Title:
AgroBioHeat: Promoting Modern Agrobiomass Heating Solutions in Rural Europe
Author(s):
Karampinis, E., Kanaveli, I.P., Grammelis, P.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Different types of agrobiomass (agricultural residues, agroindustrial byproducts, fast growing energy crops and short rotation coppice) is an abundant, indigenous energy resource that can be effectively used for meeting the European decarbonisation targets. There are many potential models and technical pathways for utilizing agrobiomass in this sense; one of the most promising is its use as a heating fuel in European rural areas and in applications such as households and farms, municipal and commercial buildings, and agro-industries and greenhouses. Despite the existence of some agrobiomass heating markets in Europe, mostly based on agroindustrial biomass byproducts or straw, the full market potential of agrobiomass heating is not realized due several limiting factors. The present paper introduces AgroBioHeat (www.agrobioheat.eu), a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, that aims to develop into a comprehensive platform for the market uptake of agrobiomass heating solutions through the implementation of a variety of activities design to develop trust in the capacity of this technology to decarbonize the rural heating market, develop vision for its deployment and provide support to a number of initiatives that will be implemented by the project. The paper serves as an introduction to the current framework conditions for agrobiomass heating and to the overall strategy and approach followed by the AgroBioHeat project.
Keywords:
agricultural residues, energy crops, heat, rural development, agroindustrial residues, agrobiomass
Topic:
Bioenergy Integration in Energy Systems
Subtopic:
Market implementation, investments & financing
Event:
27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
5BV.3.35
Pages:
1873 - 1877
ISBN:
978-88-89407-19-6
Paper DOI:
10.5071/27thEUBCE2019-5BV.3.35
Price:
FREE
