicle editing button 1104 on the touch panel display 1005. This transportation vehicle editing process corresponds to the function of the transportation vehicle information registration unit 102 in FIG. 1.

[0112] In the flowchart of Figure 13, the CPU 1001 first displays on the touch panel display 1005 a list of companies stored in the external storage device 1004 of Figure 10, which corresponds to the first storage unit 104 of Figure 1, and allows the user to select from this list the company for which the user wishes to edit the transport vehicle information 210 (step S1301).

[0113] Next, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not the addition of the transportation vehicle information 210 is desired by screen input from the touch panel display 1005, for example (step S1302).

[0114] If the addition of transport vehicle information 210 is desired (the determination in step S1302 is YES), CPU 1001 causes the user to input each item of transport vehicle information 210 described in FIG. 2(b) using the transport vehicle information registration form displayed on touch panel display 1005, except for the affiliation item 211, the empty weight item 214, and the vehicle-specific count item 215. When the input is complete, CPU 1001 stores the input company basic information 200 in external storage device 1004 of FIG. 10, which corresponds to first storage unit 104 of FIG. 1. CPU 1001 copies the value of company name item 201 (see FIG. 2(a)) of company basic information 200 stored in external storage device 1004 of FIG. 10, which corresponds to the first storage unit 104 of FIG. 1, corresponding to the company selected in step S1301, and stores the copied value in affiliation item 211 of the company basic information 200 to be stored (step S1303).

[0115] Next, the CPU 1001 starts weighing by placing the vehicle to be registered that is not loaded with woody biomass 110 on the weighing scale 108 of Figure 10, obtains the empty weight via the weighing scale interface 1006 of Figure 10, and stores it in the empty weight item 214 (see Figure 2(b)) of the transport vehicle information 210 stored in the external storage device 1004 in step S1303 (step S1304).

[0116] Thereafter, the CPU 1001 stores, in the new IC card 1012 inserted into the IC card reader / writer 1007 of FIG. 10, the transport vehicle information 210 for each item other than the vehicle count item 215 of FIG. 2(b) that was stored in the external storage device 1004 in step S1303, and the company basic information 200 for each item other than the telephone number item 206, representative name item 207, and delivery note count item 209 of FIG. 2(a) that is stored in the external storage device 1004 corresponding to the company selected in step S1301 (step S1305).

[0117] If addition of the transportation vehicle information 210 is not desired (NO in step S1302), the CPU 1001 skips the processes of steps S1303, S1304, and S1305 described above.

[0118] Next, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not editing of the transportation vehicle information 210 is desired, for example, by screen input from the touch panel display 1005 (step S1306).

[0119] If editing of the transport vehicle information 210 is desired (the determination in step S1306 is YES), CPU 1001 causes the user to select a transport vehicle to be edited (step S1307). This selection may be performed by inserting IC card 1012 carried in the transport vehicle to be edited into IC card reader / writer 1007 of Fig. 10, or by displaying on touch panel display 1005 of Fig. 10 a list of transport vehicles of the company selected in step S1301 (transport vehicle information 210 having the company name set in the affiliation item 211 of Fig. 2(b)) stored in external storage device 1004 of Fig. 10, which corresponds to second storage unit 105 of Fig. 1, and causing the user to select the transport vehicle to be edited from this list.

[0120] The CPU 1001 reads from the external storage device 1004 the values of the vehicle type item 212 and vehicle number item 213 that are set to editable in Fig. 2(b) in the transport vehicle information 210 corresponding to the transport vehicle selected in step S1307, and performs editing by displaying an editing form with those values entered on the touch panel display 1005. When editing is complete, the CPU 1001 updates the edited transport vehicle information 210 on the external storage device 1004 in Fig. 10, which corresponds to the second storage unit 105 in Fig. 1 (step S1308).

[0121] Thereafter, the CPU 1001 updates the transportation vehicle information 210 edited in step S1308 on the IC card 1012 of the transportation vehicle to be edited that is inserted into the IC card reader / writer 1007 (step S1309).

