Integrated assessment of biofuel production in arid lands: Jatropha cultivation on the island of Fuerteventura

Serafin Corral (), David Legna-de la Nuez and David Romero-Manrique de Lara

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015, vol. 52, issue C, 41-53

Abstract: This article discusses various policy alternatives for the implementation of a biofuel crop on an island scale. It adopts an integrated approach by carrying out Multi-Criteria Assessment, as well as using a Geographical Information System. The assessment is based on an interdisciplinary research project carried out by the University of La Laguna to evaluate the agricultural and chemical feasibilities, and the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of Jatropha as a source of biofuel on one of the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura. A number of alternatives were analyzed for growing Jatropha, and the results suggest that the best alternative involves using Typic Torrifluents soil and irrigation with reclaimed Recycled Urban Wastewater at 75% evapotranspiration cover. At the same time, it was determined that a potential area of 2546ha could be used for cultivation within a radius of 10km from a Wastewater treatment plant. This level of production would supply 27.56% of the biofuel needs of Fuerteventura; thereby contributing to the 2020 target of the European Commission (EC) regarding biofuels for land transport.

Keywords: Jatropha crop; Biofuels; Multi-Criteria Assessment; GIS; Arid soils (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.070

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