Applying BIOSEM (Biomass Socio-Economic Multiplier): Conclusions from the Styrian (Austrian) Case Study

This paper reports on a case study undertaken for biomass-fired district heating plants in the Austrian province of Styria, and in which the BIOSEM model has been employed. Because it would have been very difficult to collect reliable data for the whole case study region, we have restricted ourselves to an investigation of three biomass district heating plants: Passail, Pischelsdorf, and Kirchberg.