[0122] If editing of the transportation vehicle information 210 is not desired (NO in step S1306), the CPU 1001 skips the processes of steps S1307, S1308, and S1309.

[0123] Next, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not deletion of the transportation vehicle information 210 is desired, for example, by screen input from the touch panel display 1005 (step S1310).

[0124] If it is desired to delete the transportation vehicle information 210 (the determination in step S1310 is YES), CPU 1001 causes the user to select the transportation vehicle to be deleted (step S1311). This selection may be performed by inserting IC card 1012 carried in the transportation vehicle to be deleted into IC card reader / writer 1007 in Fig. 10, as in step S1307, or by displaying on touch panel display 1005 in Fig. 10 a list of transportation vehicles of the company selected in step S1301 (transport vehicle information 210 having the company name set in the affiliation item 211 in Fig. 2(b)) stored in external storage device 1004 in Fig. 10, which corresponds to second storage unit 105 in Fig. 1, and causing the user to select the transportation vehicle to be deleted from this list.

[0125] The CPU 1001 deletes the transport vehicle information 210 corresponding to the transport vehicle selected in step S1311 from the external storage device 1004 corresponding to the second storage unit 105 in Figure 1 (step S1312), and further deletes or initializes the contents of the corresponding IC card 1012 (step S1313).

[0126] If the deletion of the transportation vehicle information 210 is not desired (NO in step S1310), the CPU 1001 skips the processes of steps S1311, S1312, and S1313.

[0127] Thereafter, the CPU 1001 determines whether or not an instruction to end the transportation vehicle information editing process has been given by screen input from the touch panel display 1005, for example (step S1314).

[0128] If an instruction to end the transportation vehicle information editing process has not been issued (NO in step S1314), the CPU 1001 returns to the process in step S1302 and repeats the above-described series of processes for other transportation vehicles.

[0129] If an instruction to end the transport vehicle information editing process has been issued (the determination in step S1314 is YES), the CPU 1001 ends the transport vehicle information editing process shown in the flowchart of Figure 13 and returns the screen display of the touch panel display 1005 to the display example of Figure 11.

[0130] Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a proof-of-origin compatible measurement slip / delivery note issuance process. This flowchart is automatically executed when the manager of the distribution company or the driver of the transport vehicle 109 in Fig. 10 presses the measurement execution button 1100, or when the IC card 1012 carried by the driver of the transport vehicle 109 is inserted into the IC card reader 1011 in Fig. 10, and is a process in which the CPU 1001 in Fig. 10 reads out to the RAM 1003 a measurement slip / delivery note issuance process program for proof-of-origin compatible measurement slip / delivery note stored in the ROM 1002 and executes it. This proof-of-origin compatible measurement slip / delivery note issuance process corresponds to the function of the certificate of origin generation unit 103 in Fig. 1.

[0131] In the flowchart of Figure 14, first, in response to, for example, the insertion of an IC card 1012 into an IC card reader 1011, the CPU 1001 reads the company basic information 200 (Figure 2(a)) and transport vehicle information 210 (Figure 2(b)) stored in the IC card 1012 into the RAM 1003 (step S1401).

[0132] Next, the CPU 1001 reads the certificate of origin form number from the certificate of origin form number item 220 in the company basic information 200 read in step S1401, and reads the certificate of origin form data 310 corresponding to that number, for example, from the ROM 1002 or the external storage device 1004 in Figure 10 (step S1402). Note that if the distributor's woody biomass origin certification information processing device 100 has determined that only one piece of origin certificate form data 310 will be processed, there is no need to store the origin certificate form number item 220 in the company basic information 200. In this case, in step S1402, the CPU 1001 simply reads the predetermined origin certificate form data 310 from, for example, the ROM 1002 or the external storage device 1004 in FIG.

[0133] Next, the CPU 1001 sets the company basic information 200 and transport vehicle information 210 read into the RAM 1003 in step S1401 to each item of the certificate of origin form data 310 described in Figures 4 to 9 and read in step S1402 (step S1403). The header items are previously set in a fixed manner in the certificate of origin form data 310 read in step S1402, or are previously printed on the certificate of origin form paper at the time of printing.

