European Union has set a target of reaching 20% share of renewable energy in the overall energy production for the year 2020. This also includes that 10% of fuel used in transportation sector has to be produced from ...

During the last decades, forest coverage of Estonia has increased, mostly due to the natural afforestation of the abandoned agricultural areas. In Estonian conditions grey alder is one of the main pioneer tree species to ...

Due to the increase of the energy production mainly from non–renewable energy sources, there is a need for alternative sources of energy. Second–generation biofuel production, using lignocellulosic biomass as a feedstock, ...

It can be claimed about the use of bioethanol produced on the basis of lignocellulose raw material under Estonian conditions that: 1. The amount of fuel produced from one hectare of natural grasslands is seven times ...

Tugevad tuuled mõjutavad oluliselt meie metsade dünaamikat. Tormikahjustuste osakaal on aastate lõikes üha enam tõusnud, seega on antud teema muutunud aktuaalseks ja vajadus süvendatud uuringute järele kasvab, eriti ...

Global energy consumption and demand are increasing every year. In 2018, the distribution of global energy consumption was as follows: 51% heat production, 17% electricity production and 32% transportation sector. There ...