Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

Castellani, Valentina; Piazzalunga, A.; Sala, Serenella

doi:10.1186/2190-4715-25-22

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“…As a consequence, the type, location and operation of the facilities play a fundamental role on the social acceptance [23]. Besides this, the northern Italian Po valley represents a European hot-spot concerning aerosol pollution [24], where local authorities often limit the use of wood burning appliances in winter [25]. It follows the need to evaluate the environmental drawbacks of using biofuels derived from poor quality residual biomass, such as VPRs, in mediumsize boiler.…”

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Sustainability of using vineyard pruning residues as an energy source: Combustion performances and environmental impact

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Pizzini

Marchiori

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Open burning of agricultural waste is still a common practice as it is a rapid method for waste disposal, although natural biomass, including agriculture residues, can be exploited as a renewable energy source. We assessed the viability and sustainability of using vineyard pruning residues, as wood chips, for energy conversion. Wood chips, obtained from vineyards in the Prosecco DOCG region (Italy), were characterized in terms of chemical composition, calorific value, ash content and humidity. Combustion tests were performed in a medium-size biomass boiler (maximum power 500 kW) to assess the viability of the approach in terms of sustainable steady-state combustion. Primary emissions of both macro-and micro-pollutants were measured to assess the environmental impact.An analytical method was purposely developed for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in three matrices: fly ashes, condensate and gas. The results showed that vineyard pruning residues can be used for energy conversion in medium-and large-scale biomass boilers. Primary emissions of measured pollutants were all below limit values set by current European legislation except for particulate matter, for which current available abatement technologies are required to contain emissions, thus making the use of vineyard pruning residues unsuitable for combustion in domestic appliances where such technologies are not installed. Bottom ashes produced during combustion were also characterized to assess whether they can be recycled in the vineyard as soil amendments/fertilizers. Copper content in combustion ashes exceeded limit values for ashes to be used as fertilizers in agricultural fields for some European countries but not for others, indicating that ashes may need to be disposed as waste.

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Sustainability of using vineyard pruning residues as an energy source: Combustion performances and environmental impact

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Marchiori

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“…Converted from € to US$ using the historical annual average exchange rate for the year 2010 (€ 1 = US$1 33). and need to reduce GHGs emission[52], it is evident that Nepal has to best utilize mainly renewable energy sources. Mainly in this area, Nepal's NDCs have an investment potential of US$46.1 billion by 2030, opening a big opportunity for the private sector, including the MDBs, local and regional financial institutions[53].…”

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Climate finance and green growth: reconsidering climate-related institutions, investments, and priorities in Nepal

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Nepal, a least-developed, mountainous, and landlocked country is consistently ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate change. Poor socioeconomic development, rough and highly unstable geography, inadequate institutional capacity to deal with research, development and policy and mostly underdeveloped infrastructures, all have contributed to increasing vulnerability of communities and ecosystems, and have limited their adaptive capacity. Over the past decade, Nepal has made significant progress, particularly in developing and implementing policies and frameworks and establishing institutional mechanisms with the support of donor countries, UN and multilateral agencies. As the global climate politics is getting more complicated, international financing patterns-both climate and development finance-are shifting their ways, forcing the countries like Nepal to diversify the funding base for climate change actions and integrate them within national development plans and strategies. Using the data and information currently available, we analyze the existing financing situations, discuss the future scenarios and suggest policy recommendations to develop a set of long-term adaptation and impact mitigation strategies in specific and environmental change at large. When short-term adaptation strategies funded from existing financial arrangements and other related bilateral and multilateral sources particularly European countries, seem to be encouraging, we stress the need of "public-private partnership-driven full-fledged green economy" focusing on renewable energy and transport, agriculture and forestry, water and water-induced disasters, as well as tourism and hospitality.

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Sustainability impact assessment for local energy supplies' development – The case of the alpine area of Lake Como, Italy

Martire

Tuomasjukka

Lindner

et al. 2015

Biomass and Bioenergy

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Research findings and decision making: the case of renewable energy

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

Sustainability of using vineyard pruning residues as an energy source: Combustion performances and environmental impact

Sustainability of using vineyard pruning residues as an energy source: Combustion performances and environmental impact

Climate finance and green growth: reconsidering climate-related institutions, investments, and priorities in Nepal

Sustainability impact assessment for local energy supplies' development – The case of the alpine area of Lake Como, Italy

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