The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues
Multiple global crises are adding new elements to the discussion on securing and shaping a resilient, renewable energy system in Germany. Biomass from residues, forest wood and energy crops are major renewable energy contributors in Germany today. The role of energy crops within that system is contr...
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| author | Matthias Jordan Kathleen Meisel Martin Dotzauer Jörg Schröder Karl-Friedrich Cyffka Niels Dögnitz Christopher Schmid Volker Lenz Karin Naumann Jaqueline Daniel-Gromke Gabriel Costa de Paiva Harry Schindler Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi Nora Szarka Daniela Thrän |
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| description | Multiple global crises are adding new elements to the discussion on securing and shaping a resilient, renewable energy system in Germany. Biomass from residues, forest wood and energy crops are major renewable energy contributors in Germany today. The role of energy crops within that system is controversially discussed for a long time and a phase-out from cultivated biomass is again in the focus. But what kind of trade-offs would be connected with such a phase-out and what would be the optimal allocation priorities of the remaining biomass potential? Through a detailed representation of biomass potentials, prices and conversion technologies in an energy system optimisation model, it could be shown in a scenario analysis that a phase-out increases the demand for energy imports by 1400 PJ per year, which is associated with on-costs of €14–25 billion annually in the long term. Finally, the results show that the decision on whether to grow energy crops in the future is directly influencing the future transformation strategy for high-temperature industrial heat applications. Solid biomass is identified as the future cost-optimal solution to fully transform this sector. However, a phase-out of energy crops changes the cost-optimal allocation priorities completely. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ab57367e23b4bdc84598307e50a11d12023-12-23T05:22:02ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-11-011038483858The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residuesMatthias Jordan0Kathleen Meisel1Martin Dotzauer2Jörg Schröder3Karl-Friedrich Cyffka4Niels Dögnitz5Christopher Schmid6Volker Lenz7Karin Naumann8Jaqueline Daniel-Gromke9Gabriel Costa de Paiva10Harry Schindler11Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi12Nora Szarka13Daniela Thrän14Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; Corresponding author.DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, GermanyDBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Torgauer Strasse 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany; University Leipzig, Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management, Grimmaische Str. 12, 04109 Leipzig, GermanyMultiple global crises are adding new elements to the discussion on securing and shaping a resilient, renewable energy system in Germany. Biomass from residues, forest wood and energy crops are major renewable energy contributors in Germany today. The role of energy crops within that system is controversially discussed for a long time and a phase-out from cultivated biomass is again in the focus. But what kind of trade-offs would be connected with such a phase-out and what would be the optimal allocation priorities of the remaining biomass potential? Through a detailed representation of biomass potentials, prices and conversion technologies in an energy system optimisation model, it could be shown in a scenario analysis that a phase-out increases the demand for energy imports by 1400 PJ per year, which is associated with on-costs of €14–25 billion annually in the long term. Finally, the results show that the decision on whether to grow energy crops in the future is directly influencing the future transformation strategy for high-temperature industrial heat applications. Solid biomass is identified as the future cost-optimal solution to fully transform this sector. However, a phase-out of energy crops changes the cost-optimal allocation priorities completely.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723014890Energy system analysisBioenergyScarcityEnergy cropsEnergy imports |
| spellingShingle | Matthias Jordan Kathleen Meisel Martin Dotzauer Jörg Schröder Karl-Friedrich Cyffka Niels Dögnitz Christopher Schmid Volker Lenz Karin Naumann Jaqueline Daniel-Gromke Gabriel Costa de Paiva Harry Schindler Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi Nora Szarka Daniela Thrän The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues Energy Reports Energy system analysis Bioenergy Scarcity Energy crops Energy imports |
| title | The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| title_full | The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| title_fullStr | The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| title_full_unstemmed | The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| title_short | The controversial role of energy crops in the future German energy system: The trade offs of a phase-out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| title_sort | controversial role of energy crops in the future german energy system the trade offs of a phase out and allocation priorities of the remaining biomass residues |
| topic | Energy system analysis Bioenergy Scarcity Energy crops Energy imports |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723014890 |
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