Open AccessBio-Fuel in Lithuania’s Energetics: Geographical Analysis of Energy Crops and Forest Products
Author(s) -
Vaidas Bondzinskas,
Jurgita Mačiulytė
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
geografija ir edukacija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-5194
pISSN - 2351-6453
DOI - 10.15823/ge.2016.3
Subject(s) - renewable energy , european union , production (economics) , biofuel , energy policy , natural resource economics , renewable resource , bioenergy , environmental science , energy source , thermal energy , business , environmental protection , waste management , international trade , economics , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , macroeconomics
Bio-fuel, used for production of thermal energy, is one of the most important renewable energy sources in Lithuania. The use of this energy source is determined by Lithuania‘s commitments to the European Union and the energetic policy carried out by the state, which encourages the use and replenishment of renewable energy sources. The article consists of three parts, which analyze the teritorial distribution of potential biofuel resources, i.e. short-rotation energy crops, realized forest products in Lithuania‘s forestry enterprises, and use of bio-fuel for production of thermal energy for Lithuania‘s centralized heating systems in 2012.