Research Article

Agricultural Residues in Turkey: Energy Potential and Evaluation of Existing Biomass Power Plants

Volume: 32 Number: 1 March 31, 2022
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Agricultural Residues in Turkey: Energy Potential and Evaluation of Existing Biomass Power Plants

Abstract

Biomass energy gains importance constantly in order to increase energy security, diversity and develop the rural economy. Most of the existing biomass energy power plants in Turkey use solid waste, it is extremely important to encourage the use of agricultural residues in these facilities. In this study, agricultural residues were examined under two headings: primary residues (PR) are the residues left in the field after harvest (corn stalk, wheat straw, etc.), and secondary residues (SR) are the residues after the products are processed in the factory (almond shell, corn cob, etc.) When calculating the amount of agricultural residues, special uses such as soil protection, animal feeding, heating purposes are taken into account. The most cultivated products across 81 provinces in Turkey are listed and the residues are concentrated on products with high calorific value. The amount of primary and secondary residues belonging to these agricultural products was extracted and mapped based on provinces. Then the energy potential of these residues was calculated. The total amount of PR and SR produced in Turkey is 39 412 683 tonnes and 6 803 787 tonnes. By assuming the total efficiency of the power plant as 30% and the capacity factor of the biomass power plant as 0.65, the power to be obtained from only PRs will be 2 438.5 MW and from only SR will be 830 MW in the total of 81 provinces. Based on AHP method, cost is the most important criterion in the selection of pretreatment before transportation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Engineering , Agricultural Policy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 31, 2022

Submission Date

November 29, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 28, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 32 Number: 1

APA
Bahadıroğlu, A., Atay, B. N., & Başakçılardan Kabakcı, S. (2022). Agricultural Residues in Turkey: Energy Potential and Evaluation of Existing Biomass Power Plants. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 32(1), 119-131. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1030233
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