The article describes the results of a research work carried out in a five-year period (2008 - 2012) during which several aspects related the cultivation and energy production of Cynara cardunculus have been studied in marginal lands of the Marquis of Crotone. The priority aspects of the research are the following: the techniques of land treatment, methods of cultivation, the planting distances, plant-health control, methods of collection, characterization of yields, the characterization of the biomass obtained and the methods for energy enhancement. On the basis of the results obtained from the experimentation, the authors evaluate the economic viability associated with the design of a thermal power plant of small power sized to fully absorb the biomass produced. The scenarios investigated refer to a business environment typical of a farm that have decided to diversify its production in order to achieve economic benefits that can be used to reduce the production costs associated with its core business.
Il lavoro trae spunto dall’attività di ricerca svolta in un quinquennio (2008- 2012) durante il quale sono stati studiati gli aspetti colturali, ed energetici della coltivazione del Cynara Cardunculus su terreni marginali del Marchesato di Crotone. Gli aspetti prioritari della ricerca hanno riguardato: le tecniche di trattamento dei terreni, i metodi di coltivazione, i sesti di impianto, la lotta fitosanitaria, le metodologie di raccolta, la caratterizzazione delle rese produttive, la qualificazione della biomassa ottenuta ed i metodi per la valorizzazione energetica. Sulla scorta dei risultati ottenuti dalla sperimentazione, gli autori giungono a valutare la redditività economica connessa alla realizzazione di una centrale termoelettrica di piccola potenza dimensionata per assorbire completamente la biomassa prodotta. Tutto lo scenario investigato prende a riferimento un contesto imprenditoriale tipico di un’azienda agricola che diversifica la produzione per ottenere benefici economici utilizzabili per ridurre i costi di produzione connessi alla sua attività principale
CARATTERIZZAZIONE DI COLTURE AGRICOLE DEDICATE IMPIEGABILI NELLE FILIERE ENERGETICHE: IL CYNARA CARDUNCULUS
MIRABELLI, Giovanni;
2013-01-01
Abstract
The article describes the results of a research work carried out in a five-year period (2008 - 2012) during which several aspects related the cultivation and energy production of Cynara cardunculus have been studied in marginal lands of the Marquis of Crotone. The priority aspects of the research are the following: the techniques of land treatment, methods of cultivation, the planting distances, plant-health control, methods of collection, characterization of yields, the characterization of the biomass obtained and the methods for energy enhancement. On the basis of the results obtained from the experimentation, the authors evaluate the economic viability associated with the design of a thermal power plant of small power sized to fully absorb the biomass produced. The scenarios investigated refer to a business environment typical of a farm that have decided to diversify its production in order to achieve economic benefits that can be used to reduce the production costs associated with its core business.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
