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1Projectco-fundedbyEuropeanUnionfunds(ERDF)

ENERGY BARGE

T3WP5-Bioenergypilotsinports

T3WP5-Energijaizobnovljivihizvora-pilotaktivnostiulukama

D5.1.1.TransnationalImplementationPlan

D5.1.1.Transnacionalniimplementacijskiplan

10.October2017.


Introduction

Pursuant toproject taskandwithin theproject EnergyBargemanagedbyPortAuthorityVukovar,Transnational implementation plan has been created. Its objective is to identify developmentpossibilitiesofthePortbasedontherenewableresourcesofbiomass,whiletakingintoconsiderationgeographicalpositionofthePort, itshinterland,availableresources,currentsupplyanddemandofbiomass,aswellasconditionsandpossibilitiesfortransportofbiomassalongtheDanubeRiver.

OneofthechallengesfacedwhiledevelopingthePlanwasinformationavailability,especiallywhenitcomes to different types of biomass. Bodies in charge are usually different professional andauthoritativebodies,andthestatisticsisnotformedonthelevelofcounties,butonthelevelofthewholestate.Whenconductinganalysis,wewereconstrained touseavailabledataand interpret itcarefully,citingsourcesandgivingnecessaryexplanations.

Although all stakeholders are familiarwith the fact that Vukovar, aswell as eastern Slavonia, hassufferedwardamages, it isnecessarytoemphasizethatthisstillhasabig impactontheeconomicdevelopment of Vukovar port, and on the intensity and capacity for development of the region.Vukovar port itself has to face many problems that stem from non-compliance of developmentconceptions and development plans of rail transport and Vukovar port. As part of the projectUpgradeandelectrificationofexistingrailwaylineforinternationaltrafficM601Vinkovci-VukovaraninternationalrailwaylineM601willbebuiltanditshallpassthroughVukovarport,causingittolosethatpartofitsterritory.

Alltheaforementionedcircumstanceshaveaffectedthetext,dataandspecificationsdeliveredinthisPlan.

1.GeographiclocationandembeddneesofVukovarportVukovarportissituatedonrkm1335+000ofthedownstreamflowoftheDanubeRiver,onitsrightcoastinthemiddlepartoftheDanube.

ThePortstretches fromtheEast to theWestand it is1700m longand45mwide.Theport isverywell situated to themain current of the riverDanube,whichmakes it possible for the port to benavigableduring thewhole year regardless ofwater level. It is locatedon the crossroadsof traderoutesbetweenCroatiaontheWestandBosniaandHerzegovinaontheSouth,andHungaryontheNorth and Romania and Serbia on the East. Vukovar port can receive ships Class 5, while thenavigability and reliability of theDanubeRiver throughout thewhole yearmakeVukovar port themost importantport inCroatia.Theport isoperationalevenduringtheperiodofthe lowestwaterlevels of the Danube, except in the cases when it is not allowed to navigate along the Danube.Vukovarporthasasignificantgeographicalandtransportposition.It’s locatedonthecrossroadsoftransportlines,on3500kmlongtrans-EuropeanTheRhine–Main–DanubeCanal(CorridorVIINorthSea-BlackSea),anditisconnectedbyrailandroadtrafficwiththeAdriaticSea(CorridorVc).

WithintheTrans-EuropeanTransportNetworks(TEN-T),portVukovarhasbeendefinedasthecorenetworkport,whichhighlightstheimportanceoftheportandthecorridor.

Theoverallcapacityoftrans-shipmentofallportoperatorsisestimatedtobearound2milliontons.


TrafficconnectionofVukovarport

Croatia is locatedonthetwocorridorsof themaintransportnetwork:TheMediterraneanandtheRhine-Danube corridor. The Mediterranean corridor connects the south of the Iberian Peninsula,acrossSpanishandFrenchcost,itgoesallthewaytotheAlpsinthenorthofItaly,thenitcontinuestoSloveniaandcarriesontotheHungarian-Ukrainianborder.TheMediterraneancorridorisaroadandrailcorridor,anditsconstituentpartisRijeka-Zagreb-Budapestline(railandroadlinealsoknownascorridorVb).ItcontinuesfurthertoroadandraillineZagreb-Slovenija,knownascorridorX.Thiscorridorwill connect Croatiawith the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, which stretches from the Baltic SeathroughPoland,acrossViennaandBratislavatonorthernItaly.TheRhine-Danubecorridorisariverline which connects Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest (one part goes towardsRomania,andtheothergoesthroughtheDanubebetweenCroatiaandSerbiaandtowardstheBlackSea),anditisknownascorridorVII.

Picture1:PositionofVukovarportcomparedtoTEN–T

RoadinfrastructureIntheCountyarea,therearefourA3highwayexists(BabinaGrda,Županja,Vrbanja,Lipovac).Stateroadsinterconnectcities(Ilok,Otok,Vinkovci,VukovarandŽupanja),whileothersettlementswithintheCountyareaccessiblebymeansoflocalandcountyroads,aswellasstateroads.AtthemomentVinkovci,Vukovarand Ilokbypassesarebeingbuilt,while somepartshavealreadybeenbuilt andfunction as a part of public road networks. Vukovar port is located near the crossroads of theMediterraneanandVccorridor.


Picture2:HighwayandexpressroadnetworkineasternCroatia1

Railtransport

European rail corridorX crosses throughŽupanja. Bearing inmind that significant investments arebeing planned and implemented in rebuilding the railway, further increase of traffic is to beexpected.Onetrackrailway18.7kmlong isbeingrebuiltandelectrified(Vinkovci-Vukovar).This issignificantlyimportantnotjustfortheeconomyofVukovar-SrijemCountyandSlavonia,butforthewholeregion.Therailwaywasbuiltin1878,andtodayitconnectsRH1corridor(exXpan–Europeancorridor) and TEN-T the Rhine-Danube corridor, i.e. rail line Salzburg-Villach-Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd-Skopje-SolunandinlandwaterwayontheDanube.

Alongside, better integration of railways andusing theDanubeRiver for transport, i.e. intermodaltype of transport, should also contribute to the increase in traffic. Moreover, it is necessary toemphasizetheexistenceofRO-LAterminal (a terminal for thetransportof roadtractors inrailwaywagons)inSpačva.

CurrentlyrailtraffichassevendifferentroutesintheCountyarea.

TherailwaynetworkshowsconstructionalongsidecorridorX.Electrified,twotrackinfrastructureofrailwayshasacapacityof250trains(freightandpassengertrains),whichcanbeincreasedupto350trains.Thecapacityofelectrified,one track railway is60 trainsperday,and it couldgoup to100trains.Vukovarporthasitsowninfrastructureofrailways(railtracks300mlong),and,becauseofitsvicinitytotheimportantrailwaycorridorsXandVc, isverywellgeographicallypositioned-only20kmfromtheregionalrailwaycentreVinkovci.

