Title:
Comparative Life Cycle Analysis Between Traditional and Organic Farming Local Rotations to Produce Straight Vegetable Oil Used as Self-Supply Biofuel in Agriculture
Author(s):
Baquero, G., Esteban, B., Rius, A., Puig, R., Riba, J.-R.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
This work environmentally evaluates a model for an agricultural fuel self-supply exploitation, comparing traditional versus organic farming rotations. The model is based on the current extended crop rotation of wheat and barley and local organic farming exploitations, both in the Anoia region (Catalonia, Spain). The introduction of rapeseed to both agricultural practices is considered along with the conversion of rape seeds into oil to be used as agricultural fuel. Life cycle assessment methodology is used to carry out an environmental analysis. Environmental results show a preference for the vegetable oil and the organic farming options in terms of CO2 equivalent emissions and energy consumption. The use of vegetable oil as fuel obtained from the same exploitation instead of diesel and allows as well as organic farming collaborate to this environmentally favorable results.
Keywords:
biofuels, life cycle assessment (LCA), rapeseed, small scale application, vegetable oil, organic farming
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Sustainability assessment and criteria
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
5AV.1.19
Pages:
2226 - 2228
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-5AV.1.19
Price:
FREE
