One potential area for increasing energy production from
renewable energy sources is closely related to the increasing use
of straw. Depending on the Lithuanian agricultural policy, the total
straw production in 2020 could be about 3 million tons per year.
The technical potential, excluding consumption on farms and other needs and losses, is assessed at 1.7 million tons, or about 6.95 TWh; however, the feasible potential, according to calculations and investigations by local and foreign scientists, is 1.5 TWh
in 2020 [23]. The installed capacity of straw combustion boilers for heat production is about 12 MW [13].