Comparative study between the use of district heating and individual heating systems, based on biomass, in an inland rural town of the province of Castellón

Treball final de Màster Universitari en Enginyeria Industrial. Codi: SJA020. Curs acadèmic: 2017-2018The main objective of this project is to carry out a comparative study between a district heating and an individual heating installation, using biomass, in the municipality of Vistabella del Maestrazgo in the province of Castellón (Spain). The comparison will help the local government to know the advantages and disadvantages of both alternatives, in order to select the best type of installation for their requirements. Moreover, it will be also considered the viability of recovering the forestry waste of the surroundings of the municipality for the production of biomass. This biomass will be used as a fuel in the installations of the study and other biomass heating systems of the town. Therefore, it will be known the environmental and social consequences of the energy autonomy in the rural development of Vistabella del Maestrazgo. Consequently, this study will provide information to the municipality, which can be used for dealing problems like unemployment, youth migration, climate change, etc