Energy Recovery from Invasive Species: Creation of Value Chains to Promote Control and Eradication

The use of biomass as an energy source presents itself a viable alternative, especially at time when the mitigation climate change requires that all possibilities replacing fossil fuels be used and implemented. residual also appears way to include in renewable production system products came out it, while allowing resolution environmental problems, such large volumes available, which are not used, but by elimination fuel load only contributes increased risk rural fires occurrence. Invasive species contribute significant part this load, its control eradication require strong investments, so valorization these materials can allow sustainability processes. However, chemical composition some species, namely Acacia dealbata, melanoxylon, Eucalyptus globulus, Robinia pseudoacacia Hakea sericea, mainly due nitrogen, chlorine ash contents found, preclude exclusive for certified wood pellets. In case values obtained characterization mixtures with Pinus pinaster, other mixture is possible. From perspective local valorization, domestic applications remains possibility, creating circular economy process guarantees operations eradicate invasive species.