Aplicación de Sistemas de Información Geográfica para la estimación del potencial energético de la biomasa lignocelulósica, en las áreas verdes públicas de la zona urbana de Cuenca

Abstract

Nowadays, fossil fuels supply most of the energy demand required by urban centers. For this reason, the development of renewable energies has become in a priority of the strategic plans of different places, such as in Cuenca - Ecuador. The present research seeks to make an initial estimate of the energy potential of the lignocellulosic biomass, which is distributed in the public green areas of the city. In this framework, the application of techniques related to Geographic Information Systems has allowed to estimate the area formed by this renewable resource which has an approximate of 618.76 ha within the study area, where have been identified the species that compose it. In addition, these tools have been very useful to estimate it energy potential, that have 119.49 tep/ha of only 0.38 tep/ha are usable. This scenario raises the importance of conducting research in this line of study, so that in the future lignocellulosic biomass can be considered as part of the endogenous renewable resources that would be incorporated into the local energy matrix.