An Assessment of the Potential and Optimal Method for Biowaste Energy Production in Latvia
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 2014
Jeļena Pubule, Dagnija Blumberga

This paper presents an analysis of the possibilities to utilize biowaste for biogas production in Latvia, including biogas production from landfill gas and biogas production from biowaste by the method of anaerobic digestion. The analysis is based on a selection of criteria and methodology for the optimization of biowaste management and biogas production from biowaste, as well as on preliminary environmental impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses. The first results have shown that the optimal method for biowaste treatment and biogas production from biowaste in Latvia is anaerobic digestion. This optimization depends on certain conditions, e.g. distance from waste source to biogas production plant, energy potential of biowaste, efficiency of separate waste collection etc. The optimization target function includes engineering, environmental, and economical parameters which are applied to foresee the potential of biogas production


Atslēgas vārdi
Bio-waste, renewable energy, impact assessment, energy output, Latvia

Pubule, J., Blumberga, D. An Assessment of the Potential and Optimal Method for Biowaste Energy Production in Latvia. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2014, Vol.190, 1067.-1078.lpp. ISSN 1743-3541.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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