Potential Analysis of Common Crop Residues for Bioenergy Sources in Taiwan

To evaluate the bioenergy potentials of Taiwan for policy making, the annual potentials of common crop residues have been estimated to be about 1.7 × 10 6 metric tons (dry matter) using the national crop production data and the crop residue factors. Based on the estimated amount, a preliminary benef...

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Published inEnergy sources. Part B, Economics, planning and policy Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 32 - 38
Main Author Tsai, W.-T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 02.01.2014
Subjects
bioenergy
bioethanol potential
cereal crop
Crops
Equivalence
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
lignocellulosic residue
Methane
methane potential
Policies
Renewable energy
Residues
Taiwan
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Summary:To evaluate the bioenergy potentials of Taiwan for policy making, the annual potentials of common crop residues have been estimated to be about 1.7 × 10 6 metric tons (dry matter) using the national crop production data and the crop residue factors. Based on the estimated amount, a preliminary benefit analysis showed that the total energy potential of 2.5 × 10 4 TJ/y could be gained in Taiwan. It is equivalent to the reduction in net greenhouse gases emissions of around 2.3 × 10 3 and 1.8 × 10 3 Gg/y as a result from the substitutions of coal and oil, respectively. In addition, the potentials of the common crop residues for biogas (methane) generation and bioethanol production were estimated to be around 3.0 × 10 2 Gg/y and 1.7 × 10 5 m 3 /y, respectively.
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ISSN:1556-7249
1556-7257
DOI:10.1080/15567241003699488