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Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Vol. 7 No. 4, 2019.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d7.0257

Techno-economic, Social and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Based District Heating in a Bioenergy Village

Vasil Bozhikaliev ; The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES-Skopje), Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov 70-16, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Ilija Sazdovski ; The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES-Skopje), Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov 70-16, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Jens Adler ; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Reichpietschufer 20, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
Natasa Markovska ; Research Centre for Energy and Sustainable Development, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bul. Krste Misirkov, 2, P.O. Box 428, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia

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Abstract

Bioenergy villages can be defined as villages, municipalities, settlements or communities, which produce and use most of their energy from local bioenergy and other renewable energy sources. A bioenergy village approach has not been applied in Macedonia yet, and it is at a nascent stage of implementation in other South-Eastern European countries. This work aims to integrate a techno-economic, social and environmental assessment and an implementation strategy into a bioenergy village
concept, which is not often seen in works dedicated to bioenergy villages and biomass based heating systems. The assessment was conducted by means of energy audit and project-related tools, whilst the strategy was composed by bioenergy working group meetings. Results show that a biomass based district heating system is a more attractive solution for heating several public buildings instead of a fossil fuelled system, with
numerous associated benefits. Such concepts can be replicated with variety of renewables, thus contributing to sustainable development pathways of small communities.

Keywords

Bioenergy village; Bioenergy; Biomass; District heating.

Hrčak ID:

224120

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/224120

Publication date:

31.12.2019.

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