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Title	A framework for circular energy communities in the agricultural sector with a cogeneration case study
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Authors	Guimaraes, P; Moreno, A; Mello, J; Villar, J
Title	A framework for circular energy communities in the agricultural sector with a cogeneration case study
Year	2023
Published
Abstract	This work exploits the nexus of agricultural activities, water, and electrical and thermal energies to propose a framework to develop efficient circular renewable energy communities for the agricultural sector, by analyzing and optimizing the resources and the energy flows among them, profiting from the energy sources available. In this framework, local industries and agricultural facilities can invest in solar PV plants, livestock residues digestors to produce biogas, and cogeneration plants to supply the thermal and electrical energy needs. A simplified case study is presented, based on using biomass residues from livestock processed in an anaerobic digestor to produce biogas for a cogeneration plant. Their optimal capacities are computed considering the optimal supply of thermal and electrical energy needs and the supply from the public electricity and gas grids.
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