Economic, Technological as Well as Environmental and Social Aspects of Local Use of Wood By-Products Generated in Sawmills for Energy Purposes

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dc.abstract.enThe article is the first in a series of works presenting the potential and possibilities of using for energy purposes wood waste and wood by-products generated at various stages of production in companies of the wood industry. The management of all wood waste and wood by-products is a pending issue due to the growing importance of the circular economy and broadly understood environmental protection. It is the environmental aspects and the climate targets defined by the EU that are the basis to determine the precise courses of action for the Member States and, as a result, also for companies. The article proves that regardless of the decisions taken by governments of individual countries in terms of broadly understood environmental protection, companies are free to implement pro-environmental solutions as part of their business activity. Due to the broad subject of the management of waste and by-products generated in different units of the wood industry, the possibilities of their use in terms of energy in primary wood processing companies–sawmills—are presented first. On the example of selected entities, the energy potential and possibilities of generating energy from renewable sources taking into account the principles of circular economy are presented. The possibilities of optimising production by improving redistribution of thermal energy, which may result in improving the economic efficiency of the assessed enterprises, were indicated.
dc.affiliationWydział Ekonomiczny
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Prawa i Organizacji Przedsiębiorstw w Agrobiznesie
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Mechanicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.contributor.authorMydlarz, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorWieruszewski, Marek
dc.date.access2026-02-23
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dc.date.copyright2022-02-12
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The article is the first in a series of works presenting the potential and possibilities of using for energy purposes wood waste and wood by-products generated at various stages of production in companies of the wood industry. The management of all wood waste and wood by-products is a pending issue due to the growing importance of the circular economy and broadly understood environmental protection. It is the environmental aspects and the climate targets defined by the EU that are the basis to determine the precise courses of action for the Member States and, as a result, also for companies. The article proves that regardless of the decisions taken by governments of individual countries in terms of broadly understood environmental protection, companies are free to implement pro-environmental solutions as part of their business activity. Due to the broad subject of the management of waste and by-products generated in different units of the wood industry, the possibilities of their use in terms of energy in primary wood processing companies–sawmills—are presented first. On the example of selected entities, the energy potential and possibilities of generating energy from renewable sources taking into account the principles of circular economy are presented. The possibilities of optimising production by improving redistribution of thermal energy, which may result in improving the economic efficiency of the assessed enterprises, were indicated.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en15041337
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.encircular economy
dc.subject.enwoody biomass
dc.subject.enbioenergy
dc.subject.eneconomic
dc.subject.enenvironmental and social benefits
dc.subject.enenergy independence
dc.titleEconomic, Technological as Well as Environmental and Social Aspects of Local Use of Wood By-Products Generated in Sawmills for Energy Purposes
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Community-Led Wood-Based Bioenergy Development
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