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DI Christoph Pfemeter

Twitter:@chpfat

http://www.biomasseverband.at

Biomass for heat in Austria

Backbone of energy transition

Part of sustainable

forestry and

industry

Huge benefits and low

emissions

• 2.8 bn € turnover • 22 000 full time working places • -13 million t THG reduction • 20% of primary energy • >4 000 companies • >140 000 forest owners • 1.5 million wood heaters • 940 000 district heating users

The bioenergy sector in Austria

Plumbers

Stove fitters

Biogas

Biofuels

Pellet producers Heating plant

CHP Generation Wood gas CHP

Research and teaching

Components, planning

• Share of renewables: 33% • Share of bioenergy on renewables: 55% • Share of bioenergy: 20 %

• 100% renewable heating is possible • In an efficient and renewable system

the energy demand is halfed. • 50% of the buildings can be heated with

bioenergy • This means 4 times higher installation

rates • Less (!) biomass input

More installations = Higher share of bioenergy

heated houses = less Biomass

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Renewables are the cheapest solution

• Old, not renovated Buildings use most of the Energy

• For nearly every building exists a competitive renewable heating System

• The cost risk of fossil fuels is higher

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Wood stock (and growth)

Source: BFW, Holzflussdiagramm, Holzvorrat und Zuwachs in Österreichs Wald

Annual growth 30 million m3

Utilized: 23 million m3 Left in forests

Stock increase

Wood stock 1960: 750 million solid m3

Wood stock increase from 1960 till today: 350 million solid m3

80% of used freshwood is processed by the Industry, only 20% is used for direct energy production. The income for forestry out of selling biomass for energy varies between 3 and 10%. 1m3 solid wood product leads to 6m3 by products > Build with wood!!!!

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DI Christoph Pfemeter

Twitter:@chpfat

http://www.biomasseverband.at

Biomass for heat in Austria

Backbone of energy transition

Part of sustainable

forestry and

industry

Big benefits and low

emissions

Why is the image of Bioenergy under pressure?

DI Christoph Pfemeter

Austrian Biomass Association

http://www.biomasseverband.at

Twitter: @chpfat

Mail: pfemeter@biomasseverband.at

Szenario Erneuerbare Energie: http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/publikationen/REP0576.pdf

Wärmezukunft 2050: http://eeg.tuwien.ac.at/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=165/

Stromzukunft 2030: http://www.eeg.tuwien.ac.at/eeg.tuwien.ac.at_pages/research/downloads/PR_464_final_report_Stromzukunft_Oesterreich_2030_(TU_W ien_-_EEG_Mai_2017-final).pdf

Regionale Wertschöfung: http://www.biomasseverband.at/presse/presseaussendungen/pressematerialien-2015/studie-mehr-regionale-wertschoepfung-dank-biomasse/?eID=dam_frontend_push&docID=3760