Carrier *bio_residues_for_firing* does not have *typical_production_per_km2*

[Richard-Deuchler]

the _defaults.ym_l in etsource/datasets/_defaults/carriers _does not specify_ typical_production_per_km2 for the carrier bio_residues_for_firing.

This means: co-firing wood-pellets in coal plants

• does not cause any bio-footprint as long as the domestic production of bio_residues_for_firing is sufficient.
• causes a bio-footprint if the woodpellet use exceeds domestic production of bio_residues_for_firing. Only the imported pellets cause a footprint.

Could you explain the choice for not setting the 'typical production per km^2' for the domestic production?

:bio_residues_for_firing: The value below is not correct but has been added
until better data is available to avoid inordinately low costs for co-firing. The value below is for imported wood_pellets For syntax reasons initialized here> :cost_per_mj: &WOOD_PELLETS_PRICE 0.007700000000000 :sustainable: 1.0 Commented out the value below since the flexmax solution for bio_residues_for_firing seems top work> The value below is not correct but has been added as a temporary fix for 'exported wood_pellets problem' :typical_production_per_km2: 16638000.0 The value below has been set equal to wood :mj_per_kg: 17.7 :infinite: 0.0 :co2_conversion_per_mj: 0.0

including @ChaelKruip

[Richard-Deuchler]

assigning to @AlexanderWirtz

[ChaelKruip]

Added milestone "Deploy March 2013"

[AlexanderWirtz]

This is entirely as it should be. Since they are residues they are a waste product and are not 'grown' as crops. That is why they have no associated bio_footprint. Like any residue stream there is only a finite amount of them. After they have been used up, the model should start importing them.