1Source::MinistryoftheSea,TransportandInfrastructure


Picture3:Corridorsandrailwaynetwork2

Waterwaytransport

Waterwaynetworkof inlandwaterinSlavonijaandBaranjaconsistsoftheDanubeRiver,137.5kmlong,theSavaRiver,446kmlongandtheDravaRiver,198.6kmlong.

Waterwayof theDanubeRiver (E-80) inCroatia, fromBatina to Ilok (from its 1433 rkm to1295.5rkm)issuitablefordailyandnightlynavigationanditscapacityisinaccordancewithinternationalVIcClassrequirements.

Waterway of the Sava River (E-80-12) in Croatia from the estuary of the Kupa River to Jamene –borderwith Serbia (from583 rkm to 207 rkm)meets the requirements of Class III,while thepartfrom583rkmuntilRugvice,653rkm,meetstherequirementsofClassII.

Waterway of the Drava River (E-80-08) in Croatia from the estuary of the Danube River rkm 0 toOsijekrkm22meetstherequirementsofClassVI,thepartoftheDravafromOsijekrkm22toDonjiMiholjacrkm82hasClassIII,andthepartfromDonjiMiholjacrkm82torkm198,6hasClassII.Fromthe estuary to the Danube to the new port rkm 13 waterway is suitable for daily and nightlynavigationanditishighlynavigated,whilethepartfromrkm13to198,6isusedfordailynavigationonlyanditmainlyservestoexploitgravel,sandandwoodmass.

In the Vukovar-Srijem County area there are two international waterways – the Danube and theSava.TheDanubeiscompletelynavigableinCroatiaandaccordingtoEuropeanAgreementonmain2Source:Vukovarport,Koncepcijarazvojaluke,p.23


inland waterways of international importance (AGN) it has Class Vic. The Danube is suitable forinternational, regional and local traffic. The Sava is conditionally navigable, i.e. there are somerestrictionsand it isconnectedwithapoorlyconstructedwaterway(insufficientdraught inspecificsectors, critical points, unmarkedwaterway, etc.) Traffic on the Sava River depends on thewaterlevelanditismainlyoflocalandregionalcharacter.

According to the Regulation on inlandwaterway classification (the Official Gazette NO 77/11 and66/14) waterways where load-carrying vehicles can navigate and to which international rules ofnavigationapplyare:

Table 1. Waterways where load-carrying vehicles navigate according to international rules ofnavigation

TheDANUBE 1295+500(Ilok)–1433+100(Batina) 137,50 ClassVI.cTheSAVA 210+800(Račinovci)–313+700(Sl.Šamac) 102,90 ClassIV

313+700(Sl.Šamac)–338+200(Oprisavci) 24,50 ClassIII338+200(Oprisavci)–371+200(Sl.Brod-city) 33,00 ClassIV371+200(Sl.Brod-city)–594+000(Sisak-Galdovo) 222,80 ClassIII

TheDRAVA 0+000(estuaryoftheDanube)–14+000(OsijekportNemetin) 14,00 ClassIV

Picture4.AerialviewofVukovarport


TranzitportinOsijek

IntheVukovarhinterlandthereisTranzitportinOsijek.ThepositionofTranzitportinOsijekisrkm12+265to16+428theDrava(portarea),anditcoversasurfaceof160hawith240mofobliqueshoreand100mofverticalshore.Theporthas6industrialtracks3264mlong,4loadingplaces,twoportcraneswiththeloadcapacityof20(200t/h),4portcraneswiththecapacityof5twithgrabsand6t(100t/h)withhooks,andafloatingcranewiththecapacityof5t(100t/h).

AlthoughTranzitporthasacapacityofaround3 million tons per year, it actually transhipsaround 120.00 tons of goods. The reason forthisisthatthenavigationthroughtheDravaishighlydependenton itswater level, sogoodsoftenendupinVukovarport.Intheproximityof the Port there is a cogeneration plant indevelopment(investmentofHEP).

Picture5:ThepositionofTranzitportinOsijekincomparisontoVukovarport

2.Vukovarhinterlandinthecontextofbiomass

VukovarporthinterlandAcceptingasaframeworkcriteria100kmdistanceformVukovarport,inourfurtheranalysisasVukovarporthinterlandwewillanalysefivecounties:

Vukovar-SrijemCountywiththeseatinVukovar,Osijek-BaranjaCountywiththeseatinOsijek,Brod-PosavinaCountywiththeseatinSlavonskiBrod,Požega-SlavoniaCountywiththeseatinPožegaandBirovitica-PodravinaCountywiththeseatinVirovitica.

Picture6:AreaofSlavonijaandBaranja


These five counties form the region of Slavonija and Baranja, the least economically developedregioninCroatia,below1/3ofEUaverage.TheareaconsistsofthevalleysoftheDrava,SavaandtheDanubewhichareutilisedinagriculturalpurposes,butalsoforcattleandforestry.Bearinginmindallmineral resources, oil, gas,water andwaterwaysherewe can find themost fertile soil in Croatia.HillsarelocatedalongsidetherightcoastoftheDanube,whileneartheSava,DravaandDanubewecan findwetlands (the biggest is Kopački rit Nature Park in Baranja). In the proximity of the Savathereareoakgroves.

According to the data from 2012 thepopulationoftheobservedareais806.998.There are 22 cities (picture 5), and thestructure according to the population isshowninpicture6.

TownseatUrbanarea

Picture7:UrbanhinterlandofVukovarport

The areaof Slavonija andBaranja is rich in forest,which is in themostpart propertyof the State(80%),anditismanagedbyHrvatskešume.ThetotalsurfaceofforestsinVukovarporthinterlandis425.175ha.

Picture8:Urbansettlementsstructureaccordingtothepopulation


Table2:ForestareainVukovarporthinterland

FORESTAREA(ha)

PERCENTAGEINTHETOTAL

FORESTAREAINCROATIA

FORESTAREAINPRIVATE

PROPERTY(ha)

FORESTAREAOWNEDBYTHE

STATE(ha)

THEREPUBLICOFCROATIA 2.759.039,05 100%

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM3 68.450,00 2,48% 1.400,00 67.050,00

BROD-POSAVINA4 56.669,07 2,05% 8.502,74 48.166,33

OSJIJEK-BARANJA5 122.476,00 4,44% 24.390,00 98.086,00

POŽEGA-SLAVONIJA6 112.016,99 4,06% 6.552,99 105.463,99

VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA7 65.562,88 2,38% 5.245,03 60.317,85

TOTAL 425.174,94 15,41% 46.090,76 379.084,17

According to Croatian Bureau of Statistics agricultural areas cover 743.770 hectares, out ofwhich569.064arebeingutilised.Agriculturalareasindifferentcountiesareshowninthefollowingtable.

