Study on availability of herbaceous resources for production of solid biomass fuels in Latvia

摘要: Latvia has set a target to increase the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources up 40% by 2020. To reach this ambitious objective an amount produced locally available biomass is priority. In Latvia, as in European Union, wood and waste increased during last decade. At same time, export pellets briquettes growing trend, therefore production amounts depend greatly upon market demand. light foreseeable global for solid biofuels trend would be reproduced Latvia. Consequently result shortages substrate compressed biomass. cover demand both domestic export, potential agricultural industrial sectors have investigated. The main paper determine availability herbaceous order by-products been evaluated their calculated. addition, current use these materials described sustainability aspects various applications such are discussed. This study intends provide necessary background information select most suitable convenient (in terms value) mixed fuels at laboratory conditions consecutive determination quality physical, mechanical, thermo-chemical combustion properties fuels.