BIOHER assessment

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Bioher is a research project coordinated by KTL. The duration is 2008-2011.

Scope

Purpose

The purpose is to evaluate PM2.5 and GHG emissions of detached houses and small heating power plant, to assess exposure and health effects due to evaluated emissions and to define emission, heating and health effect costs. Assessment is going to compare four alternative ways to arrange decentralised energy production in communities with 2000 - 10000 inhabitants: light oil and pellets as fuel of detached houses and heavy oil and wood chips as fuel of small heating plants.

Questions:

• What would be the health effects of PM2.5 emissions of small power plant and individual houses in small living area (2000- 10000 inh.)?
• What are GHG emissions of individual houses and small power plant and how emissions effect on CC?
• What are the costs of different alternatives?
• What is the optimal decision to produce energy and heat to houses?

Boundaries

• Energy production (single house and small energy plant level)
• Population (2000-10000 inh.)
• Exposure for PM2.5
• ER-functions for PM2.5
• PM2.5 emissions (->health effects)
• PM2.5 climate effect (-> health effects)
• Household heating scenarios:
  • Heavy/ light oil, wood chips, pellets
• Atmospheric thermal impact
• DALY

• Impacts:
  • Premature mortality
  • Costs

See also

• Bioher project page