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Table3:Agriculturalandutilizedagriculturalareas

COUNTY8AGRICULTURAL

AREAS(ha)

UTILISEDAGRICULTURAL

AREAS

THEREPUBLICOFCROATIA9 2.693.874 1.571.200

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 150.856 131.722

BROD-POSAVINA 120.429 72.853

OSIJEK-BARANJA 266.245 221.725

POŽEGA-SLAVONIJA 89.489 50.069

VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 116.751 92.695

TOTAL 743.770 569.064

Outofallutilisedagriculturalareasasmuchas69%(392.900ha)arebeingusedtogrowncornandcereals,while19.836hectaresisbeingusedtogrowfruitandvineyards.

Table4.Annualharvestlevels10

CULTURE HARVESTEDAREA

WHEAT 111.200BARLEY 30.400RAY 500OATS 13.100CORN(ST) 159.500SOY 37.700SUNFLOWER(ST) 22.800RAPESEED 13.300TOBACCO 4.400

TOTAL 392.900

8https://www.dzs.hr/hrv/publication/StatisticsInLine.htm9ReportonthestateintrheareaoftheRepublicofCroatia2008.-2012.,Ministeryofconstructionandphysicalplanning,Zavodzaprostornoplaniranje10“Potencijaliimogućnostikorištenjabiomaseizratarske,voćarskeivinogradarskeproizvodnjeuenergetskesvrhenapodručjuSlavonijeiBaranje”,StudijaElektrotehničkogfakultetaOsijek,SveučilišteJ.J.StrossmayerauOsijeku,2013.godina


Table5.Annuallevelsofplantedfruitandvineyardareas11

CULTUREAREA

ha

FRUIT 12.111VINEYARD 7.725TOTAL 19.836

ConsideringthepotentialforproducingbiogaswehaveanalyzedlivestockinSlavoniaandBaranjain2017.

Table6.LivestockinSlavoniaandBaranja12

FARMANIMALS FARMS OWNERS QUANTITIY

BOVINE 5.354 5.888 160.840

SHEEP4.485 4559

117.525

GOATS 7.096

PIGS 33.804 34.544 793.688

EQUIDAE 1.559 6.202 26.416

We didn't analyze the area of western Slavonia as it gravitates towards Zagreb as the economiccenterofCroatia.However,westernSlavoniahasmanyagriculturalandforestareasandsignificantpotentialforproducingbiogas.

3.Regionalavailabilityofrawmaterials–supplyanddemand

TheforestsurfaceareaininthehinterlandoftheportofVukovarisgiveninTable2,andastherearenoaccuratedataontheavailablebiomassatcountylevel,thedatawereestimatedusingthedataatthelevelofCroatia,correctedbasedontheshareofforestsurfaceareasinthecountiesconcerned.

11ibid812Source:theMinisteryofagriculture


Table7.AssessmentofpotentialavailableforestbiomassinthehinterlandoftheportofVukovar

COUNTYESTIMATEDAVAILABLE

FORESTBIOMASSm3/year

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 162,642

BROD-POSAVINA 134,649

OSIJEK-BARANJA 291,011

POŽEGA-SLAVONIA 266,160

VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 155,782

TOTAL 1,010,244

According to the Study of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Osijek, the University of J.J.Strossmayer inOsijek, the largest sourceof biomass in the agricultural production in Slavonia andBaranjaisgeneratedthroughcultivationofcornandgrains,whichaccountsformorethan80%oftheannual quantities of biomass from agriculture,while the larger part of the remaining quantities isaccountedforbypruningoffruittreesandvineyards.

Table8.AnnuallevelofbiomassfromresiduesofagriculturalproductioninSlavoniaandBaranja13

CULTURE BIOMASSFROMAGRICULTURALPRODUCTION(t)

WHEAT 563,000.0

BARLEY 127,000.0

RYE 1,400.0

OATS 33,400.0

CORN(ST.) 1,060,000.0

CORN(COB) 211,900.0

SOYBEAN 190,100.0

SUNFLOWER(ST.) 127,500.0

SUNFLOWER(HEAD) 19,100.0

RAPESEED 71,700.0

TOBACCO 3,200.0

TOTAL 2,408,300.0

13Ibid10


Table9.AnnuallevelofestimatedbiomassfrompruningresiduesinSlavoniaandBaranja14

CULTURE BIOMASSFROMPRUNINGRESIDUES(t)

FRUITTREES 13,352

VINEYARD 7,339

TOTAL 20,691

For the production of biogas, it has been assumed that the total amount ofmanure producedonfarmsinthehinterlandwouldbeexploited.Theamountofwastefromlivestockfarming,generatedonanannualbasis,iscalculatedonthebasisofthenumberoflivestock.Thepotentialofthissourceistheoreticalanddependsonthemethodoflivestockfarmingandfarmsize.ThedataweresummedupusingtheREPAMprojectdatafrom2012.

Table10.Annuallevelofestimatedmanureavailability

COUNTY

MANUREAVAILABILITY(t)

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 361,904

BROD-POSAVINA 222,587

OSIJEK-BARANJA 596,665

POŽEGA-SLAVONIA 149,225

VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 186,251

TOTAL 1,516,632

Biomass fromwaste will largely be disposed of through collection and disposal systems in wastedisposalcenter’sanditisnotadvisabletocountontheseresourcesforotherpurposes.Accordingtothe2015data,about63%ofthetotalmunicipalwastedisposedofisbiodegradable.

Since small household boilers are the most widely used type of bioenergy plants in Croatia, thelargestpartoffuelwoodisusedfortheiroperation,i.e.forheatingthelivingspacesandpreparinghotwater inhouseholds. Inareas thathavenotbeencoveredby thegasdistributionnetworkandwhere there are no heating plants or district heating, fuel wood is the main source of primarythermalenergy.Mostofthefuelwoodisharvestedbycuttingforestsforenergypurposes.Exceptforheating,largeamountsoffuelwoodarealsousedforthepurposesofcookinginhousehold’sdueto

14Ibid10


low fuel wood prices, specific type of food preparation and tradition. According to 2010 data,approximately3.5%oftotalprimaryenergyisobtainedfromfuelwood.However,regardlessoftheestimatedtotalconsumptionatthenational level,reliablestatisticaldatafortheregionalandlocalleveldonotexistandareestimatedbasedonthedataavailablefromtheCentralBureauofStatisticsthat contain the number and surface area of households that usewood as the primary source ofthermal energy. For Slavonia and Baranja, annual consumption is estimated at 1-2m3 per capita,whichamountstoabout1.5millionm3peryear.

