Proskurina Svetlana and others

Rubrique:

Sources renouvelables

Parution:

2015

Titre Ouvrage:

The wood pellet business in Russia with the role of North-West Russian regions: Present trends and future challenges

Édition:

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, volume 51, November,

Pages:

pp. 730-740

The first Russian pellet production plant was built in 2003 and within ten years, Russia has become an important exporter of pellets, mainly to the Nordic and Baltic area ; due to an oligopolistic market structure, inadequate infrastructure and lack of foreign investments, it is expected that, despite its obvious potential, the Russian wood pellet industry may not develop significantly in the near future and exports to Europe could even decline.