Bioenergy in Sweden
Essentially all biomass fuel used in Sweden originate from the forest, which makes the forest industry a key sector and the main raw material supplier for the pellet producers.
Residues from forest industry processes such as saw dust, dry chips and planer shavings are the most important raw materials when producing pellets. Other raw material alternatives that have been studied for use in the pellet industry is agricultural by-products and energy crops, but since these are not as energy rich as forest residues they are not commonly in use for pellet production today, but may be a viable alternative in the future.
The main part of the forest industry residues are recycled within the industry and used internally, which also makes the forest industry the largest user of solid biofuels. Nevertheless, biomass is also used increasingly in district heating plants, for electricity production and in the form of pellets in a growing rate in the residential sector. The demand for biofuels in general and pellets in particular has been growing constantly the last years and the pellet industry is developing its production capacity to meet the needs.
Links
Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio)
European Biomass Assocation (AEBIOM)
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