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Assessment of biomass energy sources and technologies: The case of Central America

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Ingeniería Térmica y de Fluidoses
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería de Sistemas Energéticoses
dc.contributor.authorCutz Ijchajchal, Luis Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorHaro, P.
dc.contributor.authorSantana Santana, Domingo José
dc.contributor.authorJohnsson, F.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-23T14:29:46Z
dc.date.available2021-03-23T14:29:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews and assesses conditions for increased and efficient use of biomass in Central America (CA), providing an overview of conditions for biomass supply in each country. Then, a Fuzzy Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) method is applied to identify a portfolio of biomass conversion technologies appropriate for CA, considering technical, economic, environmental and socio-political aspects. The work is motivated by the relatively large availability of biomass in CA at the same time as current conversion of biomass is carried out in inefficient processes. The assessment of technologies includes thermochemical processes (pyrolysis, combustion and gasification) for production of different energy carriers, including improved cooking stoves (ICSs). The most promising biomass feedstocks in the region are residue based; animal (manure), forest and agricultural origin. We show that around 250 PJ/year could be available for the energy sector, which is equivalent to 34% of primary energy supply for CA. It is concluded that in the short term promoting and implementing ICSs will give the largest improvement in the efficiency of biomass use, whereas on the long term small combustion plants seem to be the best choice for transforming CA's biomass into a clean and sustainable energy carriers, boosting economy and industrial development. Results show that the introduction of ICSs will result in an annual saving in the range of 4-8 Mt of fuelwood (59-113 PJ). Moreover, even when the investment cost of the cooking stoves is considered, ICSs yield economic savings to fuelwood consumers compared to traditional stoves. The total savings during the first year of implementation would be in the range of 19-152 US$/stove. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationCutz, L., Haro, P., Santana, D., & Johnsson, F. (2016). Assessment of biomass energy sources and technologies: The case of central america. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 58, 1411-1431
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.322
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage1411
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage1431
dc.identifier.publicationtitleRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviewsen
dc.identifier.publicationvolume58
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/32208
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000017863
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subject.ecienciaIngeniería Industriales
dc.subject.otherBiomassen
dc.subject.otherBioenergyen
dc.subject.otherCentral Americaen
dc.subject.otherMulti-criteria decision-makingen
dc.subject.otherTechnology assessmenten
dc.subject.otherSugar millsen
dc.subject.otherElectricity generationen
dc.subject.otherBioenergy productionen
dc.subject.otherPower generationen
dc.subject.otherSweet Sorghumen
dc.subject.otherGasificationen
dc.subject.otherResourcesen
dc.subject.otherBagasseen
dc.subject.otherCombustionen
dc.subject.otherConversionen
dc.titleAssessment of biomass energy sources and technologies: The case of Central Americaen
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