TY - BOOK
T1 - Market of biomass fuels in Finland
T2 - an overview 2013
AU - Karhunen, Antti
AU - Ranta, Tapio
AU - Heinimö, Jussi
AU - Alakangas, Eija
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This study considered the current situation of solid and
liquid biomass fuels in Finland. The fact that the
industry consumes more than half of the total primary
energy, widely applied combined heat and power production
and a high share of solid biomass fuels in the total
energy consumption are specific to the Finnish energy
system. Wood is the most important source of bioenergy in
Finland, representing 25% of total energy consumption in
2013. Wood fuels have been to the most used source of
energy, since 2012 before oil. Most of the wood-based
energy (64%) is recovered from industrial by-products and
residues. As a member of the European Union, Finland has
committed itself to the Union's climate and energy
targets, such as reducing its overall emissions of
greenhouse gases to at least 20% below 1990 levels by
2020, and increasing the share of renewable energy in the
gross final consumption. The renewable energy target
approved for Finland is 38%. The present National Climate
and Energy Strategy was introduced in November 2008 and
renewed 2012. The strategy covers climate and energy
policy measures up to 2020, and in brief thereafter, up
to 2050. In recent years, the actual emissions have met
the Kyoto commitment due to the economic recession but
the trend of emissions is on the increase. According to
Statistics Finland's greenhouse gas emission data,
Finland fulfilled its emission reduction commitment for
the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period. The
emission for the period 208 to 2012 were 5% below the
assigned amount of emissions specified for Finland. In
2013, the share of renewable energy in the gross final
energy consumption was approximately 32%. Meeting the
targets will need the adoption of more active energy
policy measures in coming years. The international trade
of biomass fuels has a substantial importance for the
utilisation of bioenergy in Finland. In 2013, the total
international trading of solid and liquid biomass fuels
was approximately 80 PJ, of which import was 67 PJ. The
indirect import of wood fuels which takes place within
the forest industry's raw wood was 67 PJ in 2013. In
2009, the import of raw wood collapsed, and
correspondingly, the indirect import of wood fuels
dropped to 23 PJ. In 2004-2008, wood pellets and tall oil
formed the majority of export streams of biomass fuels.
During 2007-2009, two large biodiesel production units
were established in Porvoo, and palm oil and biodiesel
have become the largest import and export streams of
energy biomass.
AB - This study considered the current situation of solid and
liquid biomass fuels in Finland. The fact that the
industry consumes more than half of the total primary
energy, widely applied combined heat and power production
and a high share of solid biomass fuels in the total
energy consumption are specific to the Finnish energy
system. Wood is the most important source of bioenergy in
Finland, representing 25% of total energy consumption in
2013. Wood fuels have been to the most used source of
energy, since 2012 before oil. Most of the wood-based
energy (64%) is recovered from industrial by-products and
residues. As a member of the European Union, Finland has
committed itself to the Union's climate and energy
targets, such as reducing its overall emissions of
greenhouse gases to at least 20% below 1990 levels by
2020, and increasing the share of renewable energy in the
gross final consumption. The renewable energy target
approved for Finland is 38%. The present National Climate
and Energy Strategy was introduced in November 2008 and
renewed 2012. The strategy covers climate and energy
policy measures up to 2020, and in brief thereafter, up
to 2050. In recent years, the actual emissions have met
the Kyoto commitment due to the economic recession but
the trend of emissions is on the increase. According to
Statistics Finland's greenhouse gas emission data,
Finland fulfilled its emission reduction commitment for
the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period. The
emission for the period 208 to 2012 were 5% below the
assigned amount of emissions specified for Finland. In
2013, the share of renewable energy in the gross final
energy consumption was approximately 32%. Meeting the
targets will need the adoption of more active energy
policy measures in coming years. The international trade
of biomass fuels has a substantial importance for the
utilisation of bioenergy in Finland. In 2013, the total
international trading of solid and liquid biomass fuels
was approximately 80 PJ, of which import was 67 PJ. The
indirect import of wood fuels which takes place within
the forest industry's raw wood was 67 PJ in 2013. In
2009, the import of raw wood collapsed, and
correspondingly, the indirect import of wood fuels
dropped to 23 PJ. In 2004-2008, wood pellets and tall oil
formed the majority of export streams of biomass fuels.
During 2007-2009, two large biodiesel production units
were established in Porvoo, and palm oil and biodiesel
have become the largest import and export streams of
energy biomass.
KW - biomass fuels
KW - international trade
KW - energy policy
KW - Finland
M3 - Report
SN - 978-952-265-723-7
SN - 978-952-265-724-4
T3 - LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications: Reports
BT - Market of biomass fuels in Finland
PB - Lappeenranta University of Technology
ER -
