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How will you classify your company/organization?
 
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NGO
 
Academia
 
Industry
 
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This questionnaire deals with three classes of biomass resources namely 1. Wood fuels ( forest biomass) 2. Biofuels (biodiesel, ethanol etc) 3. Biomass Waste (municipal waste, agriculture waste etc )

Which of these biomass resources will consider as a your main area of expertise ?
 
Wood fuel
 
Biofuel
 
Biomass waste
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How much do you agree with the following statement:

"There is a huge potential for bioenergy development in Ghana with a wide range of benefits spanning from socio-economic to environmental gains"

 
Strongly agree
 
Agree
 
Neutral
 
Disagree
 
Strongly disagree
 
No opinion
 
 
In your opinion or based on your aggregated experience can you please rate the importance of the following drivers promoting the development of wood fuel industry in Ghana.
Very Important Important Less important Not important
Rural development through employment and improving livelihood
Value creation and new market opportunities for modern energy services (briquettes, wood pellets).
Increasing national energy demand
Forest and woodlot conservation laws/policy in Ghana
International energy commitments (like sustainable energy for all, MDG)
International funding incentives/ opportunities (such as Carbon Development Mechanism and Desertification Fund)
Ghana's renewable energy target and policies
Reducing negative impact of the wood fuel industry (such as air pollution, health effect of using wood fuels)
 
 
The commercialization and modernization of Ghana wood fuel industry is currently inhibited by some critical limiting, based on your experience or opinion can you rate the importance of the following barriers.
Very important Important Neutral Less important Not important
Lack of stringent regulatory and policy framework of wood fuel development
Lack of instituitional coordination and cooperation and excessive bureaucracy
Weak supply chain infrastructure
Weak market infrastructure
Increasing incidence of deforestation and biodiversity degradation ( as a result of excessive wood fuel harvest)
Lack of information or awareness
Lack of financial support
 
 
The development of biofuels has gradually gained momentum is Ghana (especially biodiesel from jathropha) based on your experience or opinion rate the following driver to the development of biofuels
Very important Important Less important Not important
Supply security of fossil fuels ( i.e. reduction in fossil fuel importation)
increased awareness and market opportunities for biofuel locally and internationally
Growing fossil fuel demand in Ghana
Possibility of reducing carbon emission
Rural development through employment and improving livelihood
International financial support mechanism for the cultivation of biofuel feedstock and production of biofuels
Ghana's renewable energy targets and policy
 
 
Please rate the importance of the barriers impeding the development of biofuels in Ghana.
Very important Important Less important Not important
Lack of stringent regulatory and policy framework of biofuel development
Lack of instituitional coordination and cooperation (excessive burecracy)
Price of fossil fuels (i.e. subsidies on fossil base fuels make bioenergy non competitive)
Lack of market demand for biofuels in Ghana
Weak supply chain infrastructure
Difficulty accessing external funds/ ( or lack of financial mechanisms in Ghana)
High initial investment cost
Uncertainties and risk associated with biofuels investments / poor investment returns
Lack of public awareness and pressure in Ghana
Lack of information on biofuels / poor quality of information on biofuels
Land conflicts
Food security / competition between the cultivation of feedstock and agriculture production
Lack of trained personnel and technical infrastructure
 
 
The generation of biomass waste in Ghana is enormous, viable bioenergy can be harnessed from sources such as municipal, industrial waste and agricultural waste. Based on your experience and judgement rate the importance of the following drivers to development of biomass waste-to-energy in Ghana.

Very important Important Less important Not important
Government's energy (renewable energy) policy )/targets (e.g. National Electrification Scheme and Decentralized rural electrification)
Sound and optimal use of biomass waste
Possibility of reducing carbon and other hazardous emissions
Profitable returns with the possibility of contributing to rural development through employment and improving livelihood.
Increase production of waste(municipal and industrial) with increase concerns about environmental degradation.
 
 
 
 
The development of biomass waste-to-energy is limited by a number of barriers. Based on your experience and opinion can you rate the following barriers.
Very Important Important Less Important Not important
Lack of stringent regulatory and policy framework of bioenergy development
Lack of instituitional coordination and cooperation (excessive burecracy)
Weak supply chain infrastructure
Lack of feedstock supply / difficult getting feedstock
Low prices of conventional fuel sources
Lack of financial schemes and difficulty accessing external funding
Poor maintenance culture
Lack of skilled personels and weak technical infrastructure.
Uncertainty and risk associated with investments and conversion technologies
 
Lack of public awareness and pressure