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Alessandro Singlitico presented his work on Technical potential of bio-SNG produced via nationwide system of gasification and methanation at the Wolrd Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria. This event is one of the largest annual conferences in the field of energy in Europe  and attracted over 700 participants from 59 countries. In this year's edition, Alessandro presented his research during the "Young Researchers Conference: Biomass" session related to the resource assessment of possible feedstocks for gasification and methanation and performs GIS-based (Geographic Information System) mapping of available resources. Results of his work showed that these technologies have the technical potential to contribute to 5.58% and 5.23% to 2020 Ireland’s total final consumption of energy in heating and transport with currently available waste and residues, meeting the half of the 2020 Ireland’s energy targets, 12% RES-H or 10% RES-T. It also found that the whole targets can be met by introducing energy crops grown exclusively on low-value marginal land and sustainable stump removal. This work has emaneted from financial support by Science Foundation Ireland and Gas Networks Ireland through the Research Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI). Important technical and data contributions were also given by Teagasc, Coillte, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Central Statistics Office of Ireland.

For more information, you can refer to Alessandro's paper here and his project's website here.