From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas
This paper addresses the challenge of meeting increasing energy needs by assessing the potential of bioenergy as a sustainable resource option in South Central Texas. Available agricultural crop residues suitable for bioenergy production are evaluated from the 21 counties in South Central Texas Regi...
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| author | Ömer Ertuğrul Bassel Daher Gülden Özgünaltay Ertuğrul Rabi Mohtar |
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| description | This paper addresses the challenge of meeting increasing energy needs by assessing the potential of bioenergy as a sustainable resource option in South Central Texas. Available agricultural crop residues suitable for bioenergy production are evaluated from the 21 counties in South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Area (Region L). The residues produced and available for bioenergy are quantified according to the production areas for each field crop and tree area. Residue-to-product ratios of field crops are determined according to crop type and production quantity. Biomass potential of trees is calculated based on tree density and biomass production per tree. The results demonstrate that the potential productions of utilizable agricultural wastes are in the range of 898.7 t kt–1421.39 kt for Region L. The average annual energy potential is estimated at 19.27 PJ, and ranges between 14.36 and 24.18 PJ. The average potential biomass-based electricity production could compensate significant amount of coal-based electricity generated in the Texas and when agricultural wastes are available. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab3ebaac4ec743ecac0147575fa780a42024-02-23T15:15:06ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-02-0117480210.3390/en17040802From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central TexasÖmer Ertuğrul0Bassel Daher1Gülden Özgünaltay Ertuğrul2Rabi Mohtar3Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir, TürkiyeDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USADepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir, TürkiyeDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USAThis paper addresses the challenge of meeting increasing energy needs by assessing the potential of bioenergy as a sustainable resource option in South Central Texas. Available agricultural crop residues suitable for bioenergy production are evaluated from the 21 counties in South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Area (Region L). The residues produced and available for bioenergy are quantified according to the production areas for each field crop and tree area. Residue-to-product ratios of field crops are determined according to crop type and production quantity. Biomass potential of trees is calculated based on tree density and biomass production per tree. The results demonstrate that the potential productions of utilizable agricultural wastes are in the range of 898.7 t kt–1421.39 kt for Region L. The average annual energy potential is estimated at 19.27 PJ, and ranges between 14.36 and 24.18 PJ. The average potential biomass-based electricity production could compensate significant amount of coal-based electricity generated in the Texas and when agricultural wastes are available.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/802alternative energy sourcesbiomasscrop residuepotential assessmentrenewable energysustainability |
| spellingShingle | Ömer Ertuğrul Bassel Daher Gülden Özgünaltay Ertuğrul Rabi Mohtar From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas Energies alternative energy sources biomass crop residue potential assessment renewable energy sustainability |
| title | From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas |
| title_full | From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas |
| title_fullStr | From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas |
| title_short | From Agricultural Waste to Energy: Assessing the Bioenergy Potential of South-Central Texas |
| title_sort | from agricultural waste to energy assessing the bioenergy potential of south central texas |
| topic | alternative energy sources biomass crop residue potential assessment renewable energy sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/802 |
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