Paper details

Title:

Biomass Potential in Polish Regions

Author(s):

Jasiulewicz, M.J.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Both the progressing phenomenon of climate warming and the decay of fossil energy resources in the world, force people to search for alternative energy sources, which could act as a substitute for fossil fuels. The greatest hopes may be placed in the widespread use of renewable energy sources i.e. solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and energy acquired from biomass. Poland is among those countries where all the types of renewable energy sources are used, although their share in the total production of primary energy is not large. Taking into consideration the climatic determinants concerning the location of Poland, the geological conditions, the relief, the hydrographical network configuration and the agricultural conditions, it is apparent that biomass and wind energy are likely to prove the most important potential for renewable energy sources.Development of the existing potential of renewable energy sources contributes not only to an improvement in the security of energy supplies for a given region but it may also substantially reduce the imports of energy materials. It will also contribute to the creation of new jobs at the same time as benefitting the natural environment. The replacing of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources will unfortunately be a long process, one which requires substantial financial outlays as well as organizational and legal structures to facilitate its effective implementation. Such activities also become an inherent part of the sustained development strategy and they serve the betterment of the social and economic situation in agriculture and forestry; furthermore, they effectively contribute to the utilization of various biomass wastes and sludge (e.g. in municipal sewage treatment plants). Many legal acts and strategic studies in Poland strongly emphasize the need for an energy­related use of biomass; these include among others the following” “The Energy Law”, “The State’s Ecological Policy”, “Poland’s Energy Policy by the Year 2030”. The author assesses the biomass potential concerning the production of liquid biofuels (bioethanol, methyl esters of fatty acids: biodiesel), solid biomass from forests, waste biomass from agriculture, forestry, industry and cellulose plantations. The author further presents estimates of potential agricultural biogas production.

Keywords:

biomass, regional potential, liquid, solid and gas biofuels

Topic:

Biomass Resources

Subtopic:

Biomass potentials and cost of resources

Event:

19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

VP1.1.8

Pages:

349 - 357

ISBN-13:

978-88-89407-55-4

ISBN-10:

88-89407-55-7

Paper DOI:

10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP1.1.8

Price:

FREE