• Energy Demand

• Renewables Potential

            - General Considerations

            - Specific Considerations

• Solar

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• Biomass

           - Anaerobic Digestion

           - Biomass Boiler

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Biomass – Assessing the Potential in Rural Locations

A suitable biomass energy system can be decided based upon the availibity of fuel resources. These resources are divided into two types: wood fuel and bio-degradable sources.

Wood fuel is used for supplying biomass boilers. The considerations for evaluating the potential of wood fuels are: accessibility, environmental impact and cost. This means that wood fuels have to be easy to obtain, environmentally friendly and have economical transportation costs. The sizing of the system has to be considered with the technical and theoritical analysis.

Bio-degradable materials can be converted into energy by using anaerobic digestion technology for generating biogas. The considerations for evaluating the potential of using this technology are the same as those for wood fuel. The technical considerations for sizing the system are also important and will be mentioned in this section.

For assessing the potential of biomass renewables in this section, it is divided into two parts, which are: the considerations for assessing the potential of Anaerobic Digestion systems and the considerations for assessing the potential of Biomass Boiler systems.