Title:
Forest Maintenance Residues as Fuel to Provide Energy for a Middle School in Tuscany
Author(s):
Capotorto, M., Dallai, L., Maffezzoli, M., Romoli, L., Allesina, G., Pedrazzi, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The world interest in reducing CO2 emissions, producing energy by renewable sources and promoting the idea of a circular economy has been increasing during the last years. General public is aware about the importance of green biomass as a local renewable resource, which is widely available on the land and is exploitable through environmentally sustainable criteria in order to reach an ecologically sound economic development. In 2011, moreover, the Italian Government established that each new or renewed building has to be provided by a renewable source plant and the PNIEC’s publication (Energy and Climate Plan) established the Italian targets for 2030 towards the Green New Deal. The design of a new heating plant for a school is completely related to this framework. This paper aims to evaluate the potential construction of a short biomass energy chain to provide the school energy demand. The residual agro-forestal biomass, usually considered as waste, turns into the starting point for bioenergy production and for the realization of a virtuous example of a circular economy system inside a regional park in Tuscany, where the new “Scuola in Natura' will be built in a short time. The following paper deals with the technical, economical and environmental advantages and disadvantages of the installation of a renewable energy system that provides energy to the school and the farmhouse, already located in the area, by exploiting the residues of the park’s annual maintenance.
Keywords:
combustion, forestry, gasification, combined heat and power generation (CHP)
Topic:
Sustainable Resources for Decarbonising the Economy
Subtopic:
Innovative Biomass Production for Energy Integrated into Traditional Agri-Forestry Systems
Event:
29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1CV.1.8
Pages:
222 - 230
ISBN:
978-88-89407-21-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/29thEUBCE2021-1CV.1.8
Price:
FREE
