Nilsson, Daniel
- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Conference paper2014
Costs and revenues of energy grass production on marginal agricultural land in Sweden
Nilsson, Daniel; Rosenqvist, Håkan
Abstract
This study analyzed the costs and revenues when energy grass fuels are produced on marginal agricultural land. Small and irregular fields, headlands, border strips and fields with less fertile soils were included, all located in the municipalities of Svalöv, Ronneby, Vingåker and Skellefteå, representing different cultivation conditions in Sweden. The grasses studied were reed canary grass (RCG) and ley, which were to be used as a solid fuel and as a biogas substrate, respectively. It was concluded that the production costs generally were lower for energy grass in comparison to spring barley. The production costs were lowest in Svalöv and highest in Skellefteå. All studied crops had a negative economic gain. Fallow had a much higher competitiveness in comparison to energy grasses for all locations. RCG as a solid fuel in boilers generally had a better competitivenss than ley for biogas.
Keywords
costs, energy crops, perennial rhizomatous grasses, logistics, set-aside agricultural land
Published in
Publisher: The Swedish Bioenergy Association
Conference
World Bioenergy 2014
SLU Authors
Rosenqvist, Håkan
- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Renewable Bioenergy Research
Publication identifier
- ISBN: 978-91-977624-8-9
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/66704