Journal article
Total costs and benefits of biomass in selected regions of the European Union
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW), P.O. Box 10 34 43, D-68034 Mannheim, Germany1
King's College, University of London, Division of Life Sciences, London, UK2
Vattenfall Utveckling AB, Bioenergy Programme, Stockholm, Sweden3
Technical University of Denmark, Department of Buildings and Energy, Lyngby, Denmark4
University of Coimbra, Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Portugal5
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landtechnik, TU München-Weihenstephan, Germany6
University of Surrey, Centre for Environmental Strategy, Guildford, UK7
Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung GmbH (ifeu), Heidelberg, Germany8
The paper describes results of the BioCosts project in which a comprehensive analysis of the economic and environmental performance of the energy use of biomass was carried out for selected existing facilities throughout the European Union. It is demonstrated that the appropriately organized use of biofuels has significant environmental advantages compared to the use of fossil fuels.
Mitigation of global warming is the largest single incentive to use biofuels. However, only a few technologies are economically competitive under prevailing conditions, while others lead to up to 100% higher energy production costs than fossil fuels. Employment effects of using biofuels are small but positive.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Pages: | 1081-1095 |
| ISSN: | 18736785 and 03605442 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0360-5442(00)00016-5 |
