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Table 6 Biofuel value chain 2050 in Smart villages scenario

From: Participatory and prospective value network analysis: supporting transition towards biofuels in Finnish road transport

Actors

Value generation

(What?)

Prerequisites for value generation

(By what means?)

Supporting activities

Food industry

• root debarking

• further processing

Waste → Raw material

Enough waste for raw material

 

Agriculture

• field side streams

• livestock

Side streams → Raw material

Enough side streams for raw material

 

Wood production

• forest industry companies

• private forest owners

Wood

Raw material availability (volume and quality)

 

Technology providers

• raw material

• processing

• services

• organising

Technology needed in the whole chain

Working markets for technology providers

R & D, start-up assistance

Trade

Waste → Raw material

Waste → Raw material

 

Transport company

Raw material collecting

Suitable stock and enough raw material to transport

 

Small refineries

Raw material processing

Enough raw material and demand for the end product

 

Distribution company

Fuel transport and distribution

Suitable stock and distribution logistics

 

Consumers

Fuel to the vehicle

Suitable vehicles in reasonable price

Vehicles and fuel in reasonable price (taxes)

Service providers

Total service (fuel as a part of total service)

Working service business

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