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Impact of Biomass Transformation Efficiency on the Energy Consumption Pattern of the Building Sector

Version 1 : Received: 28 January 2022 / Approved: 31 January 2022 / Online: 31 January 2022 (12:45:00 CET)

How to cite: Ebako, J. Impact of Biomass Transformation Efficiency on the Energy Consumption Pattern of the Building Sector. Preprints 2022, 2022010455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202201.0455.v1 Ebako, J. Impact of Biomass Transformation Efficiency on the Energy Consumption Pattern of the Building Sector. Preprints 2022, 2022010455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202201.0455.v1

Abstract

The building sector of most tropical countries still use predominantly primary biomass as the principal fuel. This has adverse effects like CO2 emission and deforestation and is associated with issues like poverty, ill-health, and low standard of living. Therefore, energy policies try to improve on the efficiency of firewood and charcoal end-use technologies, to palliate the negative effects. In this research, the global change assessment model (GCAM) is used, to investigate the impact of efficiency improvement on the energy consumption pattern of the building sector of developing countries. The aim of the study is to provide empirical data that would better inform policymakers on the effects of modernizing these primary fuels. The study developed three scenarios with different levels of efficiency improvements. The results show that efficiency improvement rather increases primary biomass consumption and CO2 emission. However, there is a fall in the consumption of traditional biomass in the second half of the modelling period. The increase in biomass-based fuels consumption was seen to be linked to their affordability. Therefore, policymakers need not only elaborate policies that improve biomass efficiency, but also introduce and motivate other clean cooking fuels like butane, biogas, and electricity.

Keywords

energy modeling; biomass transformation efficiency; global change assessment model; integrated assessment model; cooking fuel

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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