Biomass Potential and its Utilization for Energy in the Slovak Republic

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Biomass Potential and its Utilization for Energy
in the Slovak Republic
SILVA Network e-SEMINAR

• Ján Ilavský
• Finnish Forest Research Institute-METLA
• (Finland)

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• Main characteristics of the energy sector
• Potential of renewable energy resources
• Recently utilized renewable energy resources
• Opportunities to increase biomass production
  for energy
• Conclusions and measures supporting utilization
  of biomass for energy

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Potential of renewable energy sources in Slovakia
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Recently utilised renewable energy sources
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Conclusions and measures supporting utilization
of biomass for energy

• Conclusions
• The energy sector in Slovakia is highly depending
  of primary energy sources
• Significant sources of renewable energy carriers

• Obstacles
• Clear state policy supporting use of biomass is
  missing
• Privatization in energy sector to be accomplished
• State owned energy companies having monopoly
• System of state subsidies to energy resources
• More incentives to renewable energy sources
• Enterpreneurship in the energy sector as well in
  forestry.