[0134] Furthermore, CPU 1001 causes scale 108 to weigh transport vehicle 109 and acquires weighing information indicating the weighing results from scale interface 1006. CPU 1001, for example, sets the acquired weighing information in total weight field 409 of certificate of origin form data 310, sets the value of empty weight field 214 (FIG. 2(b)) of transport vehicle information 210 read into RAM 1003 in step S1401 in empty weight field 410 of certificate of origin form data 310, and sets the value obtained by subtracting the value of empty weight field 410 from the value of total weight field 409 in net weight field 411 of certificate of origin form data 310. The value of net weight field 411 is also displayed on scale display 1013 of FIG. 10 (step S1404).

[0135] Thereafter, the CPU 1001 counts up the values of the delivery note count item 209 (FIG. 2(a)) in the company basic information 200 read into the RAM 1003 in step S1401 and the vehicle count item 215 (FIG. 2(b)) in the transport vehicle information 210, and writes them back to the external storage device 1004 corresponding to the first memory unit 104 and the second memory unit 105 in FIG. 1 (step S1405).

[0136] The CPU 1001 prints the confirmed certificate of origin form data 310 on an output medium (for example, paper) set in the printer 1014 of FIG. 10 as a measurement slip / delivery note with certificate of origin (step S1406). The printer 1014 may be, for example, a dot matrix printer, and the output medium may be, for example, a two-sheet copy paper. The first of the two copies may be signed by the driver of the transport vehicle 109, and the other by a verification officer of the distribution company, and both may be kept in storage.

[0137] Finally, the CPU 1001 stores the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data 310 together with the certificate of origin form number read in step S1402, for example as text data in the CSV format described above, in the external storage device 1004 corresponding to the third storage unit 106 in Fig. 1 (step S1407). Note that if there is only one certificate of origin form data 310, there is no need to store the certificate of origin form number.

[0138] Thereafter, the CPU 1001 ends the origin certification compatible measurement slip / delivery note issuance process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[0139] Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of an origin certificate reissue process. This flowchart shows a process in which, for example, an administrator of a distribution company taps the certificate search button 1105 in Fig. 11 on the touch panel display 1005 in Fig. 10 to search for an origin certificate, and then taps the origin certificate reissue button 1106 in Fig. 11, causing the CPU 1001 in Fig. 10 to read an origin certificate reissue process program stored in the ROM 1002 into the RAM 1003 and execute it. This origin certificate reissue process corresponds to the function of the origin certificate regeneration unit 120 in Fig. 1.

[0140] First, when an administrator or the like taps on the certificate search button 1105 on the touch panel display 1005, the CPU 1001 searches for a set of data groups of the certificate of origin form data 310 stored in the external storage device 1004 in Fig. 10, which corresponds to the third storage unit 106 in Fig. 1, and the desired certificate of origin information is displayed on the touch panel display 1005. Then, the administrator or the like decides to re-output the certificate of origin and taps the re-output certificate of origin button 1106 in Fig. 11 (step S1501).

[0141] As a result, the CPU 1001 reads the certificate of origin form data 310 corresponding to the certificate of origin form number stored in the external storage device 1004 in FIG. 10, which corresponds to the third storage unit 106 in FIG. 1, together with the set of data groups determined to be re-output in step S1501, from, for example, the ROM 1002 in FIG. 10 or the external storage device 1004 (step S1502). In addition, if the distributor's wood biomass origin certification information processing device 100 has determined that only one piece of origin certificate form data 310 will be processed, the CPU 1001 simply reads the predetermined origin certificate form data 310 in step S1502, for example, from the ROM 1002 or external storage device 1004 in Figure 10.

[0142] Next, the CPU 1001 sets the data group searched in step S1501 to each item of the certificate of origin form data 310 read in step S1502 (step S1503). The header items are previously set in a fixed manner in the certificate of origin form data 310 read in step S1502.

