Sustainability impact assessment for local energy supplies' development – The case of the alpine area of Lake Como, Italy

Martire, Salvatore; Tuomasjukka, Diana; Lindner, Marcus; Fitzgerald, Joanne; Castellani, Valentina

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.08.020

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“…Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) (not to be confused with Social Impact Assessment, also abbreviated SIA) is described in Martire et al [32] as a process-oriented tool and aims at assessing the sustainability effects based on environmental, social and economic indicators of changes on sector level, using baseline and scenario descriptions. It allows for tailoring specific system boundaries, and is flexible in how to merge various data as well as how to model local supply chains.…”

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“…It allows for tailoring specific system boundaries, and is flexible in how to merge various data as well as how to model local supply chains. The SIA approach -and the linked tool Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment (ToSIA) -was applied on the development of local energy supplies in a region in Italy within a rather short-term (2020) [32]. ToSIA is a tool for comparing scenarios with the baseline and/or against each other, based on quantified impacts and was originally developed for the forestry sector.…”

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Methods for assessing future scenarios from a sustainability perspective

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Future scenarios are often used to address long-term challenges characterised by uncertainty and complexity, as they can help explore different alternative future pathways. Scenarios can therefore be a useful tool to support policy and guide action towards sustainability. But what sustainability aspects are put forward in scenarios and how are they assessed? This paper aims to explore how to assess future scenarios, categorised according to Börjeson et al. (Futures 38:723-739, 2006) i.e. predictive, explorative and normative scenarios. By conducting a literature review and a document analysis, we map tools and methods that are currently used to assess environmental and social sustainability aspects in scenarios. We also draw on experiences from methods for impact assessments of Swedish municipal comprehensive plans, which can be considered as future scenarios. We identify whether some sustainability aspects are less recurrent than others in the reviewed assessments or even left out. We find that there is no single tool that can be used to assess scenarios. Some quantitative tools based on databases may be more suitable for assessing scenarios within a shorter time horizon, whereas qualitative assessment methods might better fit the purpose of long-term transformative scenarios. We also find that assessment frameworks may be useful to guide the assessment, as to what its intended purpose is and which sustainability aspects to include. Finally we discuss whether further assessment tools are needed in order to include a wider array of potential environmental or social consequences of the content of scenarios.

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Section: Sustainability Impact Assessment (Sia)mentioning

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Methods for assessing future scenarios from a sustainability perspective

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“…plant was designed using the most efficient technologies with the objective of reducing pollutants and complying with the most restrictive requirements imposed by the current legislation. Lastly, previous works habitually focused on monothematic subjects, e.g., studying bioenergy plants in terms of engineering or energy performance without weighing their socio-economic and environmental impacts [2,[6][7][8]24,[27][28][29]. Therefore, the present paper primarily deals with three tasks with the aim of: (i) assessing the biomass potential from a sustainable perspective; (ii) providing an economic accounting of an exemplary biomass plant in terms of its technical characteristics and performance; and (iii) evaluating social and environmental impacts.…”

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“…By supporting sustainable development, energy needs can be met through the conversion of agroforestry biomass into biofuels [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Therefore, a requirement for establishing sustainable production and consumption chains at the local level emerges [11,12].…”

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Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity

Bonazzi¹,

Cividino

Zambon

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Studying and modeling plants for producing electric power obtained from vegetal wood cellulose biomass can become an opportunity for building a supply chain based on the local fuel-producing capacity. Focusing on energy-producing technologies, such as pyrolysis or gasification, the present work assessed the amount of vegetal biomass that may be used as fuel, both in terms of actual availability and supply price, in the Province of Rieti (Italy). The aim is to draw up a supply plan that has an intrinsic relationship with the local area. The results confirmed a production of 24 MW of project thermal power and 4 MW of project electric power. The ensuing plant was then studied following current norms about renewable energy, environmental consistency, and atmospheric emissions. An economic analysis of the cost investment was also carried out, where the total return is approximately of 19%. The results exposed that plant costs are acceptable only if short-supply chain fuel is purchased. The costs of generating energy from agroforestry biomass are certainly higher; however, the plant represents a significant territorial opportunity, especially for the economic sectors of agriculture and forestry. The employment effect plays a central role in the concession process, which is relevant for the interaction among renewable energy production and agriculture. The environmental impact of a biomass plant from agroforestry residues can be measured exclusively on atmospheric emissions: the plant must be placed in industrial areas without any landscape or naturalistic value.

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Introduction to Forest Bioenergy

Malico,

Gonçalves

2024

Green Energy and Technology

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Sustainability impact assessment for local energy supplies' development – The case of the alpine area of Lake Como, Italy

Cited by 26 publications

References 55 publications

Methods for assessing future scenarios from a sustainability perspective

Methods for assessing future scenarios from a sustainability perspective

Building Energy Opportunity with a Supply Chain Based on the Local Fuel-Producing Capacity

Introduction to Forest Bioenergy

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