Abstract
Modern agriculture is an extremely energy intensive process. However, high agricultural productivities and the growth of green revolution has been possible only by large amount of energy inputs, especially those coming from fossil fuels. These energy resources have not been able to provide an economically viable solution for agricultural applications. Biomass energy‐based systems had been extensively used for transportation and on farm systems during World War II: the most common and reliable solution was wood or biomass gasification. The latter means incomplete combustion of biomass resulting in production of combustible gases which mostly consist of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and traces of methane (CH4). This mixture is called syngas, which can be successfully used to run internal combustion engines (both compression and spark ignition) or as substitute for furnace oil in direct heat applications. The aim of the present paper is to help the experimentation of innovative plants for electric power production using agro‐forest biomass derived by hazelnut cultivations. An additional purpose is to point out a connection among the chemical and physical properties of the outgoing syngas by biomass characterization and gas‐chromatography analysis.
Highlights
The global environment conditions are badly influenced by the exploitation and the extreme utilization of typical energetic sources, which is mainly due to industrialized countries and exponential population growth
The aim of the present paper is to help the experimentation of innovative plants for electric power production using agro-forest biomass derived by hazelnut cultivations
An additional purpose is to point out a connection among the chemical and physical properties of the outgoing syngas by biomass characterization and gas-chromatography analysis
Summary
The global environment conditions are badly influenced by the exploitation and the extreme utilization of typical energetic sources, which is mainly due to industrialized countries and exponential population growth. This work is based on the idea of energetically independent agroforest farms, able to generate electric power using renewable sources as agroforest biomass from agricultural discards 1, 2. If we consider this idea applied on a large scale, we could create an agroenergetic ecodistrict. This concept would have potential benefits for environment, such as reduction of CO2 emissions, and for farmers, because they could sell the electric power and receive green certificates. An additional purpose is to point out a connection among the chemical and physical properties of the outgoing syngas by biomass characterization and gas chromatography analysis
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