AtthelevelofCroatia,accordingtoEIHPdata,intheperiodfrom2008todate,asteadyincreaseinbiomass exports has been recordedwith an annual rate of 25%. Export data at national level areshowninTable13.Outoftotalenergyexports,biomassaccountsformorethan10%,andthisalmostinthetotalamountas forestbiomass.Accordingtothesamesourceofdata, thetrendofbiomassimports increasedby32% intheobservedperiod.Giventhe lackof localizeddata for theneedsofthis demand and supply analysis, it will be assumed that national data are applicable to thehinterlandoftheportofVukovar.

Considering:

- the trend of continuous annual growth of forest biomass trade exchangewith theneighboring countries, most notably in the Danube River Basin area countries(Austria,Slovenia,Bulgaria,GermanyandSerbia),

- thequantitiesofpotentialforestbiomassshownabove,- thevolumeofdemandon thedomesticmarket as rawmaterials in theanalysisof

theproductionofrefinedproducts,aswellas- forestcapacitiesinthehinterlandoftheportofVukovar,

it becomes fully logical to look at the development of the port of Vukovar through furtherdevelopmentofthebiomassmarket.

4.Supplyanddemandofrefinedproducts

Belowaredataonthenumberoflegalentitiesforwoodprocessingbycounties.Forthepurposesofthisanalysis,therespectivelegalentitiesrepresentthepotentialofthesupplyofrefinedproducts(inparticularwoodbiomass).Residuesfromthewoodprocessingindustryaregeneratedon10sawmillslocatedintheobservedhinterlandwiththemaximumcapacitiesshowninTable10,andthreepelletsand4woodchipmanufacturersareinvolvedintherefiningoftheproducts.


Table11:SawmillsintheregionofSlavoniaandBaranja15

COUNTY SAWMILLS MAX.CAPACITY(m3/year)

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 2 50,000

BROD-POSAVINA 1 30,000

OSIJEK-BARANJA 5 161,000

POŽEGA-SLAVONIA 1 50,000

VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 1 35,000

TOTAL 10 326,000

Table12:PalletandwoodchipmanufacturersintheregionofSlavoniaiBaranja16

COUNTY PALLETMANUFACTURERS

MAX.CAPACITY(t/year)

WOODCHIPMANUFACTURERS

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 2 100,000 1

OSIJEK-BARANJA 3


TOTAL 3 121,600 4

Table13:CompanieswiththerighttoexploitforestsintheregionofSlavoniaandBaranja17

COUNTY COMPANIESWITHTHERIGHTTOEXPLOITFORESTS

MAX.QUANTITYFROMFORESTS(m3/year)

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 9 53,000

BROD-POSAVINA 11 80,000

OSIJEK-BARANJA 6 37,000


VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 18 93,000

TOTAL 52 311,000

AccordingtotheannualenergyreviewoftheMinistryofEconomy"EnergyinCroatia"theutilizationof thepelletproduction capacities is about65%and the totalproductionaccording to thedataof2013 at the level of Croatiawas 181,568 tons. By localizing the data, the estimated quantities of15CatalogueofforestbiomassproducersintheRepublicofCroatia16Ibid1517Ibid15


pellet production amount to 79,040 tons per year. Of the total production of pellets, 88% waslaunchedonforeignmarketswhiletherestwasusedonthedomesticmarket.

Domestic demand for refined products is largely accounted for by households. Although mostbiomassinhouseholdsisusedinoldandnon-economicplants,accordingtothedataattheleveloftheRepublicofCroatiathedemandforplants,primarilythosefueledbypellets,issteadilyincreasing.Thisincreaseistheresultoftheco-financingprogramfortheprocurementofsmallheatingandhotwater installations forhouseholdsandpublic institutions.Thismay indicatepoorawarenessof theuseofrenewableenergysources,althoughoneshouldbear inmindthatthis isanareathat isstillrepairingthedamagecausedbythewar.Demandatthehinterland leveloftheportofVukovarorlocalizeddemandforrefinedproductsisnotrecordedinthedataavailable.

DuetotheunavailabilityofimportandexportdatafortheSlavoniaandBaranjaregion,anoverviewofimportsandexportsattheleveloftheRepublicofCroatiaisprovidedbelow.

Table14:ExportofrefinedproductsfromtheRepublicofCroatia18

NAME/COUNTRY EXPORT2016(t) EXPORT2016(EUR)

Conifersinformofwoodchips,shavings 48,430 2,028,690

Austria 912 22,358

Germany 588 114,728

Hungary 9,181 358,395

Italy 21,353 892,624

Slovenia 16,396 640,585

Woodinformofchips,shavingsandlike 321,785 14,980,563

Austria 71,910 3,648,043

BosniaandHerzegovina 18 10,735

Belgium 0 11

Germany 8 13,362

Hungary 110,133 4,023,756

Italy 22,609 994,564

Slovenia 117,107 6,290,092

18AccordingtotheCentralBureauofStatistics


Woodpellets 235,925 34,225,855

Austria 4,880 716,736


Bulgaria 222 32,952

Switzerland 25 5.045

Germany 170 23,617

Denmark 873 139,157

Spain 66 8,834

France 3 705

Hong-Kong 24 3,034

Hungary 228 28,934

Italy 206,897 30,169,098

Latvia 24 3.427

Macedonja 16 2,523

Romania 6,702 904,273

Slovenia 13,381 1,844,723

Slovakia 221 36,208

Kosovo 24 3,454

Serbia 2,144 299,454


Table15:ImportofrefinedproductsintheRepublicofCroatia19

NAME/COUNTRY IMPORT2016(t) IMPORT2016(Eur)

Conifersinformofwoodchips,shavings 17,107 849,599

Austria 73 34,018


Germany 1 385

UnitedKingdom 1 1,116

Italy 11 5,236

Netherlands 3 1,276

Slovenia 16,882 793,601

Woodinformofchips,shavingsandlike 6.373 345,880

Austria 103 42,732


Belgium 0 273

CzechRepublic 0 65

Germany 54 22,233

France 1 7,072

Hungary 1 461

Italy 2 9,610

TheNetherlands 0 37

Poland 6 2,830

Slovenia 6,182 256,596

Woodpellets 13,838 1,964,574

Austria 287 53.468

BosniaandHerzegovina 12,476 1,654,379

19Ibid18


Belgium 0 148

CzechRepublic 36 6,833

Germany 112 93,995

Italy 59 10,656

TheNetherlands 0 222

Poland 2 2,707

Romania 0 47

Slovenia 609 102,439

Serbia 256 39,680

5.LinkstotheBioenergySectorInthehinterlandoftheportofVukovar,orintheareaoftheobservedfivecounties,89powerplantsareinoperationorunderconstruction,outofwhich49powerplantsareusingorwillusebiomass,and40powerplantsuseorwillusebiogas for theproductionofelectricityand thermalenergy.Alarge number of biomass power plants have signed multi-year contracts with Hrvatske šume forsupplying wood biomass. Hrvatske šume provide about 800,000 tones of wood mass forcogenerationplantsonanannualbasisintheRepublicofCroatia.

