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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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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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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Christian R. Parra Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia Ricardo A. Narváez C. Daniel Rivadeneira Darío Rodríguez Angel D. Ramirez |
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Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation |
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Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation |
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Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation |
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Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation |
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Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation |
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bioenergy on islands: an environmental comparison of continental palm oil vs. local waste cooking oil for electricity generation |
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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. |
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biofuels bioelectricity islands life cycle assessment bioenergy biomass |
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