Open AccessThe Natural Gas Addiction and Wood Energy Role in Latvia Today and Future
Author(s) -
Ginta Cimdiņa,
Andra Blumberga,
Ivars Veidenbergs,
Dagnija Blumberga,
Aiga Barisa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of systems applications, engineering and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2074-1308
DOI - 10.46300/91015.2021.15.5
Subject(s) - primary energy , fossil fuel , environmentally friendly , natural resource economics , consumption (sociology) , greenhouse gas , biomass (ecology) , fuel efficiency , environmental science , natural gas , energy consumption , energy mix , business , environmental protection , waste management , renewable energy , engineering , economics , ecology , electricity generation , social science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering , sociology , electrical engineering , biology
The paper analyzes strategies for restricting Latvia’s dependence on fossil fuel imports in line with an increasing challenge to follow the leading EU Member States in greening the energy sector. Availability of local biomass resources ensures the necessary framework for building an arranged, environmentally and climate-friendly economy. Primary attention is paid to historical pattern of wood fuel use which shows reduction in wood fuel’s share of primary energy consumption, however energy efficiency improvement is not observed. A hypothesis for development of wood fuel consumption up to 2020 is proposed. Analysis indicates potential of reaching a 43% share of wood fuel in national energy mix by 2020.