A Review of Trends in the Energy Use of Biomass: The Case of the Dominican Republic

Hugo Guzmán-Bello, Iosvani López-Díaz, Miguel Aybar-Mejía and Jose Atilio de Frias
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Hugo Guzmán-Bello: Basic Sciences, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo 10602, Dominican Republic
Iosvani López-Díaz: Basic Sciences, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo 10602, Dominican Republic
Miguel Aybar-Mejía: Engineering Area, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo 10602, Dominican Republic
Jose Atilio de Frias: Basic Sciences, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo 10602, Dominican Republic

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-27

Abstract: This review examines the use of residual biomass as a renewable resource for energy generation in the Dominican Republic. The odology includes a thorough examination of scientific publications in recent years about logistics operations. The use of mathematical models can be beneficial for the selection of areas with a high number of residual biomass and processing centers; for the design of feedstock allocation; for the planning and selection of the mode of transport; and for the optimization of the supply chain, logistics, cost estimation, availability of resources, energy efficiency, economic performance, and environmental impact assessment. It is also essential to consider the exhaustive analysis of the most viable technological solutions among the conversion processes, in order to guarantee the minimum emissions of polluting or greenhouse gases. In addition, this document provides a critical review of the most relevant challenges that are currently facing logistics linked to the assessment of biomass in the Dominican Republic, with a straightforward approach to the complementarity and integration of non-manageable renewable energy sources.

Keywords: biomass; optimization; biomass supply chains; logistics; environmental impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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