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| Title: | CAMBIO DE PARADIGMA, PRODUCCIÓN DE ENERGÍA O DE ALIMENTOS: EL CASO DE PUERTO RICO |
| Other Titles: | Change in paradigm, energy or food production: The case of Puerto Rico |
| Authors: | Colon Guasp, Wilfredo |
| Authors (Email): | Colon Guasp, Wilfredo (ue_wcolon@suagm.edu) |
| Keywords: | Energy production
food production
change of paradigm. |
| Issue Date: | 2010-03-24 |
| Series/Report no.: | Año XIV
Vol. 26 |
| Abstract: | The amount of energy and food consumed in Puerto Rico is more indicative of a developed
nation than one than is underdeveloped. All the energy consumed in Puerto Rico is from fossil
fuels, while the agricultural sector marginally provides the needs of the consumer. In addition,
the animal production sectors rely exclusively on imported feedstock for the preparation of
feeds. There is a potential to develop an ethanol industry based initially on sugarcane, as the
main feedstock and then turn to biomass from energy cane and or organic solid waste in the
future. In order to move to the second generation of ethanol production, the cellulosic ethanol
industry has to become economically viable. A limiting factor in the use of sugarcane is that
only 40,000 ha are currently available to grow this crop. Potentially, Puerto Rico can produce
200 million liters of ethanol on this area which could substitute 5% of the gasoline that was
consumed in 2007. On the other hand, biomass could be obtained from bagasse, energy cane,
and from 1.3 metric tons of organic solid waste (food and yard waste) produced annually on the
island. This strategy can provide a relief to decreasing the amounts of organic solid waste that
end up in the landfills. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/56325 |
| Identifiers: | ISSN – 1405 – 9282 |
| Institution/Association: | Revista Mexicana de Agronegocios>Volume 26, January-June 2010 |
| Total Pages: | 9 |
| From Page: | 151 |
| To Page: | 159 |
| Collections: | Volume 26, January-June 2010
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