Environmental sustainability and financial feasibility evaluation of woodfuel biomass used for a potential replacement of conventional space heating sources. Part II: A combined Greek and the nearby Balkan countries case study

Kyriakopoulos, G; Kolovos, KG; Chalikias, MS

dc.contributor.author	Kyriakopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kolovos, KG	en
dc.contributor.author	Chalikias, MS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:22Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:22Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	11092858	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20401
dc.subject	Aleppo Pine	en
dc.subject	Biofuels	en
dc.subject	Biomass imports	en
dc.subject	Common Beech	en
dc.subject	Common Fir	en
dc.subject	Woodfuel	en
dc.title	Environmental sustainability and financial feasibility evaluation of woodfuel biomass used for a potential replacement of conventional space heating sources. Part II: A combined Greek and the nearby Balkan countries case study	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s12351-009-0034-x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-009-0034-x	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Nowadays, the proposal of biofuels introduction to the existing energy network of European countries is directed through the recent European Legislation. The above proposal's implementation would be successfully materialized by exploiting the Renewable Energy Sources, which are abundant in the Greek context. At the present study, the biofuels entrance to the Greek energy network is investigated through the three woodfuel biomass sources of Common Beech, Aleppo Pine and Common Fir. The above selection of the three specific woodfuel types is further examined via the potential imports of the above biomass from the nearby Balkan countries. The above woodfuel quantities are accumulated to the existing local woodfuel production, after appropriate modification of Part I experimental parameters. Additionally, the relevant proportion among the woodfuels types is examined and an environmental, economic and socioeconomic evaluation is conducted. Finally, a critical comparison between the Part I and Part II studies outcomes revealed the significant determining parameters of the scenarios' prosperity. © Springer-Verlag 2009.	en
heal.journalName	Operational Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s12351-009-0034-x	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	57	en
dc.identifier.epage	69	en