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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.

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