Ecological and economic benefits for usage of wood fuels for heating public facilities in Serbia and their contribution to the climate change mitigation

Abstract

In order to observe the effects of use of wood energy for the purpose of this paper, the survey of fuel consumption for heating of all school buildings in Serbia was conducted. In this aim, the surveying of 4,892 school buildings in 24 districts in Serbia was conducted. Out of that number, 2,324 school buildings are using coal or combination coal/wood for purpose of heating. In the aim of analyzing the ecological and economic effects of conversion of coal with wood fuels, the data on energy value of all types of coal used in these school buildings, as well as their procurement prices were collected. Based on executed calculations, the total demands for energy for heating as well as the total costs of heating in all the school buildings using coal in Serbia were obtained. Benchmark analysis of quantities showed the ecological and economic effects of conversion of coal with wood fuels for school buildings in all districts in Serbia.