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Current situation and policies for solid biomass energy utilization in Portugal
Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Malico, Isabel; Mesquita, Paulo; Sousa, Adélia M. O.; Gonçalves, Ana CristinaAmong the various sources of energy considered as renewable, biomass remains the only resource that contributes significantly to the world energy supply. However, fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, still dominate the demand and energy supply. In EU28 countries, the share of biomass in total primary energy production in 2016 was 17.8% (without non-renewable and renewable industrial wastes), coming ...
Techno-economic analysis of a hybrid solar-biomass heating system for the cork ...
Gonçalves, Filipe; Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Malico, IsabelThe industrial sector is an important energy consumer, which accounted for 29% of the world’s final energy consumption in 2015 [1]. In the European Union this share is slightly lower, 25% in 2016, and in Portugal 27% [2]. Moreover, its energy consumption is still dominated by fossil fuels and industry is therefore an important contributor to the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. Looking at the penetration of...
Current Status and Future Perspectives for Energy Production from Solid Biomass...
Malico, Isabel; Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ana Cristina; Sousa, Adélia M. O.Industrial heat is important in Europe’s energy consumption and dominated by fossil fuels. Therefore, promoting renewables in this sector is vital to move Europe towards a low-carbon economy. Since solid biomass is the only renewable with significant industrial use, it is crucial to know the status of its present use and to analyze the prospects of its future utilization by the industry. The current European in...
Solid Biomass for Process Heat in Europe: Future Perspectives
Malico, Isabel; Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ana Cristina; Sousa, Adélia M. O.In Europe, heating and cooling accounts for the largest share of the total final energy consumption (TFEC) and is the main component for the renewable energy share. From the different renewable energy sources (RES) used for heating and cooling, biomass is by far the largest contributor and thus crucial to achieving Europe’s renewable energy targets. On the other hand, in the European industry, which has a 25.0%...
Solid Biomass for Process Heat in Europe: Sources and Technologies
Malico, Isabel; Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ana Cristina; Sousa, Adélia M. O.The European Directive 2009/28/EC established the global target of 20% share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption to be met by 2020, but EU countries have already agreed on a new, more ambitious goal by 2030: at least 27% of final energy consumption in the EU. With regard to final energy consumption per sector, industry was the second largest EU energy consumer in 2015, with a 25.3% share in final ...
Energy use of cork residues in the Portuguese cork industry
Nepomuceno Pereira, Ricardo; Malico, Isabel; Mesquita, Paulo; Sousa, Adélia M.O.; Gonçalves, Ana CristinaCork oak ecosystems play a very important environmental and socio-economic role in the Mediterranean basin. Their maintenance relies highly on the cork industry, which in turn, is dependent on these ecosystems. Despite the positive impacts of the cork industry, this is an energy-intensive sector, with a strong need for process heat. Therefore, a careful management of heat consumption is important to minimize it...