Affiliation:
1. Institute of Energy Systems and Environment Riga Technical University Riga, Latvia
Abstract
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.
Publisher
North Atlantic University Union (NAUN)
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Geography, Planning and Development
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