BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?
BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?
BIOENERGY FOR EUROPE: WHICH ONES FIT BEST?
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166 7 Annex<br />
7.2.9 Wheat straw versus light oil for district heat production:<br />
relative impact differences between biofuels and fossil fuels<br />
1600%<br />
1400%<br />
1200%<br />
1000%<br />
800%<br />
600%<br />
400%<br />
200%<br />
0%<br />
-200%<br />
Use of fossil fuels<br />
Greenhouse effect<br />
How to interpret the diagram<br />
Ozone Depletion by N2O<br />
Acidification<br />
Eutrophication<br />
Summer smog<br />
Human toxicity<br />
Austria<br />
Denmark<br />
France<br />
Germany<br />
Greece<br />
Europe<br />
Environmental advantages and disadvantages of wheat straw compared to light oil for each country<br />
involved as well as for Europe are shown by relative differences between the biofuels and the fossil<br />
fuel: (biofuel – fossil fuel) / fossil fuel. The zero line indicates the level for fossil fuels. Therefore negative<br />
values indicate advantages for wheat straw and positive ones represent advantages for light oil. For<br />
example, assuming the production and combustion of fossil fuel causes an emission of 1 kg of N2O<br />
(Ozone depletion), then a value of -100 % means no net N2O emissions in the case of the biofuel, 0 %<br />
means 1 kg N2O (i.e. the same as the fossil fuel), 100 % means 2 kg N2O and so on.<br />
Remarks and conclusions<br />
Regarding the parameters use of fossil fuels, greenhouse effect, and ozone depletion the results are very<br />
uniform between all countries. Regarding acidification and eutrophication Austria and Denmark show<br />
very low results caused by very low NOX emissions from combustion. Regarding summer smog Denmark<br />
stands out with a high value due to very high methane and NMHC emissions from combustion.<br />
Most of the other differences are rather small and to be regarded as less significant.