The Contributions of Biomass Supply for Bioenergy in the Post-COVID-19 Recovery

Biljana Kulisic; Bruno Gagnon; Jörg Schweinle; Sam Van Holsbeeck; Mark Brown; Jurica Simurina; Ioannis Dimitriou; Heather McDonald

doi:10.3390/en14248415

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The Contributions of Biomass Supply for Bioenergy in the Post-COVID-19 Recovery

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The Contributions of Biomass Supply for Bioenergy in the Post-COVID-19 Recovery

Biljana Kulisic, Bruno Gagnon, Jörg Schweinle, Sam Van Holsbeeck, Mark Brown, Jurica Simurina, Ioannis Dimitriou and Heather McDonald

Energies, Vol.14(24), pp.1-31

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248415

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Abstract

biomass supply chains

pandemic

Delphi

bioenergy

bioeconomy

recovery

investments

This research investigates how biomass supply chains (BSChs) for bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy could contribute to the post-COVID-19 recovery in three dimensions: boosting economic growth, creating jobs, and building more resilient and cleaner energy systems in four future scenarios, in the short term (by 2023) and long term (by 2030). A SWOT analysis on BSChs was used for generating a questionnaire for foresight by a two-round Delphi study. To interpret the results properly, a short survey and literature review is executed to record BSChs behavior during the pandemic. In total, 23 (55% response rate) and 28 (46% response rate) biomass experts from three continents participated in the Delphi and the short survey, respectively. The strongest impact from investment in BSChs would be on economic growth, followed by a contribution to the resilient and cleaner energy systems and job creation. The effects would be more visible in the long- than in the short-term period. Investments with the most impact on recovery are those that improve biomass material efficiency and circularity. Refurbishment of current policies to enhance the supply of biomass as a renewable resource to the future economy is a must.

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Title: The Contributions of Biomass Supply for Bioenergy in the Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Authors: Biljana Kulisic (Author) - Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar
Bruno Gagnon (Author) - Natural Resources Canada
Jörg Schweinle (Author)
Sam Van Holsbeeck (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research Centre
Mark Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research Centre
Jurica Simurina (Author) - University of Zagreb
Ioannis Dimitriou (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Heather McDonald (Author) - Natural Resources Canada
Publication details: Energies, Vol.14(24), pp.1-31
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/en14248415
ISSN: 1996-1073
Copyright note: Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99605107802621
Output Type: Journal article

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