Table16:BiomasspowerplantsinSlavoniaandBaranja20

COUNTYBIOMASSPOWERPLANTS

ELECTRICPOWER(MW)

THERMALPOWER(MW)

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 14 28.325 13.144

BROD-POSAVINA 5 12.62 13.2

OSIJEK-BARANJA 18 17,406 30


VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 11 27,956 39,527

TOTAL 49 87,832 96,31

20Source:OIEKPPRegistryon20September2017


Table17:BiogaspowerplantsinSlavoniaandBaranja21

COUNTY BIOGASPOWERPLANTS

ELECTRICPOWER(MW)

THERMALPOWER(MW)

VUKOVAR-SRIJEM 14 24,099 2BROD-POSAVINA 0 0 0OSIJEK-BARANJA 18 17,589 5,092POŽEGA-SLAVONIA 2 4 4VIROVITICA-PODRAVINA 6 8 5,305

TOTAL 40 53,688 16,397

Figure9:Biomasspowerplantsintheobservedcounties

AccordingtotheannualreportoftheCroatianEnergyMarketOperator(HROTE)fortheyear2016,sevenbiomasspowerplantsandelevenbiogaspowerplants inSlavoniaandBaranjahaveenteredinto agreements to become eligible electricity producers and they have also concluded powerpurchase agreements for the national grid. The same HROTE report shows that the number ofproducersofenergyfromrenewablesourcesincreasesyearbyyearandsodoestheirconnectiontothenationalgrid.However,knowingthatSlavoniaandBaranjahave394registeredrenewableenergysourcespowerplants,allofwhichhavethestatusofeligibleelectricityproducers,itisclearthatthedevelopmentofbiomassandbiogaspowerplantsisyettoberealized.

Such development has so far been stimulated through the regulations that make up the energyregulationoftheRepublicofCroatia.OnJanuary1,2016,theActonRenewableEnergySourcesandHighlyEffectiveCogeneration(OfficialGazetteNN100/15)(hereinafter:theOIEiVUKAct)cameintoforce,onthebasisofwhichtheearlierapplicableregulationsregulatingtheincentivesystemceasedtobeineffect.

21Ibid20

Num

bero

fprojects

Biomasspowerplant


Figure10:Productionofeligibleelectricityproducersbytypeofplant,windpowerplantsexcluded22

Withtheentry into forceof theOIEiVUKAct,anewapproach forHROTE,amongother things,hasbeen envisagedwhen concluding power purchase agreements for energy from renewable sourcesand cogenerations. This approach involves implementation of public tenders for awardingmarketpremium aswell as conclusion of agreementswith a guaranteed purchase price, all based on thedecision on the selection of the bidder with the economically most advantageous bid. Since thenecessary by-laws have not yet been enacted, as envisaged by the provisions of the OIEiVUK Act(Regulation on quotas incentivizing generation of electricity from renewable energy sources,Ordinanceonrenewableenergysourcesandhigh-efficiencycogenerationsandStateAidProgram),HROTE has not concluded any new power purchase agreements for electricity from renewableenergysourcesandcogenerations.

This trend of development aswell as the factthat biomass power plants are entering intomulti-yearagreementsonbiomasssupplywithHrvatske šumewill certainlyhavea significantimpact on the quantities of biomass availableforexportorfurtherprocessinginthefuture.

The port of Vukovar has no businessconnections with the stated power plantsoperating inSlavoniaandBaranjaasthesearemostly supplied with biomass from domesticsources,guaranteedonthebasisofmulti-yearrawmaterialsupplyagreements.

Figure11:Productioncapacityof49biomassplants inSlavoniaandBaranja

22Source:HROTEreportfor2016

Solarpowerplant

Biogaspowerplant

Hydroelectricpowerplant

Landfillgaspowerplant

Biomasspowerplant

Cogenerationss

Electricpower(MW)Numberofprojects


6.BiomasstransportalongtheDanuberiverThere are four concessionaires operating in the area of the port of Vukovar: Luka Vukovar d.o.o.,Vupikd.d.,LukoilCroatiad.o.o.andNauticaVukovard.o.o.

Accordingtothetablebelowshowingtheequipmentoftheconcessionaires, it isevidentthatLukaVukovard.o.o.andVupikd.d.areequipped for solidandbulkcargo,andwith thepresent levelofequipment,theycantakepartinbiomasstransport.Theothertwoconcessionairesarespecializedinreloadingandstoring fuelandpetroleumproducts,andarenotableor interested inworkingwithbiomass.

Table18:TechnicalspecificationsoftheportanditsconcessionairesTECHNICALDATA LUKAVUKOVARd.o.o. VUPIKd.d. LUKOILCROATIAd.o.o. NAUTICAVUKOVARd.o.o.

Terminalpurpose

Reloadingofcargoonmulti-purposeterminalforbulk,palletised,breakbulkcontainers,specialcargo

Loading,unloading,reloading,transportingandstoringofbulkcargo(grains

andoilseeds)

Reloading,storingandtransportingofpetroleum

products

Portposition 1334 1336+000 1335+800 1335+800Operationalquay ca450m 206 ca75m ca100mNumberofberths 4berths 1 1 1Typeofquay verticalquay slopingquay+pontoon slopingquay+pontoonFloatingdocklength

75m PO-9-VK76,50mPO-1-VK82,40m

Fueltankcapacity

R-1V=3000m3R-2V=1000m3

PO-9-VK–3047m3

R-2V=2000m3R-2V=2000m3

PO-1-VK–1334m3

Equipment Pumps,measuring

instrumentsPumps,measuring

instruments,weighbridgescale

Cranes

1x63tGottwaldHMK170

Staticreloadingtowerwithamechanicalelevatorandtransporters,capacity

200t/h(wheat0.75t/m3)andautomaticvessel

shiftingsystem

1x16/27tGanz

2x5/6tGanz

Enclosedstoragefacilities

cca3000m2 48,000t 8,000m3

Openstoragearea cca15000m2

Workingmachines

7forkliftstruckswithliftingcapacity2.5–5t

1forklifttruckwithliftingcapacity20t

2loaderswithcapacity3m3

diesellocomotive

pushervessel480HP

Truckparkingspace yes yes–50parkingspaces Yes–10parkingspaces Ownindustrialrailwaytrack

3tracksofcca1300m Twotracksoftotal750minlength

218m 390m

Maximumannualcapacity

1,2-1,5milliont 300,000t 100,000m3


The port of Vukovar currently does not participate in the transport of biomass along the Danuberiver,ascanbeseenfromthetablebelowprovidinganoverviewoftransshipment.However,bothconcessionaireswould be able to transship biomass, as they, for themost part, already have theappropriateequipmentandavailablecapacities.

