Biomass Production from Crops Residues: Ranking of Agro-Energy Regions

Moulogianni, Christina; Bournaris, Thomas

doi:10.3390/en10071061

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“…Among the various feedstocks, solid biomass are the most efficient material from which energy can be recovered, is the most effective in conversion technology, and is the least expensive to produce [7,8]. Solid biomasses include wood, wood wastes, such as sawdust and woodchips, pellets, straw, stalks, and animal manure, and they are composed of several organic components that can be broken down for energy production [9][10][11][12]. The only limit to bioenergy generation is biomass availability.…”

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Kiwi Clear‐Cut: First Evaluation of Recovered Biomass for Energy Production

2017

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Among the various types of agricultural waste, significant amounts of energy can be obtained from woodchips derived from comminuted pruning residues. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of using kiwi orchard clear-cut biomass for energy production. The field trial was conducted in a commercial kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) orchard located in Northwest Italy. We evaluated the biomass yield, woodchip quality, energy consumption, and economic sustainability of this practice. Processed data determined the available biomass to be 20.6 tonnes dry matter ha −1. Woodchip analysis showed a biomass moisture content of 53% and a relatively low heating value of about 7.5 MJ•kg −1. Furthermore, the average ash content was 2.4%. Production cost was 99.6 €•t −1 dry matter, which was slightly less than the market price of 100 €•t −1 dry matter for woodchips. In summary, kiwi clear-cut recovered biomass may be a valid alternative biomass source.

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Kiwi Clear‐Cut: First Evaluation of Recovered Biomass for Energy Production

2017

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“…Agriculture is one of the most significant sectors, which is characterized by the greatest potential for sustainable economic development [5,7,9,16,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. Specifically, renewable sources represent good alternatives to fossil resources in the primary sector, which are inadequate in quantity and are prone to exhaustion [31,38,[40][41][42][43].…”

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“…Examining one of the recent notions of 'sustainability', energy can be assumed as the fourth dimension of sustainability. With the four sustainable dimensions (energy, economy, society and environment), rural districts can provide greater maintainable growth, also focusing on a sustainable (energy) future, which in literature is perceived by the "agro-energy districts" [32][33][34][35][36]. However, very often such innovative realities present their intrinsic limits.…”

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Revolutionizing Towards Sustainable Agricultural Systems: The Role of Energy

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Innovations play a significant role in the primary sector (i.e., agriculture, fisheries and forestry), ensuring a greater performance towards bioeconomy and sustainability. Innovation is being progressively applied to examining the organization of joint technological, social, and institutional modernizations in the primary sector. Exploring the governance of actor relations, potential policies, and support structures is crucial in the phase of innovation, e.g., during research activities, often applied at the national or sectorial scale. However, when opposing normative guidelines for alternative systems of agriculture arise (e.g., the industrial agriculture paradigm), modernizations in agricultural and forestry may contribute to outlining more sustainable systems. To date, innovations in the primary sector do not seem as advanced as in other sectors, apart from industrial agriculture, which sometimes appears to be the most encouraged. The present review aims to shed light on innovations that have been identified and promoted in recent years in the primary sector, including agriculture and forestry. The need to pursue sustainable development in this sector requires the inclusion of a fourth dimension, namely energy. In fact, energy sustainability is an issue that has been much discussed in recent years. However, the need for progressive technological progress is indispensable to ensure long-lasting energy efficiency. The aim is to understand what innovations have been implemented recently, highlighting opportunities and limitations for the primary sector.

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“…Poland (1) Published submissions are related to biomass char production methods, including pyrolysis, and hydrothermal carbonization. In addition, various characterization techniques were used to identify the physico-chemical, morphological, textural, surface chemistry and structural properties of the products.…”

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“…Moulogianni and Bournaris have ranked the agro-energy regions in the Region of Central Macedonia (RCM) according to their biomass production potential [1]. In this context, the authors have developed a Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCDA) model using the ELimination and Et Choix Traduisant la REalite (ELECTRE) III method through the construction of outranking relations.…”

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