Abstract
The objective of the work is to evaluate the most economic options in transferring biomass from its source locations to users at the regional, intra-continental and intercontinental locations. A systems analysis will initially screen many potential utilisation schemes, with the objective of more detailed techno-economic evaluations of a few options, followed by carbon impact assessment for the most economic options. One utilisation chain is depicted as an example. Forest residues are first collected in connection with existing wood-harvesting operations. An integrated heating/pyrolysis plant is located within road-transport range of the forest-residue sites. District heat and bio-oil are produced from forest residues. Bio-oil is transported by barges to remote users. Initially coal will be replaced with bio-oil in large coal fired power plants. At a later stage, bio-oil may be fired in power plants currently using mineral oil or natural gas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | 12th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings |
| Publisher | ETA-Florence Renewable Energies |
| Pages | 1306-1308 |
| ISBN (Print) | 88-900442-5-X, 3-936338-10-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 12th European Conference and Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 17 Jun 2002 → 21 Jun 2002 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th European Conference and Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Period | 17/06/02 → 21/06/02 |
Keywords
- biomass trade
- biomass conversion
- economic aspects