Evaluation of the Electrical Energy Potential of Woody Biomass in the Near Region of the Hydropower Plant Tucuruí-Brazil

Reusing, recycling and up-cycling of biomass: A review of practical and kinetic modelling approaches

“…Of all the samples studied, the sawdust was found to have the lowest combustion reactivity. While combustion of this material could be considered a low-grade use, for this reason, it has been reported that when there is a significant amount of such material readily available, such as the sawmills in the Amazon, that there is a great potential for combustion for electrical production [94]. There is some advantage, therefore, in combustion of woody biomass to produce "bioenergy" as it has also been shown that compared to non-woody materials (e.g.…”

Methodology for the Evaluation of the Electrical Energy Potential of Residual Biomass from the Wood Industry: A Case Study in Brazil

“…The authors concluded that 70% of the lumber mills in the State of Pará could install biomass-fired power plants with a capacity between 200 and 300 kW e . Brasil et al [8] revisited part of the data analyzed in 2004 by [4] and estimated an electrical energy potential of 235.5 GWh year −1 for the wood residues from the 117 sawmills located in a region within a 100-km radius from the main hydropower plant in the State of Pará. In [8], a methodology that takes into account the dependency of the electrical efficiency of the power plants with their capacity was applied, which improved the assessment of the potential of woody biomass wastes for electric energy generation made by Padilha et al [4].…”

“…Brasil et al [8] revisited part of the data analyzed in 2004 by [4] and estimated an electrical energy potential of 235.5 GWh year −1 for the wood residues from the 117 sawmills located in a region within a 100-km radius from the main hydropower plant in the State of Pará. In [8], a methodology that takes into account the dependency of the electrical efficiency of the power plants with their capacity was applied, which improved the assessment of the potential of woody biomass wastes for electric energy generation made by Padilha et al [4]. If the methodology of Padilha et al [4] was applied to the data analyzed by [8], the electricity potential would be almost twice as large, 429.6 GWh year −1 .…”

“…In [8], a methodology that takes into account the dependency of the electrical efficiency of the power plants with their capacity was applied, which improved the assessment of the potential of woody biomass wastes for electric energy generation made by Padilha et al [4]. If the methodology of Padilha et al [4] was applied to the data analyzed by [8], the electricity potential would be almost twice as large, 429.6 GWh year −1 . That difference in the energy potential calculated by the two methodologies referred above confirms the importance of considering the influence of the efficiency as Methodology for the Evaluation of the Electrical Energy Potential of Residual Biomass… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92642 a function of the installed power when estimating the electric energy that can be generated from wood residues.…”

Análise do potencial de biomassa residual no Algarve, Portugal, baseada em SIG

“…Um dos obstáculos à implementação de mais sistemas de energia baseados em biomassa é a incerteza de uma oferta regular de biomassa aos consumidores (TAIBI et al, 2012), estando a viabilidade dos projetos sempre dependente da disponibilidade de biomassa e da gestão da sua cadeia de fornecimento (LÓPEZ-RODRÍGUEZ et al, 2009). Neste contexto, diversos estudos focam a determinação da disponibilidade da biomassa em diversas regiões (e.g., ALFONSO et al, 2009;LÓPEZ-RODRÍGUEZ et al, 2009;FERNANDES;COSTA, 2010;MESQUITA et al, 2018;BRASIL et al, 2018 A análise da biomassa total disponível em uma determinada área de coleta apresentada neste trabalho permite identificar, do ponto de vista do recurso, quais as me- Algarve (VIANA et al, 2006), mas ainda não se sucedeu.…”