Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Carmen P�©rez Atanet
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl
In this paper, a study of technical and economic feasibility for the use of woody biomass from agricultural origin of olive
groves, vineyards and fruit, as raw material in a pellet manufacturing plant in the province of Badajoz (Spain), was developed.
The main objective is the recovery an abundant biomass produced in this area which nowadays has no use, to manufacture
wood pelletsbecause as raw material for their production (pine) is no longer sufficient to meet the demand for raw materials
over 38 factories operating in Spain. To this end, first of all, an analysis is performed to find optimal points for the location of
production plants pellets. This analysis allowed us to identify an optimal location for these plants and gathering area of 30 km,
for which the costs of collection and transport are calculated. Besides that, the physical and chemical characteristics of these
biomass and its possibilities of pelleting are discussed. With these data, the analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of
the construction of a pelletizing plant from biomass studied is done.