Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk

Frank Huess Hedlund; John Astad

Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk

Frank Huess Hedlund
, John Astad

Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

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The paper examines recent evidence from Denmark and abroad with climate change projects that aim to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by converting coal fired thermal power plants to solid biomass fuel. The paper argues that projects appear to be pursued narrow-mindedly with insufficient attention paid to safety and points to evidence of media-shifting-that the 'resolution' of a problem within the environmental domain creates a new problem in the workplace safety domain. The paper argues that biomass pellets qualify as an emerging risk for which proper control strategies have yet to be developed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-29 August 2013
Editors	C. Huang, C. Kahraman
Publisher	CRC Press
Publication date	2013
Pages	263-268
ISBN (Print)	9781138000193
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response: Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response - Istanbul Technical University - Macka Kampus (Faculty of Management), Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 27 Aug 2013 → 29 Aug 2013 Conference number: 4 http://www.racr2013.itu.edu.tr/

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Conference	4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
Number	4
Location	Istanbul Technical University - Macka Kampus (Faculty of Management)
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	27/08/2013 → 29/08/2013
Internet address	http://www.racr2013.itu.edu.tr/

Series	Communications in Cybernetics, Systems Science and Engineering – Proceedings
ISSN	2325-3436

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Hedlund, F. H., & Astad, J. (2013). Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk. In C. Huang, & C. Kahraman (Eds.), Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-29 August 2013 (pp. 263-268). CRC Press. http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781138000193

Hedlund, Frank Huess ; Astad, John. / Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk. Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-29 August 2013. editor / C. Huang ; C. Kahraman. CRC Press, 2013. pp. 263-268 (Communications in Cybernetics, Systems Science and Engineering – Proceedings).

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Hedlund, FH & Astad, J 2013, Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk. in C Huang & C Kahraman (eds), Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-29 August 2013. CRC Press, Communications in Cybernetics, Systems Science and Engineering – Proceedings, pp. 263-268, 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27/08/2013. <http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781138000193 >

Safety - a Neglected Issue When Introducing Solid Biomass Fuel in Thermal Power Plants? Some Evidence of an Emerging Risk. / Hedlund, Frank Huess; Astad, John.
Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-29 August 2013. ed. / C. Huang; C. Kahraman. CRC Press, 2013. p. 263-268 (Communications in Cybernetics, Systems Science and Engineering – Proceedings).

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