Economic and Technological Analysis of Commercial LNG Production in the EU

Hönig, Vladimír; Procházka, Petr; Obergruber, Michal; Smutka, Ĺuboš; Kučerová, Viera

doi:10.3390/en12081565

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“…The introduction of new technologies should allow for the rapid recovery of a forest [20] that can bind carbon from the atmosphere [19,20], produce wood that can serve as a biofuel [21], and retain more water in the landscape, thereby cooling the atmosphere. The secondary impact of rapid forest recovery is the long-term stabilization of annual logging [22][23][24] and hence also the stabilization of wood prices [25][26][27][28], including the sustainability of the whole foresty sector [29][30][31][32][33][34].…”

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The Impacts of Calamity Logging on the Development of Spruce Wood Prices in Czech Forestry

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Maitah

Malec

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Forests

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Currently, the decline in spruce wood prices is a serious problem for the forestry sector in the Czech Republic. We estimate that the fall in wood prices in European markets causes losses not only to the forestry companies producing, harvesting, and processing the wood, but also to the workers in the sector. These losses are mainly caused by a combination of several natural factors: drought, climate change, and the effects of bark beetles. In particular, spruce bark beetles cause the greatest damage. Due to this bark beetle calamity, unplanned logging has increased. In 2019, these damages have culminated. Almost 100 million m3 of wood has been harvested over the last decade due to the bark beetle and more than half of this volume has been mined in the last four years. Therefore, the losses in the forestry sector are around EUR 1.12 billion. The aim of this study is an analysis of the relationship between the volume of incidental logging and the decline in the price of spruce wood. These results show the strong correlation between the measure of unplanned wood harvesting and the decrease in wood prices, as well as an estimate of price development if the upward trend of incidental mining continues. The average price of wood in the Czech Republic could thus reach a historical minimum of EUR 79.39 per m3 of spruce and category SM/JE II (spruce/fir). In addition, the decline in wood prices will be reflected in the management of forestry and timber businesses, including stagnant wages for forestry workers. The socio-economic impact of the bark beetle calamity is high and is most affected by the decline in spruce timber prices.

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confidence: 99%

The Impacts of Calamity Logging on the Development of Spruce Wood Prices in Czech Forestry

Toth

Maitah

Malec

et al. 2020

Forests

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“…Depletion of non-renewable energy sources, overpopulation, food security issues, and environmental problems have accelerated the urge for sustainable energy production (Achinas et al, 2017; Bezama and Agamuthu, 2019; Fraga et al, 2019; Hönig et al, 2019; Theuerl et al, 2019a). Research efforts focus on the bioenergy deployment from agricultural and farming waste (Manni et al, 2017; Matsakas et al, 2017; Oreggioni et al, 2017; Valenti and Porto 2019).…”

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Elevated biogas production from the anaerobic co-digestion of farmhouse waste: Insight into the process performance and kinetics

Achinas

Euverink

2019

Waste Manag Res

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The biodegradable portion of solid waste generated in farmhouses can be treated for energy recovery with small portable biogas plants. This action can be done across the Netherlands and all around the planet. This study aims to appraise the performance of anaerobic digestion of different wastes (cow manure, food waste and garden waste) obtained from a regional farmhouse. Batch reactors were established under mesophilic conditions in order to investigate the impact of ternary mixtures on the anaerobic digestion process performance. Different mixing ratios were set in the batch tests. The upshots from the experiments connoted that ternary digestion with cow manure:food waste:garden waste mixing ratio of 40:50:10 yielded higher biogas amount. The kinetics’ results showed quite good congruence with the experimental study. The results from the kinetic analysis appeared to be in line with the experimental one.

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“…Usually amine compounds, physical solvents or hybrid (mixed-solvent systems that contain both amine and a physical solvent) are used [58]. This pure natural gas can be simply put into gas pipeline and distributed or liquified and either transported via LNG (liquid natural gas) tanker or used as high energy-density fuel for trucks or buses [59].…”

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Using Biofuels for Highly Renewable Electricity Systems: A Case Study of the Jatropha curcas

2019

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Recent movements for the decarbonization of the electricity sector have become a priority for many countries around the world and will inevitably lead to the sharp decline of fossil-fuel-based energy. Energy from fossil fuels is to be replaced by renewable energy sources (RES), although the transition will neither be cheap nor smooth. One sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels and which will take a considerable share in the increasing supply of renewable energy resources is biofuels. There are various types of biofuels used in practice; however, biodiesels represent one of the most popular and widespread ones. This paper focuses as a case study on the byproducts of Jatropha curcas, a crop and a plant that is already used for biofuel production and which is subsequently employed in electricity generation in Jatropha curcas producing regions. This paper identifies the limitations and prospects of Jatropha curcas utilization. Also, Jatropha curcas is compared to other materials suitable for biomass generation. An economic analysis for a 2 MW biofuel powerplant was conducted incorporating various market-related risks. The study shows that at current prices, net profitability can be achieved using Jatropha curcas byproducts for producing electricity.

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Economic and Technological Analysis of Commercial LNG Production in the EU

Cited by 27 publications

References 52 publications

The Impacts of Calamity Logging on the Development of Spruce Wood Prices in Czech Forestry

The Impacts of Calamity Logging on the Development of Spruce Wood Prices in Czech Forestry

Elevated biogas production from the anaerobic co-digestion of farmhouse waste: Insight into the process performance and kinetics

Using Biofuels for Highly Renewable Electricity Systems: A Case Study of the Jatropha curcas

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