Vol. 323 No. 4 (2013): Энергетика

Quantitative assessment of bioenergy potential of Tomsk region

The urgency of the discussed issue is caused by the need to quantitative assessment of methods for improving bioenergy potential of the territory to determine its importance in diversification of modern structure of energy consumption by regional enterprises. The main aim of the study is to estimate the possibility of using local renewable fuel types and to show spatial distribution of bioenergy potential on the region territory. The methods used in the study are comparative and geographical, settlement and statistical and cartographical (ArcGis software product). The results: the authors have found out and quantitatively characterized Tomsk region potential bioenergy sources (total amount is 1287 million kWh/ year), estimated their distribution density over the territory - from 46 to 7515 kWh/km2, analyzed the bioenergy potential of Tomsk region from a position of resource-saving, production and energy transformation possibility on organic fuel for increasing energy efficiency of Tomsk region; annual economy possibility of 160 thousand tons of coal or 110 thousand tons of diesel fuel is revealed.

Keywords:

bioenergy, biogas obtaining, natural and resource potential, rational environmental management, GIS-technologies, energy efficiency, diversification of energy consumption structure

Authors:

K. A. Semenova