Methodology for estimating biomass energy potential and its application to Colombia

González-Salazar, Miguel Angel; Morini, Mirko; Pinelli, Michele; Spina, Pier Ruggero; Venturini, Mauro; Finkenrath, Matthias; Poganietz, Witold‐Roger

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.004

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“…16 In contrast, solid biomass has received less attention despite supply, diseases, and environmental analyses, among other factors. 33,34 Th e Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) published a 2013 report regarding climate change vulnerability and adaptation options for the energy sector. 17 Th is report discussed the Electricity Sector Expansion Plan (ESEP), which was to incorporate approximately 140 MW from biomass cogeneration plants associated with bioethanol production to the national interconnected system in 2015.…”

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Solid biofuels production from energy crops in Colombia: challenges and opportunities

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Building on an extensive literature review that included peer-reviewed publications, grey literature, national statistics, offi cial reports, and regulations enacted by the Colombian government, this paper identifi es opportunities, challenges, and constraints faced by solid biofuels production from energy crops in Colombia. Our fi ndings suggest that the solid biofuels industry currently lacks policy regulations and an adequate research framework. The paper notes the industry's market potential and addresses its dependency on a legal framework, political willingness, and technological developments. The legal framework includes land ownership formalization, job regulations, and the defi nition of environmental and administrative permits. Political willingness relates to governmental policies and fi nancial incentives based on environmental and sustainability criteria, which can make the sector competitive compared to other energy sources at the local and international market scales. The technological aspects include public and private support for research and development programs and a strategic analysis of industry-specifi c requirements for infrastructure, conversion, and transportation within a life cycle assessment framework. The preliminary land-use analysis suggests the potential availability of land for solid biofuels production in the Caribbean, Andean, Inter-Andean Valley, and Orinoco regions. Furthermore, the results show that solid biofuels production can potentially supply internal demand and play a role in international markets with strategic development and government support.

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Solid biofuels production from energy crops in Colombia: challenges and opportunities

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2016

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“…Based on discussion with experts a maximum annual capacity addition of 100 MWe is assumed for gas turbines at small-scale, coal power plants at small-scale and natural gas reciprocating engines, while 50 MWe is assumed for wind power given its slow-paced deployment. For biomass-based power generation technologies, the maximum annual capacity addition is related to the future technical biomass energy potential described in detail in Gonzalez-Salazar et al [49,61]. More details on this estimation can be found in Gonzalez-Salazar et al [29].…”

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“…Thus, this analysis represents an extension of the work presented by authors in separate papers [29,49,61,62]. The following sections present specific assumptions used to apply the modeling framework to Colombia.…”

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A general modeling framework to evaluate energy, economy, land-use and GHG emissions nexus for bioenergy exploitation

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“…A high number of country-specific investigations on biomass potentials can be found (refer to e.g. [51][52][53][54][55]) as well as studies in the field of biomass usage for power generation, e.g. [56][57][58].…”

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Scenario-based comparative assessment of potential future electricity systems – A new methodological approach using Germany in 2050 as an example

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Methodology for estimating biomass energy potential and its application to Colombia

Cited by 66 publications

References 23 publications

Solid biofuels production from energy crops in Colombia: challenges and opportunities

Solid biofuels production from energy crops in Colombia: challenges and opportunities

A general modeling framework to evaluate energy, economy, land-use and GHG emissions nexus for bioenergy exploitation

Scenario-based comparative assessment of potential future electricity systems – A new methodological approach using Germany in 2050 as an example

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