TY - JOUR N2 - The changes in the domestic solid fuel market (including forecasted increases in the fuel prices) and the growing requirements related to actual environmental standards, result in increased interest in renewable energy sources, such as biomass, wind and solar energy. These sources will allow to achieve reduction in the CO2 emission, and consequently – avoid environmental costs after 2020. Therefore, the development of distributed energy systems, based on the use of biomass boilers, gas boilers and high efficiency combined heat and power units, will enable the fulfillment of current standards in the field of energy efficiency and emission of pollutants to the atmosphere. It should be emphasized that the actions taken to reduce emissions (e.g. anti-smog act) will contribute to reducing coal consumption in the municipal and housing sector (households, agriculture and other customers) in favor of biomass and other renewable energy sources. The article reviews selected biomass technologies: - fluidized, dust and grate boilers, - straw-fired boilers, - cogeneration systems powered by biomass, - torrefaction and biomass carbonisation. The mentioned technologies are characterized by a high potential of in the field of dynamic development and practical application in the coming years. Thus, they can improve difficult situation in the distributed energy sector with a capacity up to 50 MW. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108542/PDF/mirowski-i-inni.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108542 PY - 2018 IS - Nr 105 EP - 63–74 DO - 10.24425/124387 KW - RES KW - biomass boilers KW - cogeneration KW - biomass KW - pellet KW - torrefaction KW - biochar A1 - Mirowski, Tomasz A1 - Mokrzycki, Eugeniusz A1 - Filipowicz, Mariusz A1 - Sornek, Krzysztof PB - Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk CY - More info at Journal site: https://min-pan.krakow.pl/wydawnictwo/czasopisma/zeszyty-naukowe-instytutu-surowcami-mineralnymi-i-energia-pan/ https://min-pan.krakow.pl/wydawnictwo/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/02/Wskazowki-ZN-ang-2018.pdf DA - 2018.11.12 T1 - Characteristic of selected biomass technologies in distributed energy sector SP - 63–74 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/108542 T2 - Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk ER -