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- Title
La biomasa residual pecuaria como recurso energético en Colombia.
- Authors
López Martínez, Germán; Arboleda, Clara Buriticá; Lora, Electo Silva
- Abstract
Electricity in Colombia depends, basically, on hydroelectric (70.0%) and thermoelectric (29.3%), wasting other sources of renewable energy such as livestock residual biomass, among others. The manure generated in the livestock operation exceeds 81 million tons per year, with an energy potential of more than 71,000 TJ / year; and it is not currently used. However, it generates pollution problems, mainly due to its inadequate final disposal, due to the extensive exploitation that is currently practiced, especially in the cases of raising cattle, buffalo, horses, sheep, goats and a fraction of swine. If one wanted to use the current energy potential, only a fraction of it could be used (14.3%); especially that produced by the poultry sector and a fraction of swine since these two sectors have a high percentage of exploitation in technified farms, which facilitates the collection of this resource. It is estimated that 864 GWh / year could be generated if the residual biomass generated in technified farms is used, equivalent to 1.3% of the current national demand for electricity.
- Publication
Visión Electrónica, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1909-9746
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14483/22484728.14066