5^th World Bioenergy Congress and Expo

Biography

Biography: Elena Perez-Minana

Abstract

Statement of the Problem: In the recent past, sustainable supply chain management practices have been developed, trying to integrate environmental concerns into organizations by reducing unintended negative consequences on the environment triggered by production and consumption processes. In parallel to this, circular economy pushes the frontiers of environmental sustainability by emphasizing the idea of transforming products in such a way that there are workable relationships between ecological systems and economic growth. The exchange of information across the supply chain is essential, to guarantee the success of both. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Renewable energy industry in Spain and determine the extent to which its underlying information framework enables a sustainable production of energy. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: using the Open Data indicators designed, it is possible to assess its maturity with regards to openness and information availability, key requirements of a successful circular economy to identify the sustainable flow across the energy supply chain. Findings: although there has been progress, most of them are independent and local efforts. Conclusion & Significance: awareness of information gaps is a necessary step in the process of alleviating the problems identified. Recommendations are made about ways in which the problems could be overcome.

Recent Publications:

1. APORTA (2017). Open Data portal in Spain.
2. Genovese, Andrea, et al. "Sustainable supply chain management and the transition towards a circular economy: Evidence and some applications." Omega 66 (2017): 344-357.
3. Ghisellini, P., Cialani, C., & Ulgiati, S. (2016). A review on circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay of environmental and economic systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 114, 11-32.
4. Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía, IDAE. (2017)
5. Molina-Moreno, Valentín, Juan Carlos Leyva-Díaz, and Jorge Sánchez-Molina. "Pellet as a Technological Nutrient within the Circular Economy Model: Comparative Analysis of Combustion Efficiency and CO and NOx Emissions for Pellets from Olive and Almond Trees." Energies 9.10 (2016): 777.
6. Scarlat, Nicolae, et al. "The role of biomass and bioenergy in a future bioeconomy: policies and facts." Environmental Development 15 (2015): 3-34.
7. Open Data in Europe (2017).
8. Winans, K., A. Kendall, and H. Deng. "The history and current applications of the circular economy concept." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 68 (2017): 825-833.