Biofuels & Bioenergy

Paz Gomez is agricultural Engineer, specialization on Rural Engineering and Agricultural Technical Engineer, specialization on Livestock Exploitations, both University Degrees by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain, 2007). Research fellowship in Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim in 2007, and visiting researcher in the Bavarian State Institute for Agricultrual Engineering (LfL, Fresing) in 2011. Researcher in ainia Technology Centre since 2008, in the field of biomethanation of agro-industrial waste through anaerobic co-digestion. Development of economic feasibility tools for biogas plants, analysis of agricultural valorisation of anaerobic digestates from horticultural crops and studies on biomethane applications. Experience in related projects: PROBIOGAS project, focused on development of sustainable production systems and use of agro-industrial biogas in Spain, DIGESMART project, focused on digestate from manure recycling technologies, and AGROBIOMET project, focused on sustainable production and use of biomethane as vehicle fuel using manure and alternative biomasses, among others.