The use of biomass for the production of renewable energy is of great environmental interest and is endorsed by regulators through incentive schemes that promote its development (Decree Law 6th July 2012, Italy).
The incentive paid to the production of electricity from RES (feed-in tariff) is a function of:
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installed capacity (small plants with capacity <300kWe are favored)
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type of biomass used (use of by-products is favored) |
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use of heat from high efficiency cogeneration (CHP/District Heating prizes) |
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emissions (low emissions prize) |
The following table summarizes the structure of the feed-in tariff for the generation of electricity from biomass in Italy:
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