Paper details

Title:

Database Application to characterize the Spanish Agrarian Counties with respect to their Productivity Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass from dedicated Energy Crops

Author(s):

Sánchez, J., Esteban, B., Checa, M., Romero, L., Mosquera, F., Curt, M.D., Fernández, J.

Document(s):

Abstract:

The aim of this work is to develop a database application led to present part of the Spanish Strategic Project ‘PSE­On cultivos’ results. This application consists of a NUTs4 database that, by means of an excel datasheet, works as an Agrarian County identifying tool. It provides the user with useful information about any Spanish NUTs4 (municipality) regarding geographic, climatic, soil and agricultural data as well as the agro­energy potential for the production of lignocellulosic biomass from dedicated energy crops. The lignocellulosic biomass potential assessment is based on three energy crops proposed as ‘type species’ for energy purposes: cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.), poplar (Populus sp.) and dedicated varieties of cereals. A GIS approach was used to assess the energy crop potential distribution from agro­climatic constraints. The energy crop yields were estimated from prediction models based on agro­climatic indexes, climatic parameters and localized yield data. Different scenarios of both, rainfed and irrigated land availability for growing energy crops are considered, focusing on fallow and set aside land. The built database compiled 395 documents, gathering more than 6,500 pages with 6,500 tables and 1,600 figures in all. Total ­1 ­1 lignocellulosic biomass potential in Spain ranged from 20.6 Modt·yearto 80,372,672 Modt·year. Estimation on bioenergy potential sum up to 31.8 Mtoe·year­1 which represents 70.6% of the European biomass energy share target.

Keywords:

database, energy crops, geographical information system (GIS), lignocellulosic sources, set-aside agricultural land, yield

Topic:

Biomass resources

Subtopic:

Biomass resources from agricultural land

Event:

18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

OC4.1

Pages:

116 - 121

ISBN-13:

978-88-89407-56-1

ISBN-10:

88-89407-56-5

Paper DOI:

10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-OC4.1

Price:

FREE