Multi criteria analysisi of the energy potential of agricultural residues: The case study of Međimurje County in Croatia
| Autor: | Stjepan Pliestić, Sandra Golubić, Neven Voća |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Crop residue
020209 energy Agricultural engineering Biomass county level 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences lcsh:Agriculture Agricultural science renewables biomass sustainability energy utilization European Union Bioenergy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering media_common.cataloged_instance European union european union 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common business.industry lcsh:S Renewables Renewable energy Agriculture Environmental science Arable land Energy source business Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol 17, No 4 (2019); e0208 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 17 No. 4 (2019); e0208 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 17 Núm. 4 (2019); e0208 SJAR. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research instname Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp e0208-e0208 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2171-9292 |
| DOI: | 10.5424/sjar/2019174-15140 |
| Popis: | Aim of study: The utilization of agricultural residues may become one of the major sources for production of energy from biomass. The objective of this paper is to analyse the type and quantity of agricultural residues and to determine their energy potential. Area of study: The area of study is the Međimurje County. The county is situated at the north part of Croatia. Material and methods: The paper analyses three models of sustainable agricultural residues management applying the multi-criteria analysis. The assessment included potentially available quantities of residues in crops, fruit, viniculture and livestock production. For determining the most appropriate model of residues utilisation the multi-criteria analysis was applied. Main results: The results show that total quantities of agricultural biomass amount to 323, 912 t with energy potential of 1, 092 TJ annually. The largest sustainably available potential of agricultural biomass consists of biomass from arable crops production, with total quantity of 33, 670 t followed by 281, 233 t of manure from livestock production. The lowest share of potential biomass are pruning residues in fruit and grapevine production with total available residual quantity of 8, 109 t. Also, it results from the multi-criteria analysis that a central large scale plant for biogas production is the most feasible facility for such production. Research highlights: The results of this paper provide ground for further development of the models for assessing the sustainability of using agricultural residues, and they can also serve as a basis for assessments of bioenergy projects in specific regions of the European Union. |
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