Overview of the Greek biofuel potential of surplus agricultural biomass from economic, social, environmental and technical perspective
Master Thesis
Συγγραφέας
Παπαβαγγέλη, Ανθή
Ημερομηνία
2015Επιβλέπων
Σιδηράς, ΔημήτριοςΣιοντόρου, Χριστίνα
Προβολή/ Άνοιγμα
Θεματική επικεφαλίδα
Biomass energyΛέξεις κλειδιά
Biodiesel ; Bioethanol ; Agricultural residues ; GIS ; Greek potential ; PerspectivesΠερίληψη
Biomass is a renewable and cheap resource for biofuel production. Yet, the viability
and feasibility of biofuel production from agricultural biomass depends upon its
availability at a competitive cost. The present study investigates the Greek biomass
potential for bioethanol and biodiesel production, as well as the energy potential of
agricultural residues using a GIS-based management application built on a relational
database system. The computations were based on geographical and time-depending
data provided by the National Statistical Service of Greece, while the digital maps of
land cover overlaid provides by Marathon Data Systems. Typical input data included
cultivation areas sorted by geographical region, agricultural production of the crops,
by-product factors, availability factors, and energy factors, for the period 2000-2010.
The output included the productivity of the main crops in the corresponding areas, as
well as their by-products and available energy. The study concludes with a discussion
on the significance and the challenges of biomass supply, including brief descriptions
about economical, social, environmental and technical aspects of biofuel production.