Abreu, MarianaMoura, PatríciaReis, AlbertoEusebio, AnaOliveira, Ana CristinaPinto, FilomenaAlexandre, JorgeSilva, LuísTrancoso, Maria AscensãoGírio, Francisco2020-06-182020-06-182017Abreu, Mariana... [et.al.] - The CONVERTE project: biomass potential for energy. In: Book of Proceedings of 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, Portugal, 25-26 September, 2017, p. 262-2642183-0568http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3282ABSTRACT: Climate change caused by the excessive use of non-renewable resources as a means of supporting the current society demands is forcing the development of circular economy models and social, economic and environmental balanced solutions. In Portugal, in recent decades, important progresses have been made on waste resources management practices in line with the objectives and directives of the European Union. The urban and industrial wastes are, to a certain extent, a case of success since the effort developed has created tools for the prevention, control, recovery and recycling of a considerable percentage of the generated amounts. However, this effort has not yet reached its full potential, and there are still diverse underexplored issues, such as a systematic assessment of the waste biomass suitability for specific energy conversion technologies, and the promotion of non-food-competing energy crops on marginal lands. CONVERTE will identify and quantify the different waste biomass types generated in the Portuguese continental territory, and shall develop a biomass-driven energy matrix that correlates the biomass types with eight technological value chains for heat, power and/or advanced biofuels as main products. This is expected to impact positively on the national energy security and to reduce the overall Portuguese greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, namely in the transport sector, contributing to increase the country sustainability score.engBiomass wastesWaste valorizationBiofuelsElectricitySustainabilityPortugalconference object2020-06-04cv-prod-1666109