Energy and Greenhouse gas balances of the utilisation of biogas for energy: - with a special focus on transportation

Per Sieverts Nielsen, Kenneth Bernard Karlsson, Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen

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    Abstract

    The utilisation of biogas for energy is an important part of the Danish energy plan for reducing Danish emissions of greenhouse gases. Implementation programmes for new biogas plants have been in operation since 1990, promoted by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The focus of the implementation programmes has been on development of technologies for joint biogas plants, where more than one farm supplies the animal slurry. The joint biogas plants are dependent on industrial organic wastes to obtain high biogas yields for making the biogas plant economical. The industrial organic waste will, however, be the scarce factor in a further development of the joint biogas plants in Denmark. The purpose of the present study is related to the discussion on the role of transportation in the biogas fuel chain. Transportation plays a central role in the assessment of environmental advantages of utilising biogas for energy. Two different Danish joint biogas plants are evaluated with the aim of determining the role of transportation and co-fermentation on the energy and the balance of greenhouse gases from the biogas fuel cycle.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBiomass for Energy and Industry
    Place of PublicationWurzburg
    PublisherCARMEN
    Publication date1998
    Pages991-994
    Publication statusPublished - 1998
    Event10th European Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry - Wurzburg, Germany
    Duration: 8 Jun 199811 Jun 1998
    Conference number: 10

    Conference

    Conference10th European Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry
    Number10
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityWurzburg
    Period08/06/199811/06/1998

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