Title:
"Mediterranean" Solid Biofuels from Agro-Industrial Residues in Greece: Market Status and Prospectives for the Domestic Heating Sector
Author(s):
Karampinis, E., Kougioumtzis, M-A., Grammelis, P., Kakaras, E.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The biomass use in the domestic heating sector in Greece has undergone an expansion since 2011, mostly due to two factors: the financial crisis and the increased taxation of heating oil on the one hand, and the lifting of the ban to biomass combustion in large urban areas. More than 80 % of the bioenergy consumption in Greece is coming from the residential sector and biomass is the RES with the highest contribution to the national primary energy consumption. However, the per capita consumption of solid biofuels is still one of the lowest in the EU-28. The current status of the solid biofuels market is not well documented, and its development has been quite disorganized; for example, quality assurance and certification schemes are still in their very early stages of development. The purpose of the present paper is to assess the market status of biomass streams produced from the agro-industrial sector, with emphasis on those generated from the olive oil and nut processing sectors, since both can produce solid biofuels (olive stones and nut shells respectively) which are within the scope of the BIOmasud® quality label scheme. Several data sources, including national, European and international statistics, and interviews with several market actors (e.g. fuel producers) are used to provide updates and insights regarding the potential quantities and prices of these fuels. A sampling campaign and subsequent fuel analysis of the aforementioned solid biofuels also provides some first insights regarding the possibilities of applying the BIOmasud® quality label for these agro-industrial residues in Greece.
Keywords:
solid biofuel, olive stones, agro-industrial residues, domestic heating, nut shells
Topic:
Industry Sessions
Subtopic:
Biomass Resources (Crops, SRF, Algae and Organic Waste)
Event:
26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
ICV.1.1
Pages:
1621 - 1627
ISBN:
978-88-89407-18-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-ICV.1.1
Price:
FREE
