Joint Peru/United States report on Peru/United States cooperative energy assessment. Volume 4 of 4 Volumes Annexes 8-11

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5568342· OSTI ID:5568342

A comprehensive assessment of the biofuel potential of Peru is presented. Topics discussed cover current biofuel utilization practices; evaluation of Peruvian biomass productivity; identification of Peruvian agricultural and forestry resources; assessment of resource development and management concerns; identification of market considerations; description of biofuel technological options; and regional identification of biofuel technology applications. The discussion of current biofuel utilization centers on a qualitative description of the main conversion approaches now being practiced in Peru. Biomass productivity is evaluated in the context of the terrain, soil, and climatic conditions found in Peru. A quantitative description of the energy potential that could be realized from agricultural and forestry resources of Peru follows. A regional picture is given for the production of agricultural residues and forest resources that could potentially supply energy. The assessment of resource development and management concerns focuses on harvesting, reforestation, training, and the environmental consequences of utilization of forest resources. Market factors assessed include: importation, internal market development, external market development, energy policy and pricing, and transportation. Ten biofuel technology options for Peru were identified: small- to medium-scale gasification, a wood waste inventory, stationary and mobile charcoal production systems, wood distillation, forest resource development and management, electrical cogeneration, anaerobic digestion technology, development of ethanol production capabilities, and agricultural strategies for fuel production.Based upon these biofuel options, nine applications were identified for the Costa Region, eight for the Sierra Region, and ten for the Selva Region.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 5568342
• Report Number(s): DOE/IA-0009-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALCOHOLS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOMASS
CO-GENERATION
COOPERATION
DEUS
DIGESTION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ETHANOL
EVALUATION
FORESTS
GASIFICATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HARVESTING
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
LATIN AMERICA
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERU
POWER GENERATION
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
SOLID WASTES
SOUTH AMERICA
STEAM GENERATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WOOD WASTES