Biomethane storage: Evaluation of technologies, end uses, business models, and sustainability
| Autor: | Wojciech M. Budzianowski, Marlena Brodacka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering
Waste management Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology Business model 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Grid Renewable energy Renewable natural gas Fuel Technology Resource (project management) Nuclear Energy and Engineering Biogas Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 0210 nano-technology Process engineering business Dispatchable generation |
| Zdroj: | Energy Conversion and Management. 141:254-273 |
| ISSN: | 0196-8904 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.071 |
| Popis: | Biomethane is a renewable gas that can be turned into dispatchable resource through applying storage techniques. The storage enables the discharge of stored biomethane at any time and place it is required as gas turbine power, heat or transport fuel. Thus the stored biomethane could more efficiently serve various energy applications in the power, transport, heat, and gas systems as well as in industry. Biomethane storage may therefore integrate the different energy subsystems making the whole energy system more efficient. This work provides an overview and evaluation of biomethane storage technologies, end uses, business models and sustainability. It is shown that storage technologies are versatile, have different costs and efficiencies and may serve different end uses. Business models may be created or selected to fit regional spatial contexts, realistic demands for gas storage related services, and the level of available subsidies. By applying storage the sustainability of biomethane is greatly improved in terms of economic viability, reduced environmental impacts and greater social benefits. Stored biomethane may greatly facilitate adoption of intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Other findings show that biomethane storage needs to be combined with grid services and other similar services to reduce overall storage costs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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