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EU bioenergy potential from a resource efficiency perspective

Publication Created 25 Jun 2013 Published 03 Jul 2013
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The main objective of this report is to review the implications of resource efficiency principles for developing EU bioenergy production. The results presented are primarily based on the 2013 ETC/SIA study, capturing key messages while excluding some of the more technical elements. The report aims to be a more accessible version of the ETC/SIA study, aimed at the non-technical reader.
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Publication Created 25 Jun 2013 Published 03 Jul 2013
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EEA Report No 6/2013
The main objective of this report is to review the implications of resource efficiency principles for developing EU bioenergy production. The results presented are primarily based on the 2013 ETC/SIA study, capturing key messages while excluding some of the more technical elements. The report aims to be a more accessible version of the ETC/SIA study, aimed at the non-technical reader.

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The two key aspects of resource efficiency The schema shows how resource efficiency relates to the use of natural capital and ecosystem resilience.
Routes for converting biomass to energy The schema shows the most common biomass categories derived from agriculture, forests and wastes, and the conversion routes that are expected to become economic by 2020.
Assessing the environmental performance of bioenergy The chema outlines critical factors for the overall environmental performance of bioenergy and how the resource efficiency concept can be applied for environmental assessment.
Land use and ecosystem cycles The schema illustrates the interactions between land use and important environmental cycles.
Direct and indirect effects of land use for bioenergy The schema shows a simplified chain of effects that use of land for bioenergy production can bring about.
The carbon debt The schema shows carbon restocking curves over time.
Analytical steps in assessing the EU bioenergy potential The schema shows the analytical chain employed in assessing the EU bioenergy potential.
Efficiency range of different biomass-to-energy conversion routes The figure provides a first overview of the relative efficiency of different types of bioenergy. Data represent net efficiencies taking into account results of life-cycle analysis.
Projected life cycle land use of fossil, nuclear and renewable electricity systems in 2030 (m2/GJel) The graph illustrates that energy systems differ in the extent and complexity of their impacts by presenting the projected life cycle land use of fossil, nuclear and renewable electricity systems in 2030. To understand the implications of increased bioenergy production, it is important to recognise that the land used for energy cropping is a natural resource, comprising soil, minerals, water and biota. Where bioenergy involves energy cropping it often necessitates changes to land use, with significant implications for related systems as well Other renewable technologies do also use some land and so do fossil and nuclear systems but the area is comparatively small. Nevetheless these technologies have other limitations.
Forest potential (PJ) and technology mix per storyline in 2020 The potential estimates refer to the EU’s agricultural bioenergy potential in 2020 for 3 storylines. These storylines explore plausible bioenergy development paths from a resource efficiency perspective under three specific sets of economic and political assumptions.
Waste potential (PJ) and technology mix per storyline in 2020 The potential estimates refer to the EU’s agricultural bioenergy potential in 2020 for three storylines. These storylines explore plausible bioenergy development paths from a resource efficiency perspective under three specific sets of economic and political assumptions.
National perennial cropping mixes in the ‘Resource efficiency’ storyline The graph gives an overview of the absolute contribution of perennials per type to the bioenergy potential of a country in the Resource efficiency storyline.
Total domestic agricultural bioenergy potential per country in 2020 The figure shows the differences in terms of the contribution to the overall EU domestic agricultural potential.
National perennial cropping mixes in the ‘Climate focus’ storyline The graph gives an overview of the absolute contribution of perennials per type to the bioenergy potential of a country in the Climate focus storyline.
Total EU bioenergy potential from agriculture in 2020 The 2012 study potential estimates refer to the EU’s agricultural bioenergy potential in 2020 for 3 storylines. These storylines explore plausible bioenergy development paths from a resource efficiency perspective under three specific sets of economic and political assumptions.
National perennial cropping mixes in the 'Market first' storyline The graph gives an overview of the absolute contribution of perennials per type to the bioenergy potential of a country in the market first storyline.
Domestic agricultural bioenergy potential estimates in the 2006 and 2012 studies The 2012 potential estimates refer to the EU’s agricultural bioenergy potential in 2020 for 3 storylines. These storylines explore plausible bioenergy development paths from a resource efficiency perspective under three specific sets of economic and political assumptions.

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