[0143] Finally, the CPU 1001 reprints the certificate of origin form data 310 set in step S1503 on the printer 1008 in FIG. 10 as a certificate of origin (step S1504). Thereafter, the CPU 1001 ends the origin certificate reissue process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[0144] Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a lumber handling performance report output process. This flowchart shows processing in which the CPU 1001 in Fig. 10 reads out a lumber handling performance report output processing program stored in ROM 1002 into RAM 1003 and executes it when, for example, an administrator of a distribution company taps the handling performance report output button 1107 in Fig. 11 on the touch panel display 1005 in Fig. 10. This lumber handling performance report output processing corresponds to the function of the lumber handling performance report output unit 121 in Fig. 1.

[0145] First, CPU 1001 prompts the administrator or the like to specify the period of results to be tallied (for example, from April 1 to March 31 of year ___) via touch panel display 1005 (step S1601).

[0146] Next, the CPU 1001 totals the net weight in the data group stored in the external storage device 1004 for each certificate of origin form number stored in the external storage device 1004 in Figure 10, which corresponds to the third storage unit 106 in Figure 1 (step S1602). In addition, if the GHG-related information described above is registered in the remarks column 208 (see FIG. 2) of the company basic information 200, the CPU 1001 may perform aggregation based on the GHG-related information.

[0147] Finally, based on the aggregation results of step S1602, CPU 1001 prints a handling history report for wood that has been certified as wood biomass derived from thinning materials, etc. or general wood biomass on printer 1008 of Figure 10 (step S1603). Thereafter, the CPU 1001 ends the lumber handling performance report output process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[0148] Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of billing information output processing. This flowchart shows processing in which CPU 1001 in Fig. 10 reads a billing information output processing program stored in ROM 1002 into RAM 1003 and executes it when billing information output button 1108 in Fig. 11 is tapped on touch panel display 1005 in Fig. 10 by, for example, an administrator of a distribution company. This billing information output processing corresponds to the function of billing information output unit 122 in Fig. 1.

[0149] First, CPU 1001 prompts the administrator or the like to specify the period for which billing information is to be output (for example, from April 1 to March 31 of the year . . . ) via touch panel display 1005 (step S1701).

[0150] Next, the CPU 1001 aggregates the net weights in the data group stored in the external storage device 1004 in FIG. 10, which corresponds to the third storage unit 106 in FIG. 1, for each company indicated by the company basic information in the data group for the period specified in step S1701 (step S1702).

[0151] Finally, the CPU 1001 executes step S 170 Based on the tallying result of 2, billing information for each company is printed on the printer 1008 in FIG. 10 (step S1703). Thereafter, the CPU 1001 ends the billing information output process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[0152] In the above-described embodiment, the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data stored in the third storage unit 106 can be, for example, text data in CSV format. Therefore, even a distributor that issues a large number of certificates of origin can store a data set that is highly compatible with the five-year certificate of origin storage requirement set forth in the Forestry Agency guidelines without requiring a storage medium with a large storage capacity as the third storage unit 106, and can utilize the data for a wide range of purposes, such as creating materials for reissuing certificates of origin, billing information management, transaction performance reports, purchasing and inventory management, business plans, project management, and issue management.

[0153] In the above-described embodiment, each company may be assigned the role of two or more of the producers 301, 302, and 303 in FIG. 3, in which case each company may be able to use multiple certificate of origin forms.

[0154] In the above-described embodiment, the certificate of origin reissue process illustrated in FIG. 15, the wood handling performance report output process illustrated in FIG. 16, and the billing information output process illustrated in FIG. 17 may each be executed by software or a processor separate from the company registration / deletion process illustrated in FIG. 12, the transport vehicle information editing process illustrated in FIG. 13, and the certificate of origin compatible measurement slip and delivery note issuance process illustrated in FIG. 14, which are launched from the touch panel display 1005 illustrated in FIG. 11.

