Title:
Current Status and Future of Co-firing in Five EU Countries: Effect of Support Schemes, Sustainability Criteria and Biomass Markets
Author(s):
Karampinis, E., Grammelis, P., Kakaras, E.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Co-firing biomass with coal is widely considered as one of the most cost-effective and efficient methods of minimizing the GHG emissions of the electricity sector. Up to now, co-firing has been demonstrated at a number of power plants in Europe and abroad and significant operational experience and technical expertise has been accumulated. However, apart from technical issues, the adoption of co-firing for an existing power plant is a decision that relies heavily on the legislative and financial market framework. The purpose of the present work is to compare the status of co-firing activities in five European countries (Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland) in terms of the national support scheme for bioenergy, the presence of sustainability criteria for biomass and the structure of biomass markets. The differences in legislation and the overall market conditions produce large variations in each country, ranging from the trend to convert power plants to 100% biomass firing in Belgium, to the quick adoption of co-firing by older power stations in Hungary and Poland and to emerging initiatives, with various degrees of difficulties, in Greece and Italy. Based on these evaluations, the future perspectives of co-firing and the evolution of the respective biomass markets in each country, as well as wider EU trends, are assessed.
Keywords:
green certificates, green electricity market, market, sustainability criteria, co-firing
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Support policies, perception and acceptance
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OE3.1
Pages:
2517 - 2522
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OE3.1
Price:
FREE
