Abstract
The paper concentrares on rating the current situation and future trends
of solid biomass fuel trade in Europe. The annual assessed figure for the
total techno-ecenomical volme of solid biomass fuel resources according to
EUBIONET II study for 20 EU countries is 143 Mtoe, while the biomass use was
65.5 Mtoe. This means that currently about 50% of the estimated biomass
potential is exploited. The greatest potential to increase the use of biomass
in energy production seems to lie in forest residues and other biomass
resources (agrobiomass and fruit biomass). The most traded biomass fuel is
pellets. This is natural, as pellets are the most compact form of solid
biofuels, so the transport costs per energy unit is lowest, which is importatn
especially with longer transport distances. In addition, introducing pellets
in existing plant usually requires less modification at the plant compared
with more heterogenous fuels. The eight EU memeber states in the Baltic Sea
area contribute the major bioenergy production and use in the EU25, 48% of
biomass use in EU25. This area is also important international trader of solid
biomass fuels. The current pellet production in the baltic Sea area is around
3 million tons.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-88-89407-59-X |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - Berlin, Germany Duration: 7 May 2007 → 11 May 2007 Conference number: 15 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Period | 7/05/07 → 11/05/07 |