This paper introduces a novel methodology for the optimal use of forest biomass for energy purposes, by means of GIS procedures. The method allows the identification of the most suitable area for a power plant, starting from the energy demand and the local availability of wood resources. After the site identification, the procedure conducts a cost-benefit analysis, including financial and environmental flows. The described methodology has been automatized in GRASS GIS, which is a free and open source GIS software, and now constitutes a downloadable add-on. In this contribution, we tested such procedure in a case study in Italy, the alpine valleys of Gesso and Vermenagna in Piedmont region (North-West of Italy).
Cost-benefit Analysis with GIS: An Open Source Module for the Forest Bioenergy Sector / Grilli, Gianluca; Garegnani, Giulia; Geri, Francesco; Ciolli, Marco. - In: ENERGY PROCEDIA. - ISSN 1876-6102. - ELETTRONICO. - 107:(2017), pp. 175-179. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2016 tenutosi a Barcelona, Spain nel 7-11 September 2016) [10.1016/j.egypro.2016.12.164].
Cost-benefit Analysis with GIS: An Open Source Module for the Forest Bioenergy Sector
Grilli, Gianluca;Geri, Francesco;Ciolli, Marco
2017-01-01
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This paper introduces a novel methodology for the optimal use of forest biomass for energy purposes, by means of GIS procedures. The method allows the identification of the most suitable area for a power plant, starting from the energy demand and the local availability of wood resources. After the site identification, the procedure conducts a cost-benefit analysis, including financial and environmental flows. The described methodology has been automatized in GRASS GIS, which is a free and open source GIS software, and now constitutes a downloadable add-on. In this contribution, we tested such procedure in a case study in Italy, the alpine valleys of Gesso and Vermenagna in Piedmont region (North-West of Italy).| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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