Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Time: 11:45 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 2DO.5
Optimal bioenergy use
Scenarios for the Optimal Use of Biomass in the Future German Energy System Until 2050
Short Introductive summary
As one of the renewable resources, biomass is in demand for the transformation of the energy system to achieve climate protection targets. At the same time, the availability of biomass is limited. In this paper, the energy system optimisation model BenOpt is used to determine the optimal use of the limited biomass in the future German energy system until 2050 in different scenarios. In previous energy system studies, biomass and biomass conversion technologies are included very roughly and with little differentiation. Through a detailed representation of biomass potentials, prices and conversion technologies in the BenOpt model, a unique analysis has been conducted to fill a research gap. The results show that biomass is most cost effective used in sectors where direct electrification is not possible or only possible on high costs: in high-temperature industry heat applications, for flexibilization in the power sector and in the aviation and shipping sector. Finally, it could be shown that a phase-out of using energy crops increases the demand for energy imports by up to 1400 PJ per year, which is associated with on-costs of €14-25 billion annually in the long term.
Presenter
Matthias JORDAN
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Bioenergy Dpt.
Presenter's biography
Matthias Jordan is a research associate at the Helmholtz centre for environmental research (UFZ) in Leipzig. He conducts research on optimal usage of biomass in bioeconomy scenarios through modelling assessments also considering negative emission technologies.
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Co-authors:
K. Meisel, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
M. Dotzauer, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
J. Schröder, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
K.F. Cyffka, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
N. Dögnitz, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
H. Schindler, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
C. Schmid, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
V. Lenz, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
K. Naumann, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
J. Daniel-Gromke, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
G. Costa de Paiva, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
N. Szarka, German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig, GERMANY
D. Esmaeili, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, GERMANY
D. Thrän, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, GERMANY
Session reference: 2DO.5.2