Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation

Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation

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 n...

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Main Authors: Christian R. Parra, Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães, Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia, Ricardo A. Narváez C., Daniel Rivadeneira, Darío Rodríguez, Angel D. Ramirez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
biofuels
bioelectricity
islands
life cycle assessment
bioenergy
biomass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3806
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spelling doaj-5e09341439954654b2b5f4c1d0ed8b502020-11-25T03:27:10ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-05-01103806380610.3390/app10113806Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity GenerationChristian R. Parra0Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães1Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia2Ricardo A. Narváez C.3Daniel Rivadeneira4Darío Rodríguez5Angel D. Ramirez6Department of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, UVa, Campus Universitario de Palencia, Avenida de Madrid, 50, 34004 Palencia, SpainDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, UVa, Campus Universitario de Palencia, Avenida de Madrid, 50, 34004 Palencia, SpainDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, UVa, Campus Universitario de Palencia, Avenida de Madrid, 50, 34004 Palencia, SpainUniversidad Central del Ecuador, Grupo de Investigación e Ingeniería en Procesos Químicos, EC170521 Quito, EcuadorInstituto de Investigacion Geologico y Energetico IIGE, EC170518 Quito, EcuadorInstituto de Investigacion Geologico y Energetico IIGE, EC170518 Quito, EcuadorEscuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ingeniería en Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EC090902 Guayaquil, EcuadorEnergy 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3806biofuelsbioelectricityislandslife cycle assessmentbioenergybiomass
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author Christian R. Parra
Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães
Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia
Ricardo A. Narváez C.
Daniel Rivadeneira
Darío Rodríguez
Angel D. Ramirez
spellingShingle Christian R. Parra
Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães
Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia
Ricardo A. Narváez C.
Daniel Rivadeneira
Darío Rodríguez
Angel D. Ramirez
Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
Applied Sciences
biofuels
bioelectricity
islands
life cycle assessment
bioenergy
biomass
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Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães
Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia
Ricardo A. Narváez C.
Daniel Rivadeneira
Darío Rodríguez
Angel D. Ramirez
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title Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
title_short Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
title_full Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
title_fullStr Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
title_full_unstemmed Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation
title_sort bioenergy on islands: an environmental comparison of continental palm oil vs. local waste cooking oil for electricity generation
publisher MDPI AG
series Applied Sciences
issn 2076-3417
publishDate 2020-05-01
description 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.
topic biofuels
bioelectricity
islands
life cycle assessment
bioenergy
biomass
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3806
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