Assessing the sustainability of bioenergy pathways through a land-water-energy nexus approach

G Pulighe, T Pirelli - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioenergy can significantly contribute to facilitating the transition to a self-sufficient low-
carbon energy sector in Europe. The establishment of sustainable bioenergy systems needs …

Investigating energy and environmental issues of agro-biogas derived energy systems: A comprehensive review of Life Cycle Assessments

C Ingrao, J Bacenetti, J Adamczyk, V Ferrante… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This literature review was built upon recently published articles on Life Cycle Assessments
(LCAs) of agricultural biogas plants, to: enhance understanding of the relevant literature in …

[HTML][HTML] Bioeconomy for sustainable development of biomethane sector: Potential and challenges for agro-industrial by-products

F Valenti, R Selvaggi, B Pecorino, SMC Porto - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial transformation chains generate huge amounts of by-products which can be
used as biomass for anaerobic digestion (AD) process, by avoiding their disposal in landfill …

GIS-based modeling of residual biomass availability for energy and production in Mexico

DF Lozano-García, JE Santibañez-Aguilar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy demand in Mexico is expected to increase in the foreseeable future; however,
recently adopted national policies require that Mexico reduces its dependence on fossil fuel …

A Geographical Information System (GIS) based approach for assessing the spatial distribution and seasonal variation of biogas production potential from agricultural …

A Lovrak, T Pukšec, N Duić - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioenergy can be produced from a wide range of feedstocks and can be utilised for
production of renewable electricity, thermal energy, chemicals or transportation fuels …

Anaerobic co-digestion of multiple agricultural residues to enhance biogas production in southern Italy

F Valenti, Y Zhong, M Sun, SMC Porto, A Toscano… - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
To valorize agricultural wastes and byproducts in southern Italy, anaerobic co-digestion of
six feedstocks (citrus pulp, olive pomace, cattle manure, poultry litter, whey, and corn silage) …

Life cycle assessment of agro-industrial by-product reuse: a comparison between anaerobic digestion and conventional disposal treatments

F Valenti, W Liao, SMC Porto - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Different treatments of six selected Mediterranean agro-industrial by-products, ie, citrus pulp,
olive pomace cattle and poultry manure, whey and silage, were investigated through LCA …

Spatial analysis of feedstock supply and logistics to establish regional biogas power generation: A case study in the region of Sicily

F Valenti, SMC Porto, BE Dale, W Liao - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
A hypothetical regional biogas power generation system based on multiple biomass
feedstocks for the Catania province in Sicily was developed. A three-step approach of data …

Location as a key factor for waste to energy plants

MG Silva, AL Przybysz, CM Piekarski - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing demand for energy, associated with the inherent challenges of urban solid
waste management, makes many cities seek new treatment solutions, and among these, the …

Co-digestion of by-products and agricultural residues: A bioeconomy perspective for a Mediterranean feedstock mixture

F Valenti, SMC Porto, R Selvaggi, B Pecorino - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focused on applying batch and continuous co-digestion approaches to
investigate the effects of a feedstock mixture (FM) constituted by ten Mediterranean …