Estimation of Agroforestry Biomasses Available for Energy Purposes in a Municipality in Central Italy as Instrument for Energy Planning

Biomass used in the production of energy is an important territorial resource, easy to access and capable of supplying new forms of income and promotion for rural economy. The aim of this work is to give and indicative estimation of agroforestry biomasses (as volumetric mass and energy content), relative to the forest and agricultural sectors (tree and grass cultures) for the Municipality of Bracciano, in central Italy, that can be used as a basis for support for the new territorial politics. This work shows that the total energetic content could cover the thermal consumption of the 'economy' sector of the Bracciano territory, that includes the agricultural, industrial and tertiary sectors.