Policy Instruments for Increasing the Use of Wood Fuel in Latvian District Heating Systems

Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest 2012
Aiga Barisa, Ilze Dzene, Francesco Romagnoli, Andra Blumberga

Increasing the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption is one of the core targets of the European Union`s climate and energy policy towards 2050. In order to allow transition to a renewable energy based society and to reinforce a sustainable future development, strengthening the most appropriate policy strategies is the primary key aspect. Latvian district heating systems are historically characterized with high share of imported natural gas. At the same time there is an important potential of locally available biomass resources. A system dynamics model was developed in order to look for the best environmentally and economically feasible policy strategy to accelerate transition from fossil to renewably sound economy in energy systems with large impact of non-renewable energy resources.

Keywords
Renewable energy, climate policy, policy analysis, system dynamics modeling
Hyperlink
http://scientific-conference2012.rtu.lv/sites/default/files/RTU_Conference_2012.pdf

Barisa, A., Dzene, I., Romagnoli, F., Blumberga, A. Policy Instruments for Increasing the Use of Wood Fuel in Latvian District Heating Systems. In: Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest, Latvia, Riga, 11-12 October, 2012. Riga: RTU, 2012, pp.168-168. ISBN 978-9934-10-360-5.

Publication language
English (en)