Integrated renewable energy solutions for aquaculture processing: ENERFISH

Hidde Ronde, Aulis Ranne, Eric Peirano, Ian Byrne, Huy Le Duc

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Abstract

The European Union Framework Programme 7- ENERFISH project (www.enerfish.eu) aims to demonstrate a new poly-generation application with renewable energy sources for the fishery industry in Vietnam. From the energy viewpoint, the fish processing plant can be made energy self-sufficient, when the fish waste oil is processed in a biodiesel processor and further converted to electricity and heat in a CHP unit. The ENERFISH advanced CO2 based freezing/cooling system requires optimization and control system planning of special high-pressure equipments. The high-efficiency cooling system can be tuned to be up to 14 % more efficient than conventional systems. The economical optimization model shows that in the Vietnamese demonstration case the electricity production is, due to the low electricity tariff, uneconomical (except during electricity blackout), even if cogeneration heat can be utilized. This prompted a design of the plant (in this particular demontration case) whereby the necessary heat for the biodiesel process is taken from the waste heat produced by the compressors of the CO2 cooling system. According to the calculations and assumptions presented in this article, the profitability of biodiesel production from fish cleaning wastes in Vietnam depends stronly on the market prices for fish waste and fish oil. Different business case scenarios are being described.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2011 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Power and Energy Systems: Issues and Prospects for Asia, ICUE 2011
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-6008-1, 978-1-4673-6007-4
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-6006-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2013
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event2011 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Power and Energy Systems: Issues and Prospects for Asia, ICUE 2011 - Pattaya City, Thailand
Duration: 28 Sept 201130 Sept 2011

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Power and Energy Systems: Issues and Prospects for Asia, ICUE 2011
Abbreviated titleICUE 2011
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityPattaya City
Period28/09/1130/09/11

Keywords

  • biodiesel
  • business scenarios
  • cogeneration
  • distributed power generation
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental economics
  • food technology
  • fuel technology
  • waste heat
  • waste recovery

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