Le biomasse come opportunità per il territorio: analisi tecnico-economica per la Regione Basilicata

In Basilicata region there is a considerable amount of un- used wood as well as the capacity to use it as feedstock for the production of bioenergy. Thus, the supply of renew- able energy could be increased through greater utiliza- tion of forest biomass. However, for a better planning of the production and processing chain, the energy and for- estry sectors require better estimates of the availability of unused roundwood and residues. The aim of the research was the development of a model for the spatial evaluation of biomass quantities obtainable from forestland. The re- sults obtained point out a) significant amounts of biomass distributed on most of the territory; b) good opportunities related to white certificate trading and c) potential of busi- ness creation, entrepreneurship and local employment.