A new approach for measuring the environmental sustainability of renewable energy production systems: Focused on the modelling of green gas production pathways

Pierie, Frank; Bekkering, Jan; Benders, Reinerus; Gemert, W.J.T. van; Moll, Henri

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.037

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“…The distribution of biomass, dairy farms, and agricultural farms, averaged for the Netherlands, are retrieved from Pierie et al [47]. In addition, catch crops (e.g., flower rich margins or buffer strips) are also used as feedstock for the AD system.…”

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“…Additionally, a tortuosity factor is included, which represents inefficiencies in transport (e.g., winding roads, multiple pickup locations) [31,49] (Table 1). A clear description of the aforementioned can be found in Pierie et al [47]. For biomass waste flows, only transport cost are included (Table 1), except for manure from external sources where negative prices are used within the Netherlands, due to its over-abundance [50], and for roadside grass where harvesting costs from road embankments are included [51].…”

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“…The specific choice for the above-named indicators and a clear description thereof are discussed in Pierie et al [47]. The financial feasibility is expressed in Net Present Value (NPV) over 25 years [37].…”

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Abstract:The dairy sector in the Netherlands aims for a 30% increase in efficiency and 30% carbon dioxide emission reduction compared to the reference year of 1990, and a 20% share of renewable energy, all by the year 2020. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) can play a substantial role in achieving these aims. However, results from this study indicate that the AD system is not fully optimized in combination with farming practices regarding sustainability. Therefore, the Industrial Symbiosis concept, combined with energy and environmental system analysis, Life Cycle Analysis and modeling is used to optimize a farm-scale AD system on four indicators of sustainability (i.e., energy efficiency, carbon footprint, environmental impacts and costs). Implemented in a theoretical case, where a cooperation of farms share biomass feedstocks, a symbiotic AD system can significantly lower external energy consumption by 72 to 92%, carbon footprint by 71 to 91%, environmental impacts by 68 to 89%, and yearly expenditures by 56 to 66% compared to a reference cooperation. The largest reductions and economic gains can be achieved when a surplus of manure is available for upgrading into organic fertilizer to replace fossil fertilizers. Applying the aforementioned symbiotic concept to the Dutch farming sector can help to achieve the stated goals indicated by the Dutch agricultural sector for the year 2020.

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“…Energy policy planning [37,78,79], evaluation [43,52,80,81], frameworks [82,83] C1.3. Environmental impact analysis environmental and ecological decision-making [84][85][86], life-cycle assessment [2, 87] C1.4. Energy evaluation and assessment investments [88][89][90][91], sustainability assessment of energy systems [38,[92][93][94][95], sources, technologies and options [12,13,15,28,35,39,94,[96][97][98], power expansion alternatives [99][100][101], plants [47,102], power generation scenarios [103,104] quantitