Title:
Exploring the Biomass Trade Potential from North America to Europe and Subsequent Environmental Consequences
Author(s):
KC, R., Ranta, T.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Biomass has been one of the major renewable energy sources. However, recently it has been increasingly scrutinized in policy level in Europe. The scrutiny may be aroused from the fact that the governing bodies are increasingly on pressure to cut down carbon emissions and bioenergy is often compared to other clean energies such as solar and wind and compared to these, bioenergy reportedly performs worse. The scrutiny may cause a significant change in the bioenergy sector. Consequently, the change in policy may turn the focus to value-added products such as chemicals and transport fuel rather than just heat and electricity. Because of this, the heat and energy sector in Europe may find themselves short of raw material and may need to look outside of Europe. The potential source of raw material could be Russia and North America. In this study, European renewable policy, its impact on biomass and market development of Canadian biomass pellet is studied.
Keywords:
bioenergy, biomass, transportation, wood pellet
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Environmental impacts of bioenergy
Event:
26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4BV.6.11
Pages:
1458 - 1459
ISBN:
978-88-89407-18-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-4BV.6.11
Price:
FREE
