The Swedish Bioenergy Association
Svebio has played a central role in the development of bioenergy in Sweden. In the beginning Svebio provided a necessary network enabling commercial use of wood chips in district heating systems. Almost all actors in the bioenergy field including municipalities and politicians were involved in this network.
The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) was founded in 1980, after the oil crisis in 1979. At that time bioenergy accounted for 10 % of the energy supply in Sweden. Bioenergy was not yet commercial and a major part of the bioenergy was used internally in the wood industry.
From 1980 until today the development of bioenergy in Sweden has been impressive. Bioenergy has more than doubled from 48 TWh (173 PJ) in 1980 to 110 TWh (396 PJ) in 2004.
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