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Farming system for energy production and energy balance
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Anno accademico 2011/2012
- Codice dell'attività didattica
- AGR0373
- Docente
- Dott. Fabrizio Stefano GIOELLI (Affidamento interno)
- Corso di studi
- [f001-c501] LM - Scienze agrarie
- Anno
- 2° anno
- Tipologia
- D - A scelta dello studente
- Crediti/Valenza
- 4
- SSD dell'attività didattica
- AGR/09 - meccanica agraria
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Sommario insegnamento
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Obiettivi formativi
The course is aimed at providing the students with an overview of the existing sources of renewable energy, the tools to compute energy and environmental balances and knowledge of technologies for biogas production from agricultural feedstocks.
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Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course, students will have the basic knowledge of the existing options for energy production through renewable sources and of their environmental sustainability. They will be provided with the necessary tools to correctly choose and dimension an anaerobic digestion plant.
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Programma
Course introduction and goals.
Overview of energy consumption in agriculture.
The sources of renewable energy: solar, wind power, biomasses.
Biomass definition and characterization
Bio-chemical conversion of biomasses: overview and details on anaerobic digestion (plant typologies and dimensioning criteria, cogeneration units, digestate management).
Choice of feedstocks and feedstocks pretreatment to increase the methane yield of an anaerobic digestion plant.
Environmental assessment of an anaerobic digestion plant
Technical visits and exercises on some case studies
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
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The state of renewable energies in Europe (2010) – 10th EurObserv’ER Report
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