ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 53 No. 3 (2023)
ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY

Efficiency of the Use of Wood Fuel on the Lake Baikal

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  • E.P. Maysyk,
  • E.V. Gubiy
E.P. Maysyk
Researcher of Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Irkutsk
E.V. Gubiy
Researcher of Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Irkutsk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2023-3-110-123

Published 2023-03-06

Keywords

  • biofuel; pollutants; greenhouse gases; ash and slag waste; cost of reduced emissions

How to Cite

1.
Maysyk Е, Gubiy Е. Efficiency of the Use of Wood Fuel on the Lake Baikal. ECO [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 6 [cited 2024 Dec. 24];53(3):110-23. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4581

Abstract

The paper proposes a method of ecological and economic evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental protection measures for power facilities. It is based on the calculation of the ratio of costs for the implementation of environmental technology and environmental effects from its implementation. This makes possible to estimate the environmental effect in the form of prevented emissions of pollutants, greenhouse gases or ash and slag waste in cost terms. The method was tested in the case of replacing coal with fuel pellets and wood chips in boiler houses located in the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural area. The authors show that the economic efficiency of using wood fuel depends on its price and quality characteristics, local transport infrastructure and the capacity of a heat source. As a result of substitution of charcoal by wood fuel in 14 recommended boiler-houses a noticeable ecological effect can be reached: pollutant emissions are reduced by 94%, greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere are reduced by 99.9%, ash-and-slag waste generation is reduced by 92–91%.
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