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Wood energy consumption in private households
Project
Project code: TI-WF-08-PID2376
Contract period: 01.12.2020
- 30.04.2022
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
The aim of this project is to empirically determine the wood energy consumption of German private households in 2020. The necessary collection of data will be undertaken for 10 000 households. The results will be an important basis for reporting and implemented in the estimation of felling for Germany.
Wood energy is an important part of total renewable energy consumption in Germany. Also, in future it could be assumed that this would not change, whether caused by the need of climate-neutral production of energy or to guaranty the security of energy supply, wood will remain the most important renewable resources in Germany. This is why an overarching approach to gather all kinds of wood energy consumptions is so important. Due to the accounting of renewable energies, their classification in the German energy balance or to satisfy national and European reporting obligations, quality-assured data about the use of biogenic solid fuels in all relevant energy sectors is needed. Furthermore, this kind of data could also be used for the evaluation and conceptual development of political instruments for the heating sector. In this context the year 2020 is important because it is the base year were EU members have to build their targets for the extension of renewable energies on (EU-RL 2009/28/EG). On the other hand, 2020 is also the base year for the reporting period 2020-2030 in the course of regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. Therefore, the aim of this project is to gather empirical data for this important year 2020 in Germany.
Section overview
Subjects
- Resource management
- Renewable Resources
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics (TI-IW)
