Energy potential and so far course of action of using biomass and biogas in Croatia

Trough this thesis will be considered the most efficient usage of huge biomass and biogas potential in Croatia considering production of electrical energy and heat. Croatia has a great potential with over 44% of forest area and summ of yearly increase of 9,6 mil. m3, with highly developed wood industry and significant part od agriculture and livestock in economy, and that is a great basis for biomass and biogas production in Croatia. Biomass is defined like wooden waste that came up as a result of wood processing, while biogas is well known idea. There are few developed blueprints, all in some degree of execution, concerning usage of biomass and biogas. For example, future biogas powerplant on farmstead Slatine near Ivankovo and farmstead in Tomašanci, all owned by P.Z. Osatina (Figure 1.).