Energy and Business Synergy: Leveraging Biogenic Resources from Agriculture, Waste, and Wastewater in German Rural Areas
- The imperative to transform current energy provisions is widely acknowledged. However, scant attention has hitherto been directed toward rural municipalities and their innate resources, notably biogenic resources. In this paper, a methodological framework is developed to interconnect resources from waste, wastewater, and agricultural domains for energy utilization. This entails cataloging existingThe imperative to transform current energy provisions is widely acknowledged. However, scant attention has hitherto been directed toward rural municipalities and their innate resources, notably biogenic resources. In this paper, a methodological framework is developed to interconnect resources from waste, wastewater, and agricultural domains for energy utilization. This entails cataloging existing resources, delineating their potential via quantitative assessments utilizing diverse technologies, and encapsulating them in a conceptual model. The formulated models underwent iterative evaluation with engagement from diverse stakeholders. Consequently, 3 main concepts, complemented by 72 sub-concepts, were delineated, all fostering positive contributions to climate protection and providing heat supply in the rural study area. The outcomes’ replicability is underscored by the study area’s generic structure and the employed methodology. Through these inquiries, a framework for the requisite energy transition, with a pronounced emphasis on the coupling of waste, wastewater, and agriculture sectors in rural environments, is robustly analyzed.…
Document Type: | Article |
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Author: | Moritz Pollack, Dr.-Ing. Andrea LückORCiDGND, Mario WolfORCiD, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard KraftGND, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Conrad VölkerORCiDGND |
DOI (Cite-Link): | https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416573Cite-Link |
URN (Cite-Link): | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20231222-65172Cite-Link |
URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/24/16573 |
Parent Title (English): | Sustainability |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2023/12/22 |
Date of first Publication: | 2023/12/05 |
Release Date: | 2023/12/22 |
Publishing Institution: | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
Institutes and partner institutions: | Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen / Professur Bauphysik |
Volume: | 2023 |
Issue: | volume 15, issue 24, article 16573 |
Pagenumber: | 25 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 25 |
Tag: | OA-Publikationsfonds2023 Abwassermanagement; Regionalentwicklung; biogene Abfallstoffe |
GND Keyword: | Energiewende; Energieplanung; Abfallwirtschaft; organischer Abfall; Biomasse |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften |
BKL-Classification: | 58 Chemische Technik, Umwelttechnik, verschiedene Techno- |
Open Access Publikationsfonds: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2023 |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons 4.0 - Namensnennung (CC BY 4.0) |