Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain

Wood energy is the main source of energy for more than two billion people. Over 14 percent of the world’s total primary energy is supplied by biofuels, particularly fuelwood and charcoal according to FAO data. Nowadays, ambitious targets for the use of renewable energy have been set in the European...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Arias Navarro, Cristina
Formato: M2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology 2011
Materias:
_version_ 1855570500997087232
author Arias Navarro, Cristina
author_browse Arias Navarro, Cristina
author_facet Arias Navarro, Cristina
author_sort Arias Navarro, Cristina
collection Epsilon Archive for Student Projects
description Wood energy is the main source of energy for more than two billion people. Over 14 percent of the world’s total primary energy is supplied by biofuels, particularly fuelwood and charcoal according to FAO data. Nowadays, ambitious targets for the use of renewable energy have been set in the European Union and particularly the interest for biomass energy sources has increased. Social and economic scenarios show a constant growth in the demand for woodfuels and it is expected to continue for some decades (Sixto, 2007). To reach these goals, woody energy crops are necessary for assuring the sustainability of the rising biomass sector. In several countries, wood energy plantations are being considered to help in achieving greater energy independence. Wood energy crops are in the development stage in Spain, while in Sweden they already are operational. The goal of this project is to make a comparative study between Sweden and Spain, explaining the current status of the production of biomass for energy use in each country. I will focus on production of biomass from short rotation coppice (SRC). The purpose of this paper is to explain the differences in production of biomass for bioenergy purpose between both countries, analyzing how these have developed, the current situation and the possible future.
format M2
id RepoSLU2914
institution Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
language Inglés
publishDate 2011
publishDateSort 2011
publisher SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology
publisherStr SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology
record_format eprints
spelling RepoSLU29142012-04-20T14:20:56Z Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain Produktionen av biomassa från kort omloppstid för energianvändning : jämförelse mellan Sverige och Spanien Arias Navarro, Cristina biomass bioenergy short rotation forestry short rotation coppice renewable resources Sweden Spain Wood energy is the main source of energy for more than two billion people. Over 14 percent of the world’s total primary energy is supplied by biofuels, particularly fuelwood and charcoal according to FAO data. Nowadays, ambitious targets for the use of renewable energy have been set in the European Union and particularly the interest for biomass energy sources has increased. Social and economic scenarios show a constant growth in the demand for woodfuels and it is expected to continue for some decades (Sixto, 2007). To reach these goals, woody energy crops are necessary for assuring the sustainability of the rising biomass sector. In several countries, wood energy plantations are being considered to help in achieving greater energy independence. Wood energy crops are in the development stage in Spain, while in Sweden they already are operational. The goal of this project is to make a comparative study between Sweden and Spain, explaining the current status of the production of biomass for energy use in each country. I will focus on production of biomass from short rotation coppice (SRC). The purpose of this paper is to explain the differences in production of biomass for bioenergy purpose between both countries, analyzing how these have developed, the current situation and the possible future. SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology 2011 M2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2914/
spellingShingle biomass
bioenergy
short rotation forestry
short rotation coppice
renewable resources
Sweden
Spain
Arias Navarro, Cristina
Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title_full Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title_fullStr Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title_full_unstemmed Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title_short Production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between Sweden and Spain
title_sort production of biomass from short rotation coppice for energy use : comparision between sweden and spain
topic biomass
bioenergy
short rotation forestry
short rotation coppice
renewable resources
Sweden
Spain