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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: Resour Energy Econ. 2018 Aug;53:198–219.

Table 2.

Hypothetical Global Solid Biomass Demand Constraints (Million Short Tons).

Regions Current Demand Projected Demand (by 2020) Source
EU 11.90 107.36 Median value from studies in Table 1
Russia 0.03 0.06 Pöyry (2011)
North and South America 6.05 13.56 Take median from previous studies in Table 1
Oceania 0.03 0.14 Pöyry (2011
South Korea and Japan 0.33 5.79 Take median from previous studies in Table 1
China 0.66 11.02 Pöyry (2011)
Sum of Demands
Scenario (1): World biomass demand 19.01 137.94
Scenario (2): Europe biomass demand only 11.90 107.36