RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Bioenergy on islands: An environmental comparison of continental palm oil vs. local waste cooking oil for electricity generation
A1 Parra, Christian R.
A1 Correa Guimaraes, Adriana
A1 Navas Gracia, Luis Manuel
A1 Narváez C., Ricardo A.
A1 Rivadeneira, Daniel
A1 Rodríguez, Darío
A1 Ramirez, Angel D.
K1 Biomasa
K1 Aceites y grasas
K1 Medio ambiente Estudios de impacto
K1 Biofuels
K1 Bioelectricity
K1 Sustainable islands
K1 Life cycle assessment
K1 Biocombustibles
K1 Bioelectricidad
K1 Islas sostenibles
K1 Evaluación del ciclo de vida
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Energy security on islands is a challenging issue due to their isolation from energy markets and fossil fuel dependence. In addition, islands’ average energy intensity has increased in recent years due to economic development. This research explores the environmental performance of two alternative non-variable bioelectricity feedstocks to increase energy resilience on islands. The study was developed for the Galápagos islands to address the environmental impacts from the direct use of waste cooking oil (WCO) and refined palm oil (RPO) to produce 1 MWh using the life cycle assessment methodological framework. A combination of primary and secondary data sources was used. The results show better performance for the electricity derived from WCO in all the impact categories considered when compared to RPO
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58950
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58950
LA eng
NO Applied Sciences, 2020, vol. 10, n.11, 3806
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-jul-2024