Title:
Biomass Supply Management and Logistics for Regional Development and Planning
Author(s):
Christou, M., Papamichael, I., Kapiris, M., Lignos, G., Kokossis, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
The present work aims to record and organise data on biomass availability in terms of biomass types, quantity, quality, and spatial distribution to match the needs of different users. A case-driven requirement analysis and design of integrated biomass supply management and logistics has been produced. The research area is located in Thessaly/ Central Greece, with a biomass potential energy capacity of over 27.000.000 GJ (600.000 toe). The area is selected because of the comparative advantage of Thessaly in agricultural residues, which correspond to the 17% of the agricultural residues of the country. They mainly refer to forestry, cotton stalks, straw, tree pruning and olive kernel processing. Thessaly hosts 5% of overall Greek biomass energy stations (2.2 MW). The theoretical as well as the technically available biomass potential is estimated. For the latter, technical constraints for the supply chain are taken into account during the biomass supply chain (harvesting/collection, transportation, storage) and calculated as percentage of losses on the expected biomass production. On site information on the residues from the agro-forest industries are also collected in order to identify their availability potential and their logistics.
Keywords:
agricultural residues, calorific value, logistics, agroindustrial residues, supply chain, characterization, IT technologies
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products
Event:
23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BO.5.5
Pages:
58 - 60
ISBN:
978-88-89407-516
Paper DOI:
10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-1BO.5.5
Price:
FREE
