Coal to Biomass Transition as the Path to Sustainable Energy Production: A Hypothetical Case Scenario with the Conversion of Pego Power Plant (Portugal)

Fossil fuels, especially coal, contribute to carbon emissions, hindering the EU’s decarbonization goal by 2050. This article proposes converting the Pego Coal Power Plant into a biomass plant as a potential solution. Biomass, a renewable resource abundant in Portugal, can transform the Pego plant in...

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Main Authors: Leonel J. R. Nunes, Margarida Casau, João C. O. Matias, Marta Ferreira Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/7/4349