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When Bioeconomy Development Becomes a Biomass Energy Competitor

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Biomass is an essential pillar of the bioeconomy as it serves as its main resource. Biomass energy plays an important role in energy sector. According to long wave theory, a sharp breakthrough in biotechnology is due over the next few years. As the price for energy wood increases, wood as a resource will not be sustainable in energy sector. In the case of Latvia, the price of energy wood as a resource is predicted to increase from 0.04 EUR/kWh to 0.12 EUR/kWh per unit of energy.

Source: Environmental and Climate Technologies

DOI: 10.2478/rtuect-2019-0100

Authors: Dace Lauka, Dzintra Slisane, Linda Ievina, Indra Muizniece, Dagnija Blumberga

Institution: Riga Technical University

Language: English

Topic: Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Latvijas Zinātnes Padome