Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland

Kiinnostus biohiiltä kohtaan lisääntyy jatkuvasti, sillä biohiili tarjoaa taloudellisia ja ympäristön kannalta kestäviä ratkaisuja. Biohiiltä on tutkittu Suomessa noin kymmenen vuotta, mutta vasta viime aikoina sen taloudellinen kannattavuus on tunnistettu. Aikaisemmat biohiileen liittyvät tutkimuks...

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Main Author: Salo, Esko
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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description Kiinnostus biohiiltä kohtaan lisääntyy jatkuvasti, sillä biohiili tarjoaa taloudellisia ja ympäristön kannalta kestäviä ratkaisuja. Biohiiltä on tutkittu Suomessa noin kymmenen vuotta, mutta vasta viime aikoina sen taloudellinen kannattavuus on tunnistettu. Aikaisemmat biohiileen liittyvät tutkimukset ovat keskittyneet lähinnä pyrolyysiprosessiin, biohiilen ominaisuuksiin sekä biohiilen potentiaalisten käyttökohteiden tutkimiseen. Biohiilen markkinatilannetta ei ole vielä Suomessa tutkittu, lukuun ottamatta biohiilen käyttöä energiantuotannossa (biohiilen poltto), mikä on kuitenkin rajattu tästä tutkimuksesta. Tämän työn tarkoitus on tutkia biohiilen käytön nykyistä tilannetta ja sen tulevaisuuden näkymiä Suomessa, sekä tunnistaa tekijöitä jotka edesauttavat biohiilen käyttöönotossa. Lisäksi tarkoitus on tunnistaa haasteita ja mahdollisuuksia liittyen erilaisiin biohiilisovelluksiin. Tutkimusmetodiksi valittiin laadullinen tutkimus, joka toteutettiin puolistrukturoituina teemahaastatteluina. Yhteensä kymmenen asiantuntijaa osallistui tutkimukseen ja heitä haastateltiin kesä-elokuussa 2017. Tutkimuksessa selvisi, että biohiilimarkkinat Suomessa ovat alkaneet muodostua ja yritykset ovat löytäneet useita taloudellisesti kannattavia tapoja hyödyntää biohiiltä. Tällä hetkellä Suomessa on käynnissä tai käynnistymässä useita biohiileen liittyviä projekteja, joissa biohiiltä kokeillaan eläintuotannossa, viljelyssä, kaupunkialueilla, maanparannuksessa ja puutarhasektorilla. On ennustettu, että tulevaisuudessa biohiili tulee olemaan merkittävässä asemassa puutarhasektorilla ja viherrakentamisessa. Erityisesti biohiilen käyttö kompostoinnissa, viherkatoilla, kasvihuoneissa, kasvualustoissa, suodatuksessa ja huleveden hallinnassa nostettiin esille. Tutkimuksessa selvisi, että biohiilen käyttöönottoa edistävät erityisesti sen taloudellinen kannattavuus ja paikallisesti saavutetut hyödyt. Biohiileen käyttöönottoa hidastavia tekijöitä ovat esimerkiksi vähäiset käytännön tutkimustulokset, biohiilen vaihteleva laatu, tietoisuuden puute, biohiilen määritelmien moninaisuus, biohiilen valmistajien rahoituksen puute, sekä puute kehittyneestä ja kohtuuhintaisesta biohiilen tuotantoteknologiasta. Biochar applications are attracting considerable attention as they offer economically feasible and environmentally sustainable solutions. Biochar has already been researched in Finland for around a decade but only recently its economic potential has been discovered and the market of biochar has started to emerge. Previous research has mainly focused on the pyrolysis-process, characterisation of biochar and potential applications, rather than analysing biochar’s market and economic potential. Thus, the aim of this study is to fill the existing knowledge gaps by exploring the current state and future perspectives of biochar in Finland through investigation of the main driving factors, challenges, and opportunities for various biochar applications. The data in this qualitative study was collected through thematic, semi-structured interviews. In total ten experts in the biochar field were interviewed during June-August 2017. According to the research findings, several biochar applications have a significant potential in Finland and the market is estimated to grow in the upcoming years. Currently, there are ongoing projects and experiments in the following biochar applications: cultivation, animal agriculture, soil and gardening, and urban areas. The research findings suggest that in the future biochar will achieve a strong position in the gardening and green building sectors, in particular in composting, green roofs, seedbeds, filtering and managing storm water and urban runoff. Research findings indicate that application-specific drivers such as economic feasibility and local benefits drive biochar market development. On the other hand, lack of practical research results, varying quality and type of biochar, low public awareness, broad and unclear definition of biochar (“biohiili”), lack of external funding for biochar producers, and the need for sophisticated yet affordable biochar production technology are indicated as the main challenges influencing the adoption of biochar.
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title_full Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland
title_fullStr Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland
title_full_unstemmed Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland
title_short Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland
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title_txtP Current state and future perspectives of biochar applications in Finland
topic biochar diffusion innovation bioeconomy environmental technology sustainable development carbon sequestration climate change biohiili diffuusio innovaatio biotalous ympäristöteknologia kestävä kehitys hiilensidonta ilmastonmuutos Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management Kvalitatiiivinen tutkimus 20425 innovaatiot ilmastonmuutokset
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