Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective
Bioenergy is an important alternative for the reduction of fossil fuel use and the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. There is a growing global market for forest energy carriers (FECs), such as wood pellets and wood chip fuel. Mexico has a large potential for forest resources to be use...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2022
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| author | Orozco-Ramírez, Quetzalcóatl Cohen-Salgado, Daniel Arias-Chalico, Teresita García, Carlos A. Martínez-Bravo, René Masera, Omar |
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| description | Bioenergy is an important alternative for the reduction of fossil fuel use and the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. There is a growing global market for forest energy carriers (FECs), such as wood pellets and wood chip fuel. Mexico has a large potential for forest resources to be used as sustainable FECs. However, there are important barriers for the production, commercialization, and use of these biofuels. This study is based on the perspective of forest enterprises to identify the barriers for the production and market of these products in Mexico. Representatives from 58 enterprises were interviewed. These companies operate in the country’s major forest regions. They produce or have the potential to produce one or several of the following FECs: charcoal, fuelwood, wood chip, wood pellets, industrial fuelwood, bark, and sawdust. The results indicate that market entry barriers, such as the current low demand and low prices of FECs, limit their production and use. Other limiting factors include low management and technical capacities, as well as inadequate infrastructure and equipment to produce carriers (such as charcoal, wood chips, and wood pellets). Results also prove that barriers depend on the type of company and the type of TEF they produce. Enterprises producing more than one FEC face more barriers because they are generally not specialized and produce residues from the saw milling process. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-24042022-11-29T22:14:02Z Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective Barreras para la producción y el mercado de biocombustibles sólidos forestales en México desde la perspectiva de las empresas Orozco-Ramírez, Quetzalcóatl Cohen-Salgado, Daniel Arias-Chalico, Teresita García, Carlos A. Martínez-Bravo, René Masera, Omar astillas combustibles carbón vegetal leña pellets transportadores energéticos forestales Bioenergy is an important alternative for the reduction of fossil fuel use and the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. There is a growing global market for forest energy carriers (FECs), such as wood pellets and wood chip fuel. Mexico has a large potential for forest resources to be used as sustainable FECs. However, there are important barriers for the production, commercialization, and use of these biofuels. This study is based on the perspective of forest enterprises to identify the barriers for the production and market of these products in Mexico. Representatives from 58 enterprises were interviewed. These companies operate in the country’s major forest regions. They produce or have the potential to produce one or several of the following FECs: charcoal, fuelwood, wood chip, wood pellets, industrial fuelwood, bark, and sawdust. The results indicate that market entry barriers, such as the current low demand and low prices of FECs, limit their production and use. Other limiting factors include low management and technical capacities, as well as inadequate infrastructure and equipment to produce carriers (such as charcoal, wood chips, and wood pellets). Results also prove that barriers depend on the type of company and the type of TEF they produce. Enterprises producing more than one FEC face more barriers because they are generally not specialized and produce residues from the saw milling process. La bioenergía es una alternativa importante para la reducción del uso de combustibles fósiles y para la mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero. Existe un mercado global creciente para los trasportadores energéticos forestales (TEF), tales como los pellets o las astillas combustibles. México cuenta con un gran potencial de recursos y residuos forestales que pueden ser utilizados como TEF de manera sustentable. Sin embargo, existen barreras importantes para la producción, comercialización y uso de estos biocombustibles. El presente estudio parte de la perspectiva de las empresas forestales para identificar las barreras a la producción y comercio de estos productos en México. Se entrevistó a representantes de 58 empresas distribuidas en las regiones forestales más importantes del país, las cuales producen o tienen el potencial de producir: carbón vegetal, leña de monte, astilla, pellets, leña industrial, corteza o aserrín. Los resultados indican que las barreras de mercado, como la escasa demanda actual y los precios bajos de los TEF, son las que más limitan su producción. También se encontró que la falta de estudios de mercado, así como la poca infraestructura y equipo para la producción de transportadores como la astilla o el pellet son otros factores limitantes. Las barreras dependen del tipo de empresa y del tipo de TEF que produzcan. Las empresas que producen más de un producto enfrentan más barreras que las que se especializan en uno, porque en la mayoría de los casos estos son subproductos de aserrío. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2022-08-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/xml https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2404 10.21829/myb.2022.2812404 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 28 No. 1 (2022): Spring 2022; e2812404 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 28 Núm. 1 (2022): Primavera 2022; e2812404 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2404/2383 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2404/2398 10.21829/myb.2019.253761 10.21829/myb.2019.252802 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Orozco-Ramírez, Quetzalcóatl Cohen-Salgado, Daniel Arias-Chalico, Teresita García, Carlos A. Martínez-Bravo, René Masera, Omar Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title | Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title_full | Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title_fullStr | Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title_short | Production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in Mexico From the enterprises’ perspective |
| title_sort | production and market barriers of solid forest biofuels in mexico from the enterprises’ perspective |
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