Biogas in Portugal: Status and public policies in a European context

被引：25

作者：

Ferreira, Miguel ^{[1
]}

Marques, Isabel Paula ^{[2
]}

Malico, Isabel ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Evora, Dept Phys, P-7000671 Evora, Portugal

[2] LNEG, Lisbon, Portugal

[3] Univ Tecn Lisboa, IDMEC IST, Dept Mech Engn, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal

来源：

ENERGY POLICY | 2012年 / 43卷

关键词：

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Policy; ANAEROBIC-DIGESTION; ENERGY; GENERATION; GERMANY; DENMARK; FUTURE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The current status and legal framework of biogas production in Portugal are analyzed and compared to that of five other European countries, characterized by wide-ranging diversity of substrates and biogas applications. With this comparison, and with the calculation of the biogas energy potential in Portugal, the authors want to assess the significance of developing the Portuguese biogas sector. This study illustrates that the highest biogas feed-in tariffs are applied in the countries with a more developed sector. In Portugal, despite the fact that the organic effluents are a relevant energy source (873 Mm(3) biogas per year; 4889 GW h yr(-1)) and that new feed-in tariffs were established, biogas valorisation is still at an early stage. The importance of anaerobic digestion was only recognized in 2007 and the present installed power is about 10% of the potential electrical power (229 MW). Therefore, it is desirable to strengthen the national and regional biogas market. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：267 / 274

页数：8

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