Abstract
Developing the efforts to implement sustainability policies in the energy field requires the most accurate information on the potential of available resources to properly implement concrete policies. Total net energy yields are interpreted in isolation, and studies providing information on yields of specific energy crops in net values are relatively rare. This article, therefore, provides a tool based on methodology combining Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) approaches and a model implemented in a stochastic Petri net environment to support managerial decision-making at a national and regional level. This tool allows for the comparison of net yields of more energy crops used in Central Europe. Additional crops can be added to the model. For the purpose of comparison, it is also possible to customize the model parameters for particular crops and the way they are cultivated. In comparison with oilseed rape, sugar beet, and wheat, the model shows best results in terms of net energy yields for sugar beet.
Highlights
With the increasing pressure on academics to increase the practical applicability of their research, we decided to create a practical tool that is designed primarily for reginal and local governance environments
We think that public managers will increasingly be confronted with issues of environmental efficiency and sustainability, and the reason for this is that global changes in economy, governance, politics, and in the climate, force public servants to look for practical solutions to specific problems
Results based on a combination of the Lifecycle Assessment method (LCA) approach for parameters’ determination of net yield from selected energy crops, and the modelling method described above—a specific tool that has been designed to support decision-making processes of public managers at the national and regional level—proves that the process of modelling delivers results for specific applications
Summary
With the increasing pressure on academics to increase the practical applicability of their research, we decided to create a practical tool that is designed primarily for reginal and local governance environments. Effective decision-making in these efforts need accurate data and analysis providing data on a net basis, rather than only focusing on the financial/economic efficiency, as can be seen from the following paragraphs. This paper focuses on such a problem, and its concept gives regional managers a practical tool for the quantification of the potentials of individuals, and in the case of European regions, frequently used renewable energy sources. This tool originally indicates net potential values; that is, the outputs that will be obtained. The aim of this paper is to provide regional/local governments with a tool by which they can effectively make decisions about the portfolio of renewable, used resources. The important attribute of this paper is that the results are expressed in net values, meaning that the energy inputs of monitored processes are taken into account
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