Energy Potential From Agricultural Residues in Texas

Abstract

Fuel shortages, along with dramatic increases in the price of energy, have placed considerable emphasis on the development of new and competitive energy supplies. In irrigated regions, the increased price and threat of curtailed supplies of natural gas have serious economic implications for the farm firm [4, 13]. Agriculture has the potential of replacing part of the energy it uses in the form of agricultural residues. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the use of residues from crop production in Texas as a feasible energy source.

From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas

“…Since the biomass can be a seasonable energy source [64], there are systems need to be analyzed for harvesting, storing, and transporting biomass efficiently, at a low cost [65]. Texas hosts 25 of 795 biomass power plants of US and 4 power plants are placed in Region L, which may reduce transportation costs significantly [12].…”