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Quantification of the residual biomass obtained from pruning of trees in Mediterranean almond groves

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  • Velázquez-Martí, B.
  • Fernández-González, E.
  • López-Cortés, I.
  • Salazar-Hernández, D.M.

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This research quantified the available residual biomass obtained from pruning almond trees. The additional biomass quantified could be used as a source of energy or as raw material for the wood industry and would provide additional income for fruit producers and also a more sustainable system. Several factors were analyzed: Variety, aim of the pruning, age of the plants, size of the plantation, crop yield and irrigation. Regression models were also calculated to predict the weight of dry biomass obtained per tree and tonnes of dry biomass obtained per hectare according to the significant factors. These equations could implement logistic planning as the Borvemar model, which defines a logistics network for supplying bioenergy systems. Almond tree varieties were classified into three groups: a first group with high residual biomass productivity (average yield 12.6kg dry biomass/tree), a second group with low productivity (average yield 4.5kg dry biomass/tree) and a transition group with a intermediate biomass yield of 7kg dry biomass/tree. This means that in Mediterranean areas the residual biomass from almond pruning reaches an average 1.34t/ha annual.

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  • Velázquez-Martí, B. & Fernández-González, E. & López-Cortés, I. & Salazar-Hernández, D.M., 2011. "Quantification of the residual biomass obtained from pruning of trees in Mediterranean almond groves," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 621-626.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:36:y:2011:i:2:p:621-626
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.008
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    1. Marco Manzone & Fabrizio Gioelli & Paolo Balsari, 2019. "Effects of Different Storage Techniques on Round-Baled Orchard-Pruning Residues," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-10, March.
    2. Vargas-Moreno, J.M. & Callejón-Ferre, A.J. & Pérez-Alonso, J. & Velázquez-Martí, B., 2012. "A review of the mathematical models for predicting the heating value of biomass materials," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 3065-3083.
    3. Carlo Bisaglia & Massimo Brambilla & Maurizio Cutini & Antonio Bortolotti & Guido Rota & Giorgio Minuti & Roberto Sargiani, 2018. "Reusing Pruning Residues for Thermal Energy Production: A Mobile App to Match Biomass Availability with the Heating Energy Balance of Agro-Industrial Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-14, November.
    4. Sansaniwal, S.K. & Rosen, M.A. & Tyagi, S.K., 2017. "Global challenges in the sustainable development of biomass gasification: An overview," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 23-43.
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    8. Francisco J. Ruiz-Rodríguez & Jesús C. Hernández & Francisco Jurado, 2017. "Probabilistic Load-Flow Analysis of Biomass-Fuelled Gas Engines with Electrical Vehicles in Distribution Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-23, October.

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