Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), Building and Land Engineering Section, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia n. 98-100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), Agricultural and Food Economics Section, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia n. 98-100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Sci Total Environ. 2023 Apr 15;869:161766. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161766. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
In order to increase the utilization of renewable energy sources, the biomethane production through anaerobic digestion has notably developed over the last years. Although, it is worldwide recognized, that valorising waste resources (i.e., by-products) is an opportunity to improve the efficiency rate of the agro-industrial chains, by reducing economic and environmental impact, it is necessary to support the strategic planning development of a future sustainable biomethane chain in line to circular economy. In this study, by adopting network information technologies, the importance of a strategic planning for sustainable developing biomethane sector was highlighted, since feedstocks logistic and supply phase is a key-aspect of any bioenergy project. The developed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - methodology, that could be applied in any territorial area considering any type of biomass, allowed to define suitable locations for allocating new anaerobic digestion plants with the aim of developing a sustainable valorisation of tomato residues, by minimising the economic and environmental impacts. The achieved results provided advanced knowledge for the literature on the topic, helping to develop an operational GIS-tool for defining sustainable strategies for planning new plants, and proved that the development of integrated approach to define sustainable strategies for resource management along the whole supply chain is crucial.
为了提高可再生能源的利用率，近年来通过厌氧消化生产生物甲烷有了显著的发展。尽管全世界都认识到，利用废物资源（即副产品）是提高农业产业链效率的机会，可以减少经济和环境影响，但有必要支持未来可持续生物甲烷链的战略规划发展，以符合循环经济。在这项研究中，通过采用网络信息技术，强调了可持续发展生物甲烷部门战略规划的重要性，因为饲料物流和供应阶段是任何生物能源项目的关键方面。开发的地理信息系统（GIS）方法，可以应用于任何考虑任何类型生物质的地区，目的是通过最小化经济和环境影响，确定适合分配新的厌氧消化厂的地点，以实现番茄残渣的可持续增值。所取得的结果为该主题的文献提供了先进的知识，有助于开发一个用于定义新工厂规划可持续战略的可操作的 GIS 工具，并证明了沿着整个供应链定义可持续资源管理战略的综合方法的发展至关重要。
