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The potential of renewable energy in Timor-Leste: An assessment for biomass
This paper assesses the potential of biomass energy resources in Timor-Leste (TL). Although other renewable energy sources are mentioned in this article, such as wind energy, solar energy, hydropower, bioenergy, including bioethanol and biogas, the main goal is to gather the data on biomass in TL and provide such data as useful information for a wide range of end-users. The current evaluation is based on various sources which include previous assessments on biomass and other renewable sources. The energy potential of biomass in TL apart that resulting from vegetation or flora and animals is also derived from agricultural waste, such as waste from rice, corn, and coffee. The analyses also include the contribution of agricultural waste, animal waste, and that from urban waste. The results from this article show that the potential of usable biomass energy in TL from forestry and agriculture is 1.68 × 10 6 toe/year, animal waste is 4.81 × 10 3 toe/year, and urban solid waste amounts to 9.55 × 10 3 toe/year. In addition, it is concluded that biomass alone can fully replace fossil fuels for electricity generation. ; This work is supported by FCT with the Reference Project UID/EEA/04436/2013, by FEDER Funds through the COMPETE 2020—Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) with the Reference Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006941. This work was financed by FCT, under the Strategic Project UID/SEM/04077/2013; PEst2015-2020 with the Reference UID/CEC/00319/2013. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
The potential of renewable energy in Timor-Leste: An assessment for biomass
This paper assesses the potential of biomass energy resources in Timor-Leste (TL). Although other renewable energy sources are mentioned in this article, such as wind energy, solar energy, hydropower, bioenergy, including bioethanol and biogas, the main goal is to gather the data on biomass in TL and provide such data as useful information for a wide range of end-users. The current evaluation is based on various sources which include previous assessments on biomass and other renewable sources. The energy potential of biomass in TL apart that resulting from vegetation or flora and animals is also derived from agricultural waste, such as waste from rice, corn, and coffee. The analyses also include the contribution of agricultural waste, animal waste, and that from urban waste. The results from this article show that the potential of usable biomass energy in TL from forestry and agriculture is 1.68 × 10 6 toe/year, animal waste is 4.81 × 10 3 toe/year, and urban solid waste amounts to 9.55 × 10 3 toe/year. In addition, it is concluded that biomass alone can fully replace fossil fuels for electricity generation. ; This work is supported by FCT with the Reference Project UID/EEA/04436/2013, by FEDER Funds through the COMPETE 2020—Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) with the Reference Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006941. This work was financed by FCT, under the Strategic Project UID/SEM/04077/2013; PEst2015-2020 with the Reference UID/CEC/00319/2013. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
The potential of renewable energy in Timor-Leste: An assessment for biomass
Fraga, Lelis Gonzaga (author) / Teixeira, J. Carlos (author) / Ferreira, Manuel Eduardo Cardoso (author)
2019-04-15
doi:10.3390/en12081441
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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