PURE BIOMASS
Potential and competitiveness of biomass as energy source in Central BSR
- Thematic cluster:
- Green energy
- Programme:
- Central Baltic Programme
- Priority:
- 2. Economically competitive and innovative region
- Direction of support:
- Supporting innovation and improving competitiveness
- Duration:
- Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 (2 years, 0 months)
- Total funding:
- 758 574 €
- ERDF funding:
- 588 293 €
- EUSBSR Priority area
- Improving the access to, and the efficiency and security of the energy markets
- Website:
- http://www.purebiomass.eu
Development idea
Use of a variety of biomass sources is important to diversify the supply of energy. Due to the lack of compatible maps of available resources, competence tools for determining the correct usage, as well as guidelines for decision makers, the biomass market is still fragmented, impeding export and import opportunities in the region.
Aim of the project
The PURE BIOMASS project set out to enhance public understanding with regard to the economic and technical benefits of the use of biomass for energy production, based on studies of biomass availability, the techno-economic aspects and environmental protection.
Main project activities
The partners from Latvia and Finland worked jointly to evaluate all available biomass in the project region. They created biomass resource maps by using satellite methods as well as a model of energy supply and demand to understand the fossil fuel replacement costs with biomass. Resource competence tools were created to support the model’s implementation. Additionally, other regionally available biomass resource types were tested in order to determine their technical-economic parameters. The project promoted biomass as a technically, economically and environmentally friendly energy source, including detailed guidelines for financial/economic calculations.
Partners
Kurzeme Planning Region
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Kurzeme
- ERDF funding:
- 85 792 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 20 124 €
Ventspils University College, ERI
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Kurzeme
- ERDF funding:
- 187 316 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 43 938 €
Ventspils City Council
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Kurzeme
- ERDF funding:
- 97 736 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 17 402 €
Turku University of Applied Sciences
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Varsinais-Suomi
- ERDF funding:
- 146 516 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 59 844 €
City of Turku - Valonia
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Varsinais-Suomi
- ERDF funding:
- 70 933 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 28 973 €
Results
Studies on availability and potential use of different biomass types
In the materials the current utilization of biomass, as well as advantages and disadvantages of different biomass as energy source in regions of Latvia and Finland are examined.
Publication "Results and Findings of the Pure Biomass Project 2012-2013" ENG
Materials on potential use of biomass in Finland:
S.Helle, J.Aarnio, J.Kanerva, „Pure Biomass Workshop - Biomass Potential Survey of Southwest Finland” ENG
K.Hirvonen, „Biomassojen Käytön Ympäritövaikutukset Varsinais-Suomen Aleueella” FIN
Interactive map
Materials on potential use of biomass in Latvia:
Biomass mapping and potential assessment in Kurzeme planning region – Final Report ENG
Annex of Final Report
Ziemeļkurzemes reģiona biomasas piedāvājuma un pieprasījuma novērtējums projekta „Tīrā biomasa” ietvaros 2013 LAT
Latvijas Valsts mežzinātnes institūta “Silava” atskaite par projektā veiktajiem pētījumiem biomasas izpētē LAT
Biomasas izmantošanas izmaksu – ieguvumu analīze LAT
Izmaksu – ieguvumu analīze cukurbiešu izmantošanai biomasā LAT
Biomasas tiesisko aspektu izpēte valsts, reģionālā un vietējā līmenī LAT
A study of legal aspects of biomass at national, regional, and local level – summary ENG
Cost-benefit analysis using sugar beets as biomass – summary ENG
A.Traškovs, Prediction creation for period 2012-2025 of Kurzeme region forests ENG
Video on utilizing common reed in energy production in Southwest Finland
The video promotes the potential of reed as biomass which can be used as a good energy source in the region.
The video is produced by Kuisma Väänänen
Video "Utilizing Common reed in energy production in Southwest Finland" ENG
Video "Järviruoko energiaksi Varsinais-Suomessa" FIN
Video on research of biomass
The video is prepared by a Latvian local broadcast company to show activities on research of biomass.