Table19:StatisticsonthetransshipmentinLukaVukovarfrom2012to2016(tons)

Year2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

TypeofgoodsAgricultural,huntingandforestryproducts;fishandotherfishproducts 32,450 110,846 81,766 125,223 78,857

Coalandlignite;crudeoilandnaturalgas 0 0 12,434 0 12,130Metaloresandotherminingandquarryingproducts;peat;uraniumandthorium 277,662 241,717 195,917 265,285 142,014

Cokeandrefinedpetroleumproducts 28,111 17,363 0 0 0Chemicals,chemicalproductsandman-madefibers;rubberandplasticproducts;nuclearfuel

25,034 8,322 11,053 12,243 11,184

Othernon-metallicmineralproducts 5,345 2,260 0 8,266 55,634Basicmetals;fabricatedmetalproducts,exceptmachineryandequipment 81,264 44,148 20,926 12,982 32,360

Machineryandequipmentnotelsewhereclassified;officemachinesandcomputers;electricmachinesanddevicesnotelsewhereclassified;radio,televisionandcommunicationequipmentandapparatus;medical,precisionandopticalinstruments;watchesandclocks

1,063 2,370 3,186 305 0

Othergoodsnotelsewhereclassified 0 0 1.572 0 762

Grandtotals 450,929 427,026 326,854 424,304 332,941

In addition to the available capacities of Luka Vukovar, according to the port services qualityindicatorsshownbelow,itcanfullymeettheexpectationsinrespectoftransshipmentandbiomasstransport.


Table20:Portservicesqualityindicator

No. INDICATOR DESIGNATION BASISOFCOMPUTATION 2016

1. Annualthroughput Q Throughputtonsinportpermonthoryear 209,665

2. Ave.turnaroundofvesselinport t Totalvalueofvesselinport:totalno.ofvessels 81.43

3. Throughputpervesselperday/hour Q/day Cargoquantity:totaldwelltimeofvesselat

berth 2,281.60

4. Berthutilization % Oper.timeofvesselatberth*100:no.ofberths*360 69.0

5. Berthoccupancyrate % Totalvalueofvesselatberth*100:no.ofberths*360 17.3

6. Ave.valueofvesselatberth t-sati Totaltimeofvesselatberth:totalno.ofships 9.50

7. Berthproductivity Q/berth Cargoquantity:numberofberthsatterminal 20,967

8. Terminalproductivity Q/worker Cargoquantity:numberofworkers 78.4

9. Shiftproductivity Q/shift Cargoquantity:numberofshifts*hours 165.30

10. Transportvehicleproductivity Q/diz Cargoquantity:trans.vehiclehoursofwork*no.oftrans.vehicles 54.40

11. Averagetimetinport t Cargoquantityanddwelltimefromunloadinguntildeparturefromport:totalcargoquantity 592.88

IthasalreadybeenmentionedthatinthehinterlandofLukaVukovar,thereisaportTranzitinOsijekwhich is equipped for biomass transshipment and transport but does not participate in theseoperationsfortworeasons.Thefirstreasonisthattherearenooptimalquantitiesthatwouldrendertherivertransportacceptableintermsofprices,andthesecondandperhapsevenmoresignificantisthat theport is limited inoperationduringthe lowwaterseason,butonly forgoodsthatarriveorleavebywaterwaywhiletherearenolimitationsforgoodsarrivingbyroadandrailway.

It is this low water problem that gives Luka Vukovar a great advantage in directing potentialquantitiesofbiomasstorivertransport,aswellas indicatorsonthe importofbiomassandrefinedbiomass products to the territory of the Republic of Croatia aswell as exports from Slavonia andBaranja.

By analyzing thepracticewhich shows that truck transport is themost common typeof transportused today to export biomass and biomass products from the region of Slavonia and Baranja,wehave come to the conclusion that there are two reasons for this. The first reason is that thequantities are too small, while the other reason is logistic in nature, the costs of reloading areavoidedbecausethegoodsaretransportedbytruckfromoneyardtoanother,withoutreloading.

This circumstance also points to the need to establish a collection and logistics center in LukaVukovar, which would allow the optimal quantities for transport along the Danube river to becollected.


7.PresenttechnicalequipmentofLukaVukovarforbiomasshandling

TechnicalcharacteristicsoftheportsystemaccordingtotheInlandWaterwayNavigationandPortsAct: port facilities are operational quays, breakwaters and other hydro-engineering infrastructurefacilitiesintheport,portroadsandrailways,watersupply,sewageandpowergrid,navigationsafetyfacilitiesintheport,administrativebuildings,warehouses,silosandreservoirs.

OperationalquayThetotal lengthoftheshorewithintheportareaoftheportofVukovar isapproximately1700,ofwhich205metersareconstructedasaverticalquayonpilots,55metersareverticalfull-profilequay,1000misconstructedasaslopingquaywhileapproximately400misundevelopedshoreline.Onthetotallengthoftheoperationalquaythereare7berthsforreceptionanddispatchofvessels.

Roads TheinternalroadsystemoftheportconsistsofthemainportroadwithaconnectiontostateroadD2.Theinternalportroadnetworkis4,000meterslong.Attheentrancetotheportthereisafurther12,000m2ofparkingspaceandspaceformotorizedindividualtrafficforarrivalanddeparture.

RailwaytracksIntheareaoftheexistingport,betweenthebuildingsandtheshoreline,therearethreeoperationalrailwaytracksforhandlingship-to-shoreandloading/unloadingfromwhichitispossibletocarryoutdirect transshipment into/from rail wagons into vessels. Within the area of the Vukovar railwaystation there are four operational railway tracks with manually operated parking and trainsetswitches,whichcanbeusedformarshalingoftrainsetsforallportoperators.

TranshipmentfacilitiesTranshipmentfacilitiesattheterminalrepresentmobilefacilities,transportvehiclesanddevicesusedfor:

• loading,unloading,reloadingcargofromvesselsortovessels • cargohandlingwithintheportareaincludingvessels(tugs,dredges,grabdredgersand

barges).