[0155] The above-described embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to automatically create and print measurement slips and delivery notes compatible with certificates of origin at the same time as measuring woody biomass at each distribution stage, thereby significantly simplifying the work of creating certificates of origin. Furthermore, by making it possible to utilize stored certificate of origin data, it becomes possible to respond to various demands for woody biomass management. [Explanation of symbols]

[0156] 100 Woody biomass origin certification information processing device 101 Company Basic Information Registration Department 102 Transportation Vehicle Information Registration Department 103 Certificate of Origin Data Generation Unit 104 First memory unit 105 Second memory unit 106 Third Memory Unit 108 Measuring instrument 109 Transport Vehicles 110 Woody biomass 120 Certificate of Origin Regeneration Unit 121 Timber handling performance report output section 122 Billing information output section 200 Company Basic Information 210 Transport vehicle information 310 Certificate of Origin Form Data 1001 CPU 1002 ROM 1003 RAM 1004 External storage device 1005 Touch Panel Display 1006 Weighing Instrument Interface 1007 IC card reader / writer 1008, 1014 Printers 1009 System Bus 1011 IC card reader 1012 IC card 1013 Scale Display

Claims

1. An information processing device installed in each distribution company, including a power generation company, that distributes woody biomass delivered to a power generation company from a wood material producer through one or more distribution stages at each of the distribution stages, a company basic information registration unit that registers company basic information, which is basic information about a company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor, and stores the information in a first storage unit; a transportation vehicle information registration unit that registers transportation vehicle information, which is information about one or more transportation vehicles used by the company to transport the woody biomass, and stores the information in a second storage unit; a certificate of origin generation unit in the distributor that, each time the woody biomass delivered from the company's transport vehicle is weighed using a weighing device, sets a data group including measurement information indicating the weighing results, the company basic information stored in the first memory unit, and the transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit in each field of certificate of origin form data corresponding to a certificate of origin format depending on the type of woody biomass handled by the distributor, the distribution stage of the distributor, and the type of company delivering the woody biomass to the distributor, thereby printing and generating a certificate of origin comprising a first field corresponding to the data group set in each field of the certificate of origin form data, in which proof of origin of the woody biomass delivered by the company is stated, and a second field which is a fixed character string corresponding to the certificate of origin format and is independent of the measurement information, the company basic information, and the transport vehicle information; a third storage unit that stores the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data for at least a predetermined period of time; A wood biomass-derived certification information processing device equipped with:

2. A wood biomass-derived certification information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein the second area is pre-printed on the output medium on which the printing is performed, and the first area is printed on the output medium at the time of printing.

3. The company basic information includes certificate of origin form number information for specifying form data of a certificate of origin form that defines a certificate of origin format according to the type of woody biomass handled by the distribution company, the distribution stage of the distribution company, and the type of company that delivers the woody biomass to the distribution company; the certificate of origin data generation unit determines, from one or more pre-stored form data, one corresponding to the certificate of origin form number information included in the company basic information as the certificate of origin form data; The woody biomass-derived certification information processing device according to claim 1.

4. The wood biomass origin certification information processing device of claim 1 further comprises an origin certificate regeneration unit in the distribution company that reads out a desired set of the data group stored in the third memory unit, re-sets each item of the origin certificate form data corresponding to the origin certificate format to become the first area, and sets a fixed string corresponding to the origin certificate format in the origin certificate form data to become the second area, thereby regenerating the origin certificate and displaying and / or printing it.

5. An origin certificate information processing device as described in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein, when the type of wood biomass handled by the distribution company is wood derived from thinnings, removal cuttings, or thinnings from forests that are the subject of forest management plans, conservation forests, or national forests, the distribution stage of the distribution company is a lumber company or a chip processing company that processes wood derived from thinnings into chips, and the type of company that supplies the wood biomass to the distribution company is a material producer of wood derived from thinnings from the forest, the origin certificate format is a first origin certificate format, and the origin certificate generated based on the first origin certificate format consists of the second area certifying that all of the wood biomass delivered is wood derived from thinnings from the forest, a specification of the separate management of the wood biomass, and the name of the distribution company, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certificate form data.

6. An origin certificate information processing device as described in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein, in a case where the type of woody biomass handled by the distribution company is wood derived from felling in forests related to general woody biomass for which there is no forest management plan and a felling and afforestation notification is required, the distribution stage of the distribution company is a lumber company or a chip processing company that processes wood derived from felling in forests related to general woody biomass into chips, and the type of company that delivers the woody biomass to the distribution company is a material producer of wood derived from felling in forests related to general woody biomass, the origin certificate format is a second origin certificate format, and the origin certificate generated based on the second origin certificate format consists of the second area including a certification that all the delivered woody biomass is general woody biomass, a specification of the separate management of the woody biomass, and the name of the distribution company, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certificate form data.

