STUDY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING WOODY BIOMASS FUEL UTILIZATION SYSTEM IN DISCRETE VILLAGE

Abstract

 In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, efforts to build smart communities are being promoted in various places. Among them, the heat utilization of woody biomass resources, which are abundant in the disaster area, is expected to be promising, but the utilization of woody biomass is not progressing because of the high initial cost such as facility introduction cost. Therefore, in this study, we verified the possibility of introducing a district heating system using a wood boiler and wood CGS for discrete villages that are widely distributed in the mountainous areas, where the use of district heat has hardly been studied so far. Environmental, economic and social impacts of utilization of wood resources and issues in business realization were clarified.