Paper details

Title:

Agricultural Biogas Sector in Poland - Potential and New Business Opportunities in the Light of the Latest Regulatory Framework

Author(s):

Blazejewska, K.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Agricultural biogas sector in Poland has a vast potential that has been recognized by the central as well as local governments of the country. The on¬going legislative process will result in the adoption of three new laws including the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the Energy Act and the Gas Act. On the eve of the entry into force of the new legislation the paper takes an in¬depth insight in those regulations that will impact the agricultural biogas sector development in Poland. Special focus has been given to the support measures, grid connection procedures as well as feedstock and activity status. Agricultural biogas production is still a vulnerable activity within the Polish energy market, dominated by the centralized conventional energy utilities. The challenge of promotion the dispersed sources of renewable energy starts in normative adaptation of a vast spectrum of regulations.

Keywords:

legal aspects, agricultural biogas plants, national, policies

Topic:

Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability

Subtopic:

Biomass strategies and policies

Event:

20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

5DO.7.2

Pages:

2114 - 2121

ISBN:

978-88-89407-54-7

Paper DOI:

10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-5DO.7.2

Price:

FREE