Table 1 Criterias adopted for the area selection
From: Spatialized potential for biomass energy production in Brazil: an overview
| Â | Factors | Criteria | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Energy demand factor (Download in March of 2015 from http://goo.gl/iMiMzO) | Areas with greater demand for energy/inhabitant will have a greater need energy production | Locate places with higher demand |
2 | Transmission lines factor (Download in March of 2015 from http://goo.gl/6vBU0n) | More remote area is of a installed transmission line, greater is the need | Encourage a decentralized system |
3 | Power plants factor (Download in March of 2015 from http://goo.gl/iMiMzO) | The lower energy production density in the region, the greater is its need | Generate new production areas |
4 | Land use factor (Download in March of 2015 from http://goo.gl/xcscy) | Areas with an anthropic land use will have a greater need | Conservation of native vegetation |
5 | Preservation factor (Download in March of 2015 from http://goo.gl/4khjso) | Areas of relevance for environment preservation present less need for energy production | Preservation of key areas for environmental conservation |