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Potential of energy production from agricultural residues in Europe

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This study provides a spatial explicit assessment of sustainable crop residues removal based on GIS approach and data from multiple sources, considering local soil, climate, and farming practices across Europe. It represents an update of previous studies with an improved methodology and extended geographical scope that includes all the EU-28 MS and other European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM - the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo - under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Ukraine). The availability of crop residues was estimated considering the technical constraints for harvesting and the impacts of crop residues removal on soil organic matter. The results, represented by the theoretical, technical and sustainable potentials, provide the amount of residues at 1 km of spatial resolution that could be mobilized and available for different types of uses, including energy, agriculture, biochemical and biomaterial production, etc.

Contributors

Emanuele Lugato; Fabio Monforti Ferrario; Fernando Fahl; Jean-François Dallemand; Nicolae Scarlat

How to cite

Scarlat, Nicolae; Fahl, Fernando; Lugato, Emanuele; Monforti, Fabio; Dallemand, Jean-François (2026): Potential of energy production from agricultural residues in Europe. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.9GVM85R PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-10076-10001

Keywords

BioenergyCrop residuesGISPotential assessment mappingSoil Organic CarbonSpatial Analyses

Data access

Crop residue potentials aggregated at NUTS2 level
ODS

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The data describes the potential of crop residue production in Europe aggregated at NUTS-2 level.

Spatial distribution of crop residue potentials in Europe
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Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The data are provided in the form of raster layers (geotiff) representing the spatial distribution of the potentials of crop residue production in Europe at 1km of spatial resolution.

Publications

Publication
Integrated and spatially explicit assessment of sustainable crop residues potential in Europe
Scarlat, N., Fahl, F., Lugato, E., Monforti-Ferrario, F., & Dallemand, J. F. (2019). Integrated and spatially explicit assessment of sustainable crop residues potential in Europe. Biomass and Bioenergy, 122, 257–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.01.021

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2000-01-01 2015-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-renewables (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
irregular

The event occurs at uneven intervals.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Energy

dataset theme covering the domain of energy, characterised as the quantitative property necessary to perform work on or heat objects, and vital element of living organisms and the operation of human civilisation
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2018-12-07
Created date
14 Dec 2018 10:41
Modified date
10 Apr 2019 08:29
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-10076-10001
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