Open AccessElectric and Thermal Energy Production and Storage System by Pinecone Waste
Author(s) -
Nuno Domingues
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advanced energy: an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2349-6231
DOI - 10.5121/aeij.2022.9101
Subject(s) - renewable energy , biomass (ecology) , production (economics) , fossil fuel , raw material , environmental science , waste management , renewable fuels , business , engineering , ecology , economics , biology , electrical engineering , macroeconomics
Rural ecosystems are the main source of biomass used in the production of renewable energy in Portugal. However, it is based on pruning residues are most of the raw material for biomass leaving other opportunities aside. This paper highlights the role of pinecone waste without pinion for the energy sector. The present paper studies different solutions to enhance the use of the pinecones for energy proposes. The present paper also presents the different principal technologies. It is possible to conclude that the use of residual biomass is a way to reduce the national dependence on energy imports (fossil specialties), decreases transport losses (by allowing local production and consumption locally) and encourages the management of forest areas (fixing people in rural areas and lowers the risk of fire).