Rečka, L.; Ščasný, M.; Laxton, D.T. The Role of Biomass in Decarbonisation Efforts: Spatially Enriched Energy System Optimisation Modelling. Energies2023, 16, 7380.
Rečka, L.; Ščasný, M.; Laxton, D.T. The Role of Biomass in Decarbonisation Efforts: Spatially Enriched Energy System Optimisation Modelling. Energies 2023, 16, 7380.
Rečka, L.; Ščasný, M.; Laxton, D.T. The Role of Biomass in Decarbonisation Efforts: Spatially Enriched Energy System Optimisation Modelling. Energies2023, 16, 7380.
Rečka, L.; Ščasný, M.; Laxton, D.T. The Role of Biomass in Decarbonisation Efforts: Spatially Enriched Energy System Optimisation Modelling. Energies 2023, 16, 7380.
Abstract
Forest biomass is one of the most significant renewable energy sources in the Czech Republic. Recently, Czech forests have been under attack by spruce bark beetles, threatening the stability of biomass supply also for energy purposes. The goal of this paper is to uncover the impact of four different biomass development scenarios and three policies on the energy system and to evaluate the contribution of biomass to decarbonization efforts. We use the TIMES-CZ energy system optimization model to perform the analyses. We provide a crucial extension of this model by regionalizing it into NUTS3 +1 regions. Our main findings are that under the expected price of various types of biomass and their transportation cost, energy system would still exploit available biomass almost entirely throughout the period under review; subsidizing the production cost of the most expensive type of biomass for households would help utilize the full potential of biomass; and power and heat sector and industry would compete for biomass consumption against the residential sector.
Keywords
Biomass; Energy model; TIMES-CZ; EU ETS; Spruce beetle calamity
Subject
Social Sciences, Other
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