7. An origin certificate information processing device as described in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein, when the type of woody biomass handled by the distribution company is residential forests, standing trees on development sites, forest residues, roadside trees, pruning branches including fruit trees, dam driftwood, or other wood related to general woody biomass for which no felling or afforestation notification has been filed, the distribution stage of the distribution company is a lumber company or a chip processing company that processes other wood related to the general woody biomass into chips, and the type of company supplying the woody biomass to the distribution company is a material producer of other wood related to the general woody biomass, the origin certificate format is a third origin certificate format, and the origin certificate generated based on the third origin certificate format consists of the second area including proof that the supplied woody biomass is derived from other wood, a specification of the separate management of the woody biomass, and the name of the distribution company, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certificate form data.

8. In the case where the type of woody biomass handled by the distributor is sawmill residues, etc., related to the general woody biomass, which is leftover wood such as scraps, sawdust, or bark generated during wood processing, etc., and the distribution stage of the distributor is a chip processing company that processes the general woody biomass into chips, and the type of company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor is a material producer of sawmill residues, etc., that produces the sawmill residues, etc., the certificate of origin format is a fourth certificate of origin format, and the certificate of origin generated based on the fourth certificate of origin format shall state that all of the logs of the woody biomass are thinned wood, removed wood, forest residue, etc. An origin certification information processing device as described in any of claims 1 to 4, comprising the second area including certification that the wood biomass is derived from thinning materials from forests that are the subject of a forest management plan, a conservation forest, or a national forest, or wood derived from felling from forests that do not have a forest management plan and require a felling and afforestation notification, or other wood derived from residential forests, standing trees in development areas, forest residues, street trees, pruned branches including fruit trees, dam driftwood, or other wood derived from general wood biomass that does not require a felling and afforestation notification, a clear description of the separate management of the wood biomass, and the name of the distribution company, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certificate form data.

9. The type of woody biomass handled by the distributor is wood chips made from thinned wood, wood for removal cutting, wood from thinned wood from forests that are the subject of a forest management plan, a protected forest, or a national forest, and the distribution stage of the distributor is a power generation company, and the type of company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor is a material producer of wood from thinned wood from the forest that has the function of processing wood into chips, a chip processing company that processes wood from thinned wood from the forest into chips, or a company that collects materials from material producers of wood from thinned wood from the forest.

5. An origin certification information processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, in the case where the distributor is a material storage business that collects and stores wood, the origin certification format is a fifth origin certification format, and the origin certification generated based on the fifth origin certification format consists of the second area including a certificate that all of the wood biomass delivered is wood derived from thinning materials, etc. from the forest, a clear description of the separate management of the wood biomass, and the name of the distributor, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certification form data.

10. The types of woody biomass handled by the distributor are wood derived from felling in forests related to general woody biomass for which there is no forest management plan and for which a felling and afforestation notification is required, residential forests, standing trees in development areas, forest residues, roadside trees, pruned branches including fruit trees, dam driftwood, or other wood related to general woody biomass for which a felling and afforestation notification is not required, or leftover wood from lumbering and other processes related to general woody biomass, such as scrap wood, sawdust, or bark, generated during wood processing, processed into chips, and the distribution stage of the distributor is a power generation business, and the type of company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor is a material producer of wood derived from felling in forests related to general woody biomass, a material producer of other wood related to the general woody biomass, or a material producer of the lumbering and other processes, each of which has the function of processing wood into chips, 5. The origin certificate information processing device of claim 1, wherein the origin certificate format is a sixth origin certificate format, and the origin certificate generated based on the sixth origin certificate format comprises the second area including a certification that all the wood biomass delivered is general wood biomass, a clear description of the separate management of the wood biomass, and the name of the distribution company, and the first area in which the data group is set for each item of the origin certificate form data, in the case where the origin certificate information processing device is a chip processing company that processes wood from the general wood biomass into chips, or a material producer of wood derived from felling in forests related to the general wood biomass, a material producer of other wood related to the general wood biomass, or a material storage business that collects and stores materials from material producers of sawmill residues, etc.

