Exchange of experiences: Exchange of experiences: presentation of best presentation of best practicespractices

Federica RossiFederica Rossi

CNR- Institute of CNR- Institute of BiometeorologyBiometeorology

ACCRETe 1ACCRETe 1st st Thematic Thematic WorkshopWorkshop

Development of renewable energy, implementation of

actions of energy control and of energy efficiency

in agriculture:exchange of experiences

ACCRETe 1st Thematic ACCRETe 1st Thematic WorkshopWorkshop

Common need to reach an equilibrium between the use of production resources and the preservation of the resources themselves.

Rising population, diminishing arable land, declining non-renewable energy supplies, increasing

awareness of potential environmental degradation, climate change and variability.

Sustainable management in the agricultural sector of the world’s economies is strongly seeked for. The concept encompasses ecological, economicand social problems in which weather and climate are of great importance.

Need for improved understanding of the mutual interactions between climate and yield, with regard to topics such as land use, natural hazards, extreme events and assessment of their socio-economic impacts, and to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

ReduceGHG emissions at

source: behavioural change-improved

efficiency and processes

Innovate to replace fossil fuels with low

GHG energy(wind, solar, biomass)

ReplaceAtmospheric C to store

in soils and perennial crops

Remove

Agriculture has many unique opportunities

to manage greenhouse gases

MITIGATION

TO PREVENT GHG INCREASE

RespondBy adapting to changes

TO COPE WITH INCREASES IN GHG

ADAPTATION

Plants capture, transfer, loose energy and matter producing dry-biomass

The agricultural system

input output

input output

Agricultural system may also produce biomass energy as a output

Renewable organic materials: land and water-based vegetation and wastes (forestry and agricultural crops and residues; animal wastes; certain industrial wastes, agricultural crops, wood, and food processing wastes…).

Optimization of external energy inputs Optimization of external energy inputs

GOOD PRACTICESGOOD PRACTICES

input output

Production of Production of dedicated energy outputsdedicated energy outputs (biomass)- use of (biomass)- use of residual productsresidual products to be to be converted into bioenergy converted into bioenergy

Short rotation Short rotation cropscrops

Wood, pellets, Wood, pellets, chips, fruit, olive chips, fruit, olive pits…pits…

Manure Manure poultry, poultry, pigs, pigs, cattlecattle

apply available knowledge to addressing environmental, economic, social sustainability for on-farm production processes

GOOD PRACTICESGOOD PRACTICES

Optimization of external energy inputs Optimization of external energy inputs

input output

Geothermal water dry tomato

Greece experience – Municipality of ChrissopoulisGreece experience – Municipality of Chrissopoulis

Geothermal water Protect lagoons fish production

Optimization of external energy inputs Optimization of external energy inputs

input output

Wind-powered irrigation

Romania experience – National Institute of Areospace Res.Romania experience – National Institute of Areospace Res.Convert wind energy to mechanical for pumping underground water

input

Production of Production of dedicated dedicated energy outputsenergy outputs (biomass)- (biomass)- use of use of residual productsresidual products to to be converted into be converted into bioenergy bioenergy

District heating with pellets of not treated wood – with District heating with pellets of not treated wood – with chipschipsProject Warm-Cold using biomassProject Warm-Cold using biomass (Excellence Center (Excellence Center BioenergiesBioenergies: mangement and planning of activities on bioenergy): mangement and planning of activities on bioenergy)Basilicata Region experienceBasilicata Region experience

input

Production of Production of dedicated dedicated energy outputsenergy outputs (biomass)- (biomass)- use of use of residual productsresidual products to to be converted into be converted into bioenergy bioenergy

Implementatio of fast growing rows and hedges of autochtonous Implementatio of fast growing rows and hedges of autochtonous plants in-farm production for wood biomass furnaces for plants in-farm production for wood biomass furnaces for greenhouse or farm rooms heatinggreenhouse or farm rooms heating

Province of Parma experienceProvince of Parma experience

Anaerobic digesters for biogas production with livestock Anaerobic digesters for biogas production with livestock breedingbreeding

input

Production of Production of dedicated dedicated energy outputsenergy outputs (biomass)- (biomass)- use of use of residual productsresidual products to to be converted into be converted into bioenergy bioenergy

Pilot project on production of heat and electricity from biomass via Pilot project on production of heat and electricity from biomass via bioethanol produced by energy crops (sorghum), by-products (corn bioethanol produced by energy crops (sorghum), by-products (corn shank), urban sewage etc. shank), urban sewage etc.

Municipality of Aegion experienceMunicipality of Aegion experience

Investigation about varieties, growing possibilities of rapes for the Investigation about varieties, growing possibilities of rapes for the production of domestic biodieselproduction of domestic biodiesel

Agricultural Institute of Slovenia experienceAgricultural Institute of Slovenia experience

input

Production of Production of dedicated dedicated energy outputsenergy outputs (biomass)- (biomass)- use of use of residual productsresidual products to to be converted into be converted into bioenergy bioenergy

Planning a biomass district heating Planning a biomass district heating plant at IASMA using wood plant at IASMA using wood residues available in the territory residues available in the territory and from IASMA farming activitiesand from IASMA farming activities

Institute of S.Michele all’Adige experience

input

Use of local heating supply on the Use of local heating supply on the basis of biogas and use of basis of biogas and use of photovoltaic energy in a contest of photovoltaic energy in a contest of integrated development of the rural integrated development of the rural Municipality of Ivenack.Municipality of Ivenack.

Rostok experienceRostok experience

Production of Production of dedicated dedicated energy outputsenergy outputs (biomass)- (biomass)- use of use of residual productsresidual products to to be converted into be converted into bioenergy bioenergy