Biomass and bio-energy utilisation in a farm-based combined heat and power facility
| Autor: | J. Relf, R.J. Olave, Christopher R. Johnston, E.G.A. Forbes, J.D. Browne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Waste management Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Fossil fuel Photovoltaic system Boiler (power generation) Forestry 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Renewable energy Electricity generation Heating system Biogas Bioenergy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Biomass business Waste Management and Disposal Agronomy and Crop Science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Biomass and Bioenergy. 89:172-183 |
| ISSN: | 0961-9534 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.03.005 |
| Popis: | Five different renewable energy technologies located at an agricultural and environmental research centre (AFBI Hillsborough) were monitored to assess the cost, performance and efficiency of biomass produced from farm wastes and cropsutilised for energy generation in industrial grade equipment in real-time operation. Research was conducted over a six year period, with power units running simultaneously or intermittently according to demand from the system. The purpose of the work was to investigate fossil fuel (oil) displacement, carbon dioxide (CO2e) emissions reduction, financial and environmental sustainability of these technologies in a farm based scenario. Between 2009 and 2014, total heat output from the centre was 7,750MWh with contributions of 47.2 %, 17.1 %, 9.8% and 13.5 % from the biomass, biogas, multi-fuel boiler and biogas CHP unit respectively. Solar thermal produced 0.49 % and the back-up oil boiler 11.9 %. Total electrical output was 545.3MWh(e) with 94.2 % generatedfrom biogas CHP and 5.8 % from the solar PV system. Fossil fuel and average CO2e reductions ranged 20.1 % to 54.1% and 23.3 to 55.7 % respectively. These reductions combined with financial savings to present a viable and sustainable renewable energy system. Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 1-4 June 2015, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1651-1657 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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