Title:
Socio-Economic Benefits of Small Anaerobic Digestion Systems
Author(s):
Capaccioli, S., Uggè, C., Michel, J-B., McCormick, M., Maguire, J., Aragno, M., Mahrer, F-R., Magnolfi, V., Salimbeni, A., Ivancic, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
In Europe, more than 120 (2014) millions of tonnes of organic wastes are produced per year by restaurants, hotels, markets, fisheries and other small to medium-size agri-food industries. The specific management of these wastes involves costly treatments and potential hygiene issues on-site. The ORION project aims to enable most of these SMEs to manage their organic waste in situ in order to decrease the treatment costs and to improve onsite hygiene conditions. Wastes can also be valorised to produce bioenergy and a residue usable as a fertilizer. An anaerobic digestion machine combining effectiveness for a large range of organic wastes and reduced capital and operating costs has been developed at the SME scale (3 m3 to 30 m3). Small anaerobic digestion systems have strong social and economic benefits concerning waste material management and there can be additional positive effects depending on the site conditions, energy production, nutrient recycle, etc. The potential risks encountered by service providers and end users have been identified and studied using established techniques for socio-economic assessment. The results of the recently completed ORION project have been condensed and submitted for social, economic and technological analysis of the local and widespread implementation of the ORION systems. The analysis is presented in the form of the SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats) and PEST (Political Economic Social Technological) matrices.
Keywords:
anaerobic digestion, biogas, SWOT analysis, small scale application, socio-economic impact, organic waste disposal
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Resource efficient bioeconomy and social opportunities
Event:
24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AV.3.16
Pages:
1530 - 1534
ISBN:
978-88-89407-165
Paper DOI:
10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.16
Price:
FREE