Transshipmentfacilitiesinclude:

• LocomotivesDHC400andDHC600KS


• C-hookforliftingcoilswithliftingcapacityof25t

• GrabsforbulkcargofromV=5m3toV=13m3

• Spreader20"and40"containers

• Vehicletransporter:1)withtheloadcapacityof3,6t,L=4mH=3,4m2)withtheloadcapacityof2,5t,L=3m,H=2,7m

• Tugboat-pushertugPRILJEVOwith480HP

• 10000m2offittedoutopenstoragearea

• 3000m2ofenclosedstoragearea

• 1xforklifttruckwithloadcapacityof20t

• 7xforklifttruckswithloadcapacityof2to5tons(Linde)

• 2xULTloaders

• 1xmobileharborcranewithliftingcapacityof63t(GottwaldHMK170)

• 2xharborgantrycraneswithliftingcapacityof5/6t(Ganz)

• 1xharborgantrycranewithliftingcapacityof16/25t(Ganz)

Picture12:CraneswithintheareaoftheconcessionaireLukaVukovard.o.o.


Table21:TechnicalequipmentofLukaVukovard.o.o.andVupikd.d.

TECHNICALDATA LUKAVUKOVARd.o.o. VUPIKd.d.Terminalpurpose Reloadingofcargoonmulti-

purposeterminalforbulk,palletized,breakbulk

containers,specialcargo

Loading,unloading,reloading,transportingandstoringofbulk

cargo(grainsandoilseeds)

Portposition 1334 1336+000Operationalquay ca450m 206Numberofberths 4berths 1Typeofquay verticalquayCranes

1x63tGottwaldHMK170

Staticreloadingtowerwithamechanicalelevatorand

transporters,capacity200t/h(wheat0.75t/m3)andautomatic

vesselshiftingsystem

1x16/27tGanz

2x5/6tGanzEnclosedstoragefacilities ca3000m2 48,000tOpenstoragearea ca15000m2 Workingmachines

7forkliftstruckswithliftingcapacity2.5–5t

1forklifttruckwithliftingcapacity20t

2loaderswithcapacity3m3diesellocomotive

pushervessel480HPTruckparkingspace yes yes–50parkingspacesOwnindustrialrailwaytrack

3tracksofcca1300m Twotracksoftotal750minlength

Maximumannualcapacity 1,2-1,5milliont 300,000t

Aswehavealreadymentioned,twoconcessionaires:LukaVukovard.o.o.andVupikd.d.alreadyhavethespaceandequipmentforthetransshipmentofbiomassandrefinedbiomassproducts.However,ifthebiomasstrafficwastodevelop,bothconcessionaireswouldhavetostrengthentheircapacitiesandacquireadditionalequipment.

Dueto its technicalequipment, theconcessionaireVupikd.d. isabletocarryout transshipmentofbiomassbasedonagriculturalproductsexclusively(e.g.sunflowermeal,soybeanmeal,corn…).

Thereisnospecificequipmentforbiomasstransshipmentonbothterminals-gripper–loggrapples,crusher–woodwastecrushers.


Picture13:SiloandtranshipmenttechnologyofVupikd.d.

Picture14:AerialviewofapartoftheareaoftheconcessionaireLukaVukovard.o.o.


8.SummaryofpreliminarydevelopmentideasoftheportVukovar

Accordingtothereferreddata,theareaofSlavoniaandBaranjaistherichestbiomassareainCroatiawith not even one biomass trade and logistic center (hereinafter: biomass center). The trafficpositionoftheVukovarPortenablesittobeanexcellentchoiceforestablishmentofthecenter.

Themaingoalsofthebiomasscenterwouldbe:

• theestablishmentoftheregionalbiomasscenterthatincludestheareaofthefivecountiesofSlavoniaandBaranja,

• centerwouldprovidethewoodybiomassfuel,woodchips,andotherbiomassfuels,• preservationofthesupplyingsafety,astheproviderofallkindsofthebiomass• providing the service of transshipment while using the inland waterway transport of the

biomass• strengtheningoftheconsistentqualitystandards(fuelquality,serviceprovidence)

Aftertheestablishment,thecenterwouldprovideanofferwhichwouldincludeenergywood,woodchipsandsplit logs. Infurtherdevelopment,theproductrangeofthePortcouldbesupplementedwithpelletsandotheralternativeproductsoftheagriculturalorigin.

Within the existing port area there is the area of approximate 26 h that is occupied with theprevalent concession agreements so there are three available locations suitable for theestablishmentofthebiomasscenter. Port’sVukovarharborareawillbedeniedof itsshareoftheexisting tract thatwill be excluded from the port area by passing the international railroadM601whichisthepartoftheprojectcalled:“UpgradingAndElectrificationoftheExistingRailwayLinesofImportanceFortheInternationalTrafficM601Vinkovci–Vukovar”.

Withtherailwaypassingthroughanddividingtheportareaintotwo,thepartnexttoPriljevoStreethastheapproachtotheoperablequayonlythroughtwolevelcrossings.

Threepotential locationsarechartedon the followinggraphicdisplay inorder tochoose themostconvenient location according to the needs of the future center and minding the size and thepositionwithintheportarea.

Whencomparingthepossiblebiomasscenterlocations,itisnoticedthatthefirstlocation(yellow)isthesmallestareaof9.126,62m2,thesecondlocation(green)isbigger-11.127,09m2,,andthethirdpossiblelocation(blue)isthebiggestwith22.682,01m2.

Overviewoftheparcelswhicharewithintheportareaisgivenforallthethreelocations.


Picture15:DisplayofthepossibleportVukovar'sbiomasscenterlocation

Table22:Theareaofthefirstpossiblebiomasscenterlocation

CADASTRALPARCELSBELONGINGTOTHEPORTAREA-2017.

no.LANDPARCELS

THATAREPARTLYWITHINPORTAREA

CADASTRALPARCELNO

LANDREGISTERFOLIONO

PARCELAREAACCORDINGTOLANDREGISTER

FOLIO

OWNER

AREAOFTHEWHOLEORPARTOFTHEPARCELWITHINPORT

AREA

1. 513 1752 442 RH-portauthority 434,98





6. 510 2675 1069 RH-portauthority 1.064,30

7. 512/2 4572 2425 RH-portauthority 2.426,95


9. 517/2 9858 981 RH-portauthority 982,18


9.126,62

In its background, the first suggested locationhasnot got adirect approach to theoperablequaywhichissituatedinaparalleldirectionwiththestatedparticles.Theonlypossiblewayofconnectingwiththeoperablequayisthroughthetwo-levelcrossings.


Thesecondpossible location includestheparticleswhosedirectapproachtotheundevelopedpartof the cost (180m of the coast) could be enabled by themeans of the existing road. Suggestedparticlesarenotsituatednexttoeachother.Theyareseparatedbytherailwayroute,butthemutualapproachisinsuredthroughthelevelcrossing.

Table23:Theareaofthesecondpossiblebiomasscenterlocation


no.LANDPARCELS


CADASTRALPARCELNO

LANDREGISTERFOLIONO


FOLIO

OWNER


AREA





11.127,09

ThethirdpossiblelocationwouldbewithinonepartoftheportareawhoseexistingconcessionairetheVukovarPortd.o.o.wouldbegrantedtoperformtheworkofthebiomasscenteronthepartofthe area he has the access to according to the concession agreement. At the moment, theconcessionaire does not perform transshipment andwarehousing activities on the area. The riverbankon the sight is partially regulatedbut toprovide the safemooring additional terminalwouldhavetobebuilt.

