Czasopismo
Tytuł artykułu
Warianty tytułu
Języki publikacji
Abstrakty
Biomass is a major source of renewable energy in the EU and Poland, stimulating the growth of the wood pellet sector. Wood pellet demand is stimulated by a complex interaction of market forces and policies including EU climate, energy, and environmental regulations, Poland's program to improve air quality, and subsidies for the replacement of inefficient stoves used by households. This article focuses on the growth of the wood pellet industry, imports and exports in Poland, and wood pellet quality and use by households. The main issues faced by the EU wood pellet sector between 2013 and 2016 are further considered in the context of opinions of Polish wood pellet manufacturers. Industry opinions were collected in response to an open-ended question that probed for the main issues faced by wood pellet producers during the survey implemented by the authors in 2019. Respondents identified difficulties in obtaining raw material for pellet production and poor pellet quality as major problems. Although the majority did not feel concerned about competition from imported wood pellets, a small number of respondents viewed such competition as a problem reflecting the reversal of decreasing imports in 2017. Overall, the domestic wood pellet industry can be expected to grow because of increasing pressure to expand the use of renewable energy and will be driven by the household sector switching to more efficient, wood burning stoves. Additionally, the expanding area of private Polish forests may become a source of much-needed raw material for wood pellet manufacturing. (original abstract)
Słowa kluczowe
Rocznik
Tom
Numer
Strony
9--18
Opis fizyczny
Twórcy
autor
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland
autor
- University of Georgia, USA
Bibliografia
- Caird, S., Roy, R., Herring, H. (2008). Improving the energy performance of UK households: results from surveys of consumer adoption and use of low- and zero-carbon technologies. Energy Efficiency 1(2), 149-166.
- Dziennik Urzędowy. (2018). Act of February 20, 2015 on renewable energy, Dz. U. of 2018, item 2389 and 2245, of 2019, item 42, 60, 730.
- Ecocomfort. (2018). https://www.ecocomfort.pl/strefa-specjalisty/artykul/6-krokow-do-uzyskania-nawet-20-000-zl-dofinansowania-do-wymiany-pieca/. Accessed 8 May 2019
- Enplus-pellet.eu. (2019). https://enplus-pellets.eu/en-in/about-us-en-in.html. Accessed 6 June 2019.
- Eurobarometer. (2014). Climate Change, Special Eurobarometer 409. Brussels, Belgium: European Commission. Available online: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_409_en.pdf. Accessed June 2018.
- European Biomass Association (AEBIOM). (2017). Statistical Report (full report). European Bioenergy Outlook 2017.
- European Commission. (2000). EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, European Commission, Brussels.
- European Commission. (2018). Europe leads the global clean energy transition: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on further renewable energy development in the EU. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressrelease_STATEMENT-18-4155_en.htm. Accessed 30 August 2018.
- FAO. (2019). http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/
Typ dokumentu
Bibliografia
Identyfikatory
Identyfikator YADDA
bwmeta1.element.ekon-element-000171579868