PORTUGUESE

FOREST-BASED
BIOREFINERIES

SUSTAINABILITY AND
Lavoro svolto da:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Luís Azevedo_634560 Insegnanti:
Prof. Leonardo Tognotti
Jorge Domingues_643052
 Portuguese Forest
According to the data from NAVIGATOR and Carlos Pascoal Neto, Portugal:

- The portuguese forest has 3.460 million hectares and it represents 39 % of portuguese territory.
- 26.2 % occupied by eucalyptus, 845 000 hectares.
- 22.3 % occupied by cork oak, 719 000 hectares.
- 22.1 % occupied by maritime pine, 713 000 hectares.
 ECONOMIC KEY POINTS

The importance of the forest is not only increasing for but also
SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMICS

 In 2013 all forest related industry

represented 982 millions €.

 Representing 2.5 % of the national GDP and

10 % of the export.
 ECONOMIC KEY POINTS

The importance of the forest is not only increasing for but also
SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMICS

Accordingly, to the Portuguese Nature Conservation Institute the

portuguese forest has 186 million
m3 in volume of wood that produce:

 11.5 million m3of logs of eucalyptus and maritime pine.

 50 % of the world production of cork.

 70 kilo tones of pine, 25 kilo tones of chestnut and 9 kilo

tones of resin.
Progressive Evolution
Progressive Evolution
 ECONOMIC KEY POINTS
Comparing Portuguese KPI (key point indicators) with European Union
ones.

 The average percentage in EU for the semi-natural and natural

regenerating forest is 87 % and the planted
is 9 %.

 In Portugal the percentage of forest is 71.24 % and

planted 28 %.
 ECONOMIC KEY POINTS
Comparing Portuguese KPI (key point indicators) with European Union
ones.

As seen, the portuguese forest compared with EU forests, Portugal has very high percentage of planted
forest, this can be justified with the necessity of forest raw materials for forest product industries.
 Biomass Potential
“Forests are a renewable resource as long that is ensure that they
are harvested responsibly and
fully regenerated”

- As energy prices increase and technology advances, energy plantations and intensive
forest biomass removal from harvested sites as sources of biomass for energy are likely to become more
economical appealing.
 Detailing the capability of the forest land to
provide biomass to run the power plan
Potential of biomass conversion for various species​
 Biomass Progressive Evolution

Forest Annual Growth Rates in Above Ground Biomass​​

Forest Annual Growth Rates in Below Ground Biomass
 Biomass Progressive Evolution

Biomass as one of the main sources of energy currently used in Portugal.

 It’s estimated the potential availability of biomass for energy

production (from forest and wood processing industry
sources) at 2.2 Mt/year.

 According to DGEG (Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia),

about 54% of renewable energy production comes from
biomass on 2016, which corresponds to 13% of the country’s
total final energy consumption.
 Importance of the forest on carbon capture
Estimated annual emissions or removals for each FRL
(Forest Remaining Land) ​

The Portuguese forests are a reservoir

of 265 Mt CO2eq and sequester
13.5 Mt CO2eq per year, more
than double the industrial
emissions.

The total of carbon capture

between 2021-2025 will be almost
double of carbon sequester between
the period of 2000-2009, this
points out the increasing importance
that forest has as a carbon sink and
carbon storage.
 Bio-refinery

In a research lists 803 bio-refineries and

covers the production of:
- Chemical products;
- Liquid bio-fuels;
- Bio-based composites;
- Energy.
 Bio-refinary
Map of biorefineries producing bio-based chemicals,
liquid bio-fuels and composites and
fibres in the EU
 Circular economy

Sets sustainable and economic

viable principles and goals.

• Eliminate waste and pollution;

• Circulate products and materials (at their highest value);
• Regenerate nature.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European Union Vision
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European Union Vision
 LCA of a Bio-refinary

Biorefineries will play a critical role in

sustainable bio-economie

Their long-term sustainability should be more extensively scrutinized by future studies

using advanced sustainability assessment tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA).
 LCA of a Bio-refinary

Quantitative Sustainable Design Approach and Outputs​

 LCA of a Bio-refinary

Quantitative Sustainable Design Approach and Outputs​

NAVIGATOR
Navigator vision and ESG

2030 Agenda
Circular economy integrated on Navigator
Circular economy integrated on Navigator
The end