Table:24:Theareaofthethirdpossiblebiomasscenterlocation


no.LANDPARCELS


CADASTRALPARCELNO

LANDREGISTERFOLIONO


FOLIO

OWNER


AREA












22.682,01Allthethree-possiblelocationwouldrequiretheestablishmentoftheinfrastructureforthebiomasscenter:warehousebuilding,pavedmanipulationareaandcalibratedplatformscale.

It isexpected for theport toparticipate in the river transportof thebiomass in the future, so thethirdlocationhasthesignificantadvantagesduetotheavailabilityoftheriverbank,whichshouldbebrought to port purpose in order to perform the transshipment of the biomass. It is possible to


organize theunregulatedriverbankas theverticalcoastor the leaningcoast.Also, thepositionofthecranemovingonthecranetrackorthemobilecranehastobeforeseen.

Thebiomasscenterequipment implies thegadgetsand transshipmentmechanization intended forthe biomass loading and unloading: fork-lift trucks, scattered biomass loader, log loader. It isnecessarytoprovidethebasicutilities(gas,electricity,water,sewerage,telecommunications)

TheadvantageofthirdlocationpresentedinthispaperisthatithasbeenrunbytheconcessionaireVukovarPortd.o.o.thatalreadyownstheharborequipment:cranes,fork-lifttrucksandthe3000m2closedwarehousenearby.Itcanstarttheproductionofthebiomassevenbeforetherepurposingofthelocation.

At the same time,we find that the sizeof the third locationenables theexistenceof thebiomasscenterandthebiomassstoragewhichwillbetransportedortransshipped. Itssizealsoenablestheestablishmentofthepelletsproductionwhichisthenextphaseinthebiomasscenterdevelopment.

The fourth location that could be possible would be outside the existing port area. According toVukovarPortMasterplandevelopment,itwouldbesituatedupstreamtheexistingport,intheNewPort–Westareafrom1336+000to1337+000ontheriverbankorinthehinterland.

Regardlessofthebiomasscenterlocationchoice,futureconcessionaireshould:

- buildclosedandopenedwarehousebuildings,- pavedmanipulationarea,- providemoisturemeasurementinwarehousebuildingstoensureproductquality,- providecalibratedplatformscale,- provideonemobilecrane,- fork-lifttrucksandloadertrucks,- providetuckaccess,- providesuitableoffice-salesspaceaswellasaccesstofuturecustomersoftheCenter

Inordertoensurethesuitablebiomassandrefinedproductsporttransportservicesrequirement,itisnecessarytoregulatetheunregulatedpartoftheriverbankonthethirdlocation.

As we have already stated, the second phase of the biomass center development foresees theestablishmentofthepelletproductionplant.

With thesecondphaseof theproject the feasibility studywillbemadeand itwillbenecessary toanalyzelocationmentionedabovetochoosethemostappropriateandoptimalsolutionthatwouldenable long-term Center development, together with enabling the biomass and refined productstransport port capacity development. Therefore, given the possible alternative solutions, it is notpossibletoindicatetheframeworkvalueoftheinvestmentsrequiredatthismoment.

However, it shouldbe stressedagain thatboth the futureCenterand thePorthave the reason tobelievethatquantitiesofbiomasslocatedinthehinterlandofthePortandthefactthateventodaymost of the rural areas of Slavonia and Baranja use biomass for the production of energy, eitherthermalorelectricalaregoodargumentsfordevelopmentofthisproject.Theimmediateproximityofurbansettlementsalsoopensupthepossibilityofpromotingbiomassusageasacheapersolution,andallindicatorsindicatethatthisareaisdevelopinginCroatiaaswellastherelevantmarket.

To increase overall volumes of cargo in ports is to make inland navigation more attractive incomparison with other transport modes. According to some interviews to our stakeholdersconductedinWP4andcollectedresults,itisobviousthatbiomassitselfandfinalproductsmadeof


biomass are not suitable for too many transshipment operations (loading/unloading) because itraisesoveralltransportationcosts.

Oneofthemeasurestomovebiomassfromroadtransportwouldfindthemodelofreducingoverallexpenditures(transshipmentfee,portdue,storagefee)givingthepotentialcustomersopportunityto use ports as centers where they could store higher quantities of biomass that could later betransportedwithvesselstothefinaldestination.

Anotherpositiveeffectinrehabilitationofinlandnavigationcouldbeinstallationofnewcapacitiesofbiogasandbiomasspoweredplantsnearportsandinclosevicinityofagriculturalandforestsareasthatcouldbemutuallysourceforplantsbutalsosourceofrawmaterialforthemarket.

InCroatia, improvementsonplanofrehabilitationofinlandnavigationandbiomasssectorareonlypossiblewith commoneffort and joint approach to this issue, involving all interestedparties fromMinistry of sea, traffic and transportation- Directorate for inland navigation, Croatian chamber ofeconomy,Ministry of economy, entrepreneurship and crafts,Ministry of Environment andEnergy,policymakersbutalsoallstakeholderswhocarryoutpoliciesandactivities.

9.Listofpolicyandstakeholderstobeinvolved

Policymakers● ThecityofVukovar● Vukovar-SrijemCounty● MinistryoffinanceCustomofficeofVukovar● PortauthorityofVukovar● Ministryofthesea,transportandinfrastructure

Portauthorityandports● PortVukovar● PortTranzituOsijeku● PortauthorityOsijek

Otherprovidersoflogisticsservice● HEP-operatordistribucijskogsustavad.o.o.Vukovar● Vupikd.d.Vukovar● PIKVinkovcid.d.Vinkovci● DunavskiLloydSisak● Beljed.d.Darda● Ricardod.o.o.Vukovar


Biomassassociations● A-peletd.o.o.Oprisavci● Euro-timd.o.o.Trviž,Pazin● UniViridasd.o.o.BabinaGreda

Biomasssuppliers● Hrvatskešumed.o.o.Zagreb● Hrvatskešumed.o.o.Uprave:Osijek,Vinkovci,NovaGradiška,PožegaiNašice● Spačvad.o.o.Vinkovci● AgroTovarnikd.o.o.Tovarnik● Aratord.o.o.Lovas● TvornicauljaČepin● ŽitogrupaOsijek● A.M.S.Biomasad.o.o.Darda● AgrokorEnergijad.o.o.Zagreb● Šumskabiomasad.o.o.Zagreb● Progresysd.o.o.NovaGradiška

Otherstakeholders● CroatianradioVukovar

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