Title:
Comparison of Environmental, Social and Economic Approach to the Pruning Utilization within the Europruning Project
Author(s):
Bukowski, P., Dyjakon, A., den Boer, J., Gebresenbet, G., Germer, S., García-Galindo, D.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
In the paper an outline of the assessment methodology and the determined results for three types of analysis (environmental, social and economic) are compared. The overall conclusion is, that there is a negative correlation between economic and social analysis results. The social analysis for scenarios, when a farmer collects the branches as a hobby (unpaid labor) gave the highest values of social indicator (SROI). Scenarios with market wages for a handmade collection gave also positive, but not so high SROI results. They also generated high incomes for local energy producer. In this case subsidizing should be considered. For standard business models (with the machinery specialized for pruning) all three analyses – economic, environmental, and social – gave positive results. For social analysis the result (SROI) varied in the range from 2 to 8.
Keywords:
renewable energy, pruning residues, social impact
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Environmental impacts of bioenergy
Event:
24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AV.2.18
Pages:
1513 - 1515
ISBN:
978-88-89407-165
Paper DOI:
10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.2.18
Price:
FREE
