Agro-Pruning for Energy as a Link between Rural Development and Clean Energy Policies
| Autor: | Mario Njavro, Biljana Kulišić, Tajana Radić |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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energy planning
020209 energy Geography Planning and Development pruning TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Agricultural economics Renewable energy sources energy poverty Bioenergy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Production (economics) solid biofuel GE1-350 Energy poverty 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Energy planning Investment (macroeconomics) Renewable energy Environmental sciences Biofuel rural development Business Rural area |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 10 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4240, p 4240 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12104240 |
| Popis: | Agrarian pruning and plantation removal (APPR) is a common residue from pomo-technical maintenance of orchards, vineyards, and olive groves, frequently overlooked by the energy sector. This paper sheds new light on the socio-economic role of APPR as solid biofuel. The paper suggests business models that could both alleviate energy poverty in rural areas and increase the competitiveness of perennial crop (fruits, olives, vine) production. The effects of mobilizing APPR potential via business models are estimated at the micro (households&rsquo income) and macro (number of households affected, size of the investment, tax effect, CO2eq savings) levels in the Croatian setting. Contrary to classical energy planning, the paper provides an approach that fosters local use of bioenergy by linking rural development with renewable energy end-use. The approach linked pruning energy potential with 47% of Croatian rural households which allows creating an evidence-based policy for rural development utilizing APPR as a sustainable solid biofuel. The most attractive business model for Croatian rural areas is utilization of APPR as a solid biofuel. It could be used as an energy poverty alleviation measure, allowing savings per heating season equivalent to 5%&ndash 11% of the average disposable income per household. Net APPR influence at VAT tax is estimated at 5.5 million euro· y&minus 1. The paper proves that using average values for APPR in energy planning could be misleading. |
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