Analysis of Czech Subsidies for Solid Biofuels

Limits set by the Kyoto protocol brings Czech Republic billions of EUR from carbon emissions trading. The Ministry of Environment wants to invest the aforementioned revenue into energy savings and other projects like subsidies on the purchase of stoves for solid biofuels in regions with the most polluted air. Surprisingly, charcoal is not supported. Robust analysis of solid biofuels was made according to valid standards and routine chemical procedures. Data shows that there is no reason for charcoal to be rejected. It was confirmed that solid biofuels do not achieve the quality of black coal. The Czech Ministry of Environment argues that charcoal is not supported because of its high price per ton. The ecological criteria and price per energy should be also taken into account as analyzed in detail. Within the discussed ethical context, an improper form of support may affect market in a short term.

[1]  J. Maroušek.  Finding the optimal parameters for the steam explosion process of hay. , 2012 .

[2]  Danyel Reiche,et al.  Policy differences in the promotion of renewable energies in the EU member states , 2004 .

[3]  Mireille Faist,et al.  Biofuel greenhouse gas calculations under the European Renewable Energy Directive - A comparison of the BioGrace tool vs. the tool of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels , 2013 .

[4]  Fausto Freire,et al.  Energy and Environmental Benefits of Rapeseed Oil Replacing Diesel , 2009 .

[5]  J. Finnan,et al.  Physical and chemical properties of pellets from energy crops and cereal straws , 2012 .

[6]  B. Schröder,et al.  Biodiversity and the mitigation of climate change through bioenergy: impacts of increased maize cultivation on farmland wildlife , 2011 .

[7]  Masami Ueno,et al.  Methods for Improving Methane Yield from Rye Straw , 2012 .

[8]  Lindsay C. Stringer,et al.  European Union leadership in biofuels regulation: Europe as a normative power? , 2012 .

[9]  Rocío Yñiguez,et al.  Promotion of biofuel consumption in the transport sector: An EU-27 perspective , 2012 .

[10]  John Psarras,et al.  Using Biomass to Achieve European Union Energy Targets—A Review of Biomass Status, Potential, and Supporting Policies , 2011 .

[11]  Kim H. Esbensen,et al.  A critical review of sampling standards for solid biofuels: Missing contributions from the Theory of Sampling (TOS) , 2012 .

[12]  Masami Ueno,et al.  Commercial‐scale utilization of greenhouse residues , 2013, Biotechnology and applied biochemistry.

[13]  P. Jansens,et al.  Biomass combustion in fluidized bed boilers: Potential problems and remedies , 2009 .

[14]  Josef Maroušek,et al.  Study on Agriculture Decision-Makers Behavior on Sustainable Energy Utilization , 2013 .

[15]  Olle Olsson,et al.  European wood pellet market integration – A study of the residential sector , 2011 .

[16]  John Psarras,et al.  Bioenergy Options in the Industrialized and Developing World and Opportunities for the Clean Development Mechanism , 2010 .

[17]  J. Maroušek.  Study on Commercial Scale Steam Explosion of Winter Brassica Napus STRAW , 2013 .

[18]  Martin Junginger,et al.  Opportunities and barriers for international bioenergy trade , 2011 .

[19]  Josef Maroušek,et al.  Removal of hardly fermentable ballast from the maize silage to accelerate biogas production , 2013 .

[20]  A. Nordin,et al.  Theoretical feasibility for ecological biomass ash recirculation : Chemical equilibrium behavior of nutrient elements and heavy metals during combustion , 1997 .

[21]  Eva Thorin,et al.  Optimization of the Energy System to Achieve a National Balance Without Fossil Fuels , 2010 .

[22]  A. C. Chang,et al.  Utilization and Disposal of Fly Ash and Other Coal Residues in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Review , 1980 .