The biomasssectorhasastrategicroleinenergyrenewablespolicy,accordingtotheNationalRenewable Energy ActionPlans(NREAPs),elaboratedincompliancewiththeDirective2009/28/EC.Planninga suitable useofbiomassforenergypurposescallforthecleardefinition ofthebiomasspotential,thathas to beperiodicallyupdatedbyinventoriesforallEUcountries. The aimofthispaperhasbeentheassessmentoftheavailableresidualbiomass,particularlylig- nocellulosic, intheItalianterritory,toevaluatethepotentialforbioenergy,particularlyforelectricityand heat generation.ThegreenhousegassavingsaccordingtotheEuropeantargetandindicatorshavebeen estimated onthenationalscale.Particularly,thetotal final energywhichcouldbegeneratedfrom 22,208,455 t/yofresidualbiomassassessedinItaly,isequalto4.57Mtoe,nearly2.7%ofthegrossItalian energy consumptionin2013andthetotalsavingsofGHGemissionscomingfromthisbioenergygen- eration, arecloseto52MtCO2eq fortheentireItalianterritoryperyear.Theconclusionsunderlinethat an appropriatebioenergypolicycanhelpdecarbonisetheeconomy,enhancethereliabilityoftheenergy supply andadditionallyitcanrevitaliseruralareas.
Energy potential from residual biomass towards meeting the EU renewable energy and climate targets. The Italian case
PAIANO, ANNARITA;LAGIOIA, Giovanni
2016-01-01
Abstract
The biomasssectorhasastrategicroleinenergyrenewablespolicy,accordingtotheNationalRenewable Energy ActionPlans(NREAPs),elaboratedincompliancewiththeDirective2009/28/EC.Planninga suitable useofbiomassforenergypurposescallforthecleardefinition ofthebiomasspotential,thathas to beperiodicallyupdatedbyinventoriesforallEUcountries. The aimofthispaperhasbeentheassessmentoftheavailableresidualbiomass,particularlylig- nocellulosic, intheItalianterritory,toevaluatethepotentialforbioenergy,particularlyforelectricityand heat generation.ThegreenhousegassavingsaccordingtotheEuropeantargetandindicatorshavebeen estimated onthenationalscale.Particularly,thetotal final energywhichcouldbegeneratedfrom 22,208,455 t/yofresidualbiomassassessedinItaly,isequalto4.57Mtoe,nearly2.7%ofthegrossItalian energy consumptionin2013andthetotalsavingsofGHGemissionscomingfromthisbioenergygen- eration, arecloseto52MtCO2eq fortheentireItalianterritoryperyear.Theconclusionsunderlinethat an appropriatebioenergypolicycanhelpdecarbonisetheeconomy,enhancethereliabilityoftheenergy supply andadditionallyitcanrevitaliseruralareas.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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