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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 623, 2025
IV International Conference on Ensuring Sustainable Development: Ecology, Earth Science, Energy and Agriculture (AEES2024)
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| Article Number | 02008 | |
| Number of page(s) | 11 | |
| Section | Earth Science and Fuel and Energy Complex | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202562302008 | |
| Published online | 08 April 2025 | |
The application of pellets made from wood and agricultural waste as an alternative to fossil fuels
1 EIPC Research Institute, 38, Stremyannyy Lane, Moscow, 115054, Russia
2 Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology, 9, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047, Russia
* Corresponding author: d.shushpanova@eipc.center
The article presents an analysis of the prospects for replacing fossil fuels with pellets produced from wood and agricultural waste. The “waste-to-energy” approach means the thermal utilization of high-flammable or combustion-supporting waste components. Organic pellets are suitable for distribution as a fuel alternative in some regions with high biomass residue from previous activities or with low availability of fossil fuels. Authors note that incineration of pellets becomes one of the essential components of the modern energy generation (both in terms of economy with rising prices for fossil fuels, and in terms of the environment) while increasing the amount of useful energy corresponding with the same (or similar) emissions. The article assesses of the main wood pellet markets, and analyzes the prospects for the development of wood and agricultural waste processing industry, as well as other areas of pellet application as a product of circular economy.
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