11. A computer of a distribution company, including a power generation company, that distributes woody biomass delivered to a power generation company from a wood material producer through one or more distribution stages at each of said distribution stages, A company basic information registration process in which basic company information, which is basic information about a company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor, is registered and stored in a first storage unit; a transportation vehicle information registration process for registering transportation vehicle information, which is information about one or more transportation vehicles used by the company to transport the woody biomass, and storing the information in a second storage unit; a certificate of origin generation process in which, each time the distribution company uses a weighing machine to measure the woody biomass delivered from the company's transport vehicle, a data group including measurement information indicating the measurement results, the company basic information stored in the first memory unit, and the transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit is set in each field of certificate of origin form data corresponding to a certificate of origin format depending on the type of woody biomass handled by the distribution company, the distribution stage of the distribution company, and the type of company delivering the woody biomass to the distribution company, thereby printing and generating a certificate of origin comprising a first field containing proof of origin of the woody biomass delivered by the company and corresponding to the data group set in each field of the certificate of origin form data, and a second field which is a fixed character string corresponding to the certificate of origin format and is independent of the measurement information, the company basic information, and the transport vehicle information; a storage process for storing the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data in a third storage unit for at least a predetermined period of time; A method for processing information proving wood biomass origin.

12. A computer of a distribution company, including a power generation company, that distributes woody biomass delivered to a power generation company from a wood material producer through one or more distribution stages at each of the distribution stages, A company basic information registration process in which basic company information, which is basic information about a company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor, is registered and stored in a first storage unit; a transportation vehicle information registration process for registering transportation vehicle information, which is information about one or more transportation vehicles used by the company to transport the woody biomass, and storing the information in a second storage unit; a certificate of origin generation process in which, each time the distribution company uses a weighing machine to measure the woody biomass delivered from the company's transport vehicle, a data group including measurement information indicating the measurement results, the company basic information stored in the first memory unit, and the transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit is set in each field of certificate of origin form data corresponding to a certificate of origin format depending on the type of woody biomass handled by the distribution company, the distribution stage of the distribution company, and the type of company delivering the woody biomass to the distribution company, thereby printing and generating a certificate of origin comprising a first field containing proof of origin of the woody biomass delivered by the company and corresponding to the data group set in each field of the certificate of origin form data, and a second field which is a fixed character string corresponding to the certificate of origin format and is independent of the measurement information, the company basic information, and the transport vehicle information; a storage process for storing the data set for each item of the certificate of origin form data in a third storage unit for at least a predetermined period of time; A program to execute.

13. An information processing device installed in each distribution company, including a power generation company, that distributes woody biomass delivered to a power generation company from a wood material producer through one or more distribution stages at each of the distribution stages, a company basic information registration unit that registers company basic information, which is basic information about a company that delivers the woody biomass to the distributor, and stores the information in a first storage unit; a transportation vehicle information registration unit that registers transportation vehicle information, which is information about one or more transportation vehicles used by the company to transport the woody biomass, and stores the information in a second storage unit; a certificate of origin generation unit in the distributor that, each time the woody biomass delivered from the company's transport vehicle is weighed using a weighing device, sets a data group including measurement information indicating the weighing results, the company basic information stored in the first memory unit, and the transport vehicle information stored in the second memory unit in each field of certificate of origin form data corresponding to a certificate of origin format depending on the type of woody biomass handled by the distributor, the distribution stage of the distributor, and the type of company delivering the woody biomass to the distributor, thereby printing and generating a certificate of origin comprising a first field corresponding to the data group set in each field of the certificate of origin form data, in which proof of origin of the woody biomass delivered by the company is stated, and a second field which is a fixed character string corresponding to the certificate of origin format and is independent of the measurement information, the company basic information, and the transport vehicle information; A wood biomass-derived certification information processing device equipped with:

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