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Mavrovouniotou, Styliani - Maria
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2015-06-18T09:40:42Z
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2015-09-27T05:56:44Z
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2015-06-18
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https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/408
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Social acceptance of biomass projects
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masterThesis
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free
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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School of Science and Technology, MSc in Energy Systems
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2014-02
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Styliani - Maria Mavrovouniotou, 2014, Social acceptance of biomass projects, Master's Dissertation, International Hellenic University
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This dissertation was written as a part of the MSc in ICT Systems at the International Hellenic University. A research towards social acceptance of biomass projects was conducted. To complete this research, the formation of a questionnaire was essential. Several questions concerning alternative sources of energy and more specifically biomass were selected in order to understand and estimate knowledge and understanding of the respondents in terms of "green sources" of energy and of course biomass. A sample of 205 respondents was selected with different gender, age, educational level, employment status and region of residence were selected to estimate and visualize their perspective towards biomass in terms of social acceptance. After careful deliberation with my supervisor, we concluded that the most suitable method to conduct our research was a web-based questionnaire due to the reason that apart from social acceptance we wanted to examine future potentials regarding biomass projects. Indicatively from the sample of respondents who were aware of the term biomass, we derive their willingness to accept electricity production from biomass projects, from their responses to questions such as "visual negative effect on the landscape from biomass power plant", "drawback for your selection of area of residence, the existence of such a powerplant", "support the construction of a biomass powerplant on your region".
Finally I would like to thank my supervisor Mr. S.Kiartzis, for his guidance to complete my dissertation and Mr. Th. Dergiades, for his valuable contribution and support during my studies.
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ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 6
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 8
BIOMASS BASICS. RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM PLANTS AND ANIMALS. ....................... 8
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR CROP PRODUCTION TO PRODUCE ENERGY FROM BIOMASS. ................................................................................ 10
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FROM BIOMASS: THE CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE ............ 11
ECONOMICS, POLICY AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF BIOMASS CO-FIRING ................ 13
THE ROLE OF BIOMASS IN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY. .......... 14
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLANNING, DELIBERATION AND FAIR DECISION-MAKING ON LANDSCAPE ISSUES FOR RENEWABLE SCHEMES. ................................................................................ 15
THE NIMBY EFFECT AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF BIOMASS PROJECTS. .............................................................................................................................. 17
RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE 19
STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE BIOFUELS. ........................................................................ 21
ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION. .......................................................... 23
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE FOR BIOMASS PROJECTS. .............................................................. 27
UK SURVEYS FINDS PUBLIC LARGELY UNAWARE OF CCS (CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE) .............................................................................................................................. 45
CONTRIBUTION ............................................................................................................. 50
NATIONAL LEGISLATION FRAME REGARDING BIOMASS ............................. 52
DATA ACQUISITION ..................................................................................................... 55
DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................ 65
BIOMASS ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 77
CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................... 88
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FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 92
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................. 94
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Kiartzis, Mr. Sp.
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heal.committeeMemberName
Kiartzis
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Marnellos
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Martinopoulos
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heal.academicPublisher
School of Science &Technology, Master of Science (MSc) in Energy Systems
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ihu
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98
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