Woody biomass consumption in Montenegro and its contribution to the realization of the national 2020 renewable energy target

Abstract

This paper is the continuation of the presentation of results obtained in comprehensive research of woody biomass consumption in Montenegro conducted as apart of the FODEMO/MONSTAT project Wood Fuels Consumption in Montenegro. The previous paper (Thermal Science, No. 2, 2013) showed results of wood fuels consumption for households heating and this paper shows their consumption for the other energy purposes as well as its participation in total final energy consumption in Montenegro. Total consumption of woody biomass for energy and non-energy purposes in Montenegro in 2011 was 1.06 million m(3), out of which 732.9 thousand m(3) or 69.1% was in the form of firewood and 326.6 thousand m(3) or 30.8% was in the form of industrial roundwood. Additionally, 251 m(3) of woody biomass in the form of wood residue were used for the needs of charcoal producers and households. Apart from this, 423 tonnes of wood briquettes, 948 tonnes of wood pellets, 1039 tonnes of charcoal, 86,193 m(3) of wood residue from industry and 5,254 m(3) of wood waste from construction industry were also used for energy purposes. Total final consumption of wood energy, which includes the consumption of all wood fuel categories, was 7,275.04 TJ or 173,761 toe (tonne of oil equivalent) in Montenegro in 2011, which is equal to the value of 2,020,844,444 kWh. The size of energy values and significance of wood energy is best shown by the fact that wood is the third most important energy-generating product in final energy consumption in Montenegro, just behind petroleum products and electricity. Compared to final consumption of electricity of 12,290 TJ, value of wood energy in the amount of 7,275.04 TJ is 59.2% of electricity consumption.