Material Flow Analysis of Residual Biomass for Combustion for Latvia with Sankey Diagrams
CONECT 2025: XVIII International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies: Book of Abstracts 2025
Miķelis Dzikēvičs, Aleksandra Kasakovska, Amanda Stūrmane, Oskars Švedovs, Vladimirs Kirsanovs

To meet climate targets, Europe has increasingly utilized biomass as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels for combustion and heat production. This shift has resulted in the heating sector becoming heavily dependent on primary wood biomass. However, recently implemented regulations have introduced restrictions on the use of primary wood in the energy industry. While low-quality biomass holds significant potential for combustion, there is limited information regarding the availability and quantities of non-wood biomass resources in Latvia. To evaluate what share of non-wood biomass resources can be used to cover roundwood consumption, a material flow analysis approach was used. None of the studied biomass resources in this article can individually cover the required energy demand; however, a combination of all the studied resources can cover it. Specially grown energy crops exhibit the highest potential, but other analyzed biomass types have local availability and could be utilized in specifically adapted local boiler houses.


Keywords
Alternative, biomass, energy, leaves, mfa, reeds, wood
DOI
10.7250/CONECT.2025.049
Hyperlink
https://ect-journals.rtu.lv/conect/article/view/CONECT.2025.049

Dzikēvičs, M., Kasakovska, A., Stūrmane, A., Švedovs, O., Kirsanovs, V. Material Flow Analysis of Residual Biomass for Combustion for Latvia with Sankey Diagrams. In: CONECT 2025: XVIII International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies: Book of Abstracts, Latvia, Riga, 14-16 May, 2025. Riga: Riga Technical University, 2025, pp.88-88. ISBN 978-9934-37-166-0. ISSN 2592-9704. Available from: doi:10.7250/CONECT.2025.049

Publication language
English (en)
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