IIIEE Master’s Theses 2005:06 Innovative Bioenergy Systems in Action The Mureck bio-Energy Cycle: Synergistic Effects and Socio-economic, Political and Sociocultural Aspects of Rural Bioenergy Systems Mihai Tomescu Supervisors Philip Peck Tomas Kåberger Kes McCormick Thesis for the fulfilment of the Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy Lund, Sweden, October 2005 © You may use the contents of the IIIEE publications for informational purposes only. You may not copy, lend, hire, transmit or redistribute these materials for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without written permission from IIIEE. When using IIIEE material you must include the following copyright notice: ‘Copyright © Mihai Tomescu, IIIEE, Lund University. All rights reserved’ in any copy that you make in a clearly visible position. You may not modify the materials without the permission of the author. Published in 2005 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail:
[email protected]. ISSN 1401-9191 Innovative Bioenergy Systems in Action Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to Philip Peck and Kes McCormick, for their continuous support and assistance in developing this thesis, and for the helpful comments and suggestions on the text. I would also like to thank Tomas Kåberger and the Bioenergy Network of Excellence, for giving me the opportunity to perform this study. Next, I would particularly like to thank Reinhard Padinger, from the Joanneum Research Graz, for detailed discussions and explanations with regard to the social, economic and cultural context of this case, but also for his incredible hospitality.