European Wood Energy Markets

Bengt Hillring

SLU

Uppsala, Sweden

Biomass resources in Europe

• Forests

• Agriculture land

• Populated areas-recycled products

• Study:– Alakangas, E., Hillring, B. & Nikolaisen, L.B. TRADE OF SOLID BIOFUELS,

AND FUEL PRICES IN EUROPE. 12th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. Amsterdam: RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre, June 2002. Proceedings, in print.

Available bioenergy resources

• 4,500 PJ/year (20 European countries)

• 1,800 PJ/year (use)

• 50 PJ/year (trade)

 

F O R E S T R E S ID U E S

IN D U S T R IA L B Y-P R O D U C T S

(sa w d u st, b a rk , ch ip s)

D O M E S T IC F IR E W O O D

W O O D W A S T E S

R E F IN E D W O O D F U E L S

(p e lle ts , b riq u e tte s)

P E AT

O T H E R (S R C , stra w )

POLAND GERMANY

HOLLAND

BELGIUM

FRANCE

ROMANIA

BULGARIA

UKRAINE

BELO-

RUSSIA

LITHUANIA

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

NORWAY

SW EDEN

FINLAND

KINGDOM

IRELAND

AUSTRIA

SW ITZERLAND

ALBANIA

MOLDOVA

RUSSIA

CZECH. REP.

SLOVAK REP.

SLOVENIA

CROATIA

BOSNIA - HERCEGO VIN A

ITALY

YUGOSLAVIA

HUNGARY

RUSSIA

LATVIA

ESTONIA

DENMARK

UNITED

LUX.

GREECE

MO NTENEG RO

NORTHERN AFRICA

JAPAN, TURKEY, HONG KONG,ARAB EMIRATES

BIOMASS TRADE IN EUROPEBIOMASS TRADE IN EUROPE

CANADA

CANADA

 

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

1995 1999 2000 2001EUR/GJ

Finland

• Use 127 PJ wood fuel

• Demand 100 heating plants and CHP

• 500 MWe

• Forest products industry

• Imports (round wood etc.)

• Exports wood pellets

Denmark

• Use 35 PJ wood fuel

• Importer of both wood chips and pellets

• Agricultural land - straw

Sweden

• Use 170 PJ wood fuel

• Commercial market

• Round wood (pulp wood) to energy

• Imports 25% to the district heating sector

• Pellet producer (700,000 tonnes/year)

• Export projects just started

Conclusions

• Demand for wood fuel– Political decisions

– Production cost

• Trade will continue– Availability to biofuels will differ between regions

– Goals like the Kyoto agreement

– Standardisation will make it more easy