Sustainability of energy production from biomass

Abstract

In recent years, we have witnessed great interest in the production of energy from renewable energy sources as well as a number of energy efficiency measures implemented to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Certainly, it leads directly or indirectly to environmental protection and reduction of harmful gas emissions. However, if there are no systematic and planned approaches to the use of all these previously listed measures, in some cases turbulent phenomena can occur, such as lack of biomass as fuel, delays in energy deliveries, disruption of normal formation of market prices of energy and fuels. Sustainability of the use of biomass for energy purposes derives from the general definition of sustainability and concerns to social, environmental, energy-resource and economic sustainability. The process of multicriteria optimization arose from the need to satisfy most of the sustainability segments and factors. This chapter provides an overview of the different wood biomass supply chains and their optimization for conditions appropriate to the Republika Srpska. The approach of modeling biomass supply chains, their optimization, logistics, statistics in the bioenergy sector, detection of real biomass potentials, biomass fuel needs assessments, job creation in this sector and strategic planning, should be the way to sustainable use of biomass resource in energy sector. This is also the path which Republika Srpska should start following.