Forest Energy Resources and Utilization in Lithuania

Abstract

The results of investigation of wood for fuel in Lithuania and their utilization for energy in historical context are presented. During the logging operations due to specific composition of species firewood including technological wood for pulping over the past 40 years constituted 42–58%. Also before W.W.II (1927–1937) there was 39.5% and in 1945–1966 there was 49.5% firewood from total removal in state forest. The goal of this investigation was the current status of wood fuel, its final consumption’s expansion at various sectors of economy, its volume and potential resources, the analysis of advantages and disadvantages in utilization. The research of fuel wood and wood residuous in wood industry its cost and those factors that influence its range also are discussed. The current situation and problems of the conversion of boiler–houses, that are adjusted to burn wood fuel, are surveyed. The legal basis of promoting of the wood fuel consumption’s development, the causes of inefficiency of enacted legal laws and acts are analysed also. It is stated that the future of wood fuel consumption is related with huge potential resources in a forest cultivation process and also with the rapidly growing wood processing industry.