Searching for renewable energy sources on urban areas
The possibilities and capacities of energy production from renewable sources in urban areaswere studied on the example of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine (population ca. 1.4 mln, occupied 2 area ca. 320 km ). The following alternate renewable sources and ways for energy production(except solar and wind) have been identified: (1) biogas to be produced at municipal landfills;(2) biogas to be produced from sewage sludge accumulated at wastewater treatment plants;(3) wood wastes from urban dwellings' reconstruction and furniture renewal; (4) litter fromtree stands of the city (woody and leaf litter, debris, dead wood, etc.); (5) biomass harvestedwhile the phytotechnologies are applied for brown field remediation (energy crops, willowsand poplars, etc.). The energy potential of primary and secondary renewable energy sourceshas been estimated. Approach to decision-making on optimal allocation of sites fordecentralised energy production on the city's territory and relevant technologies for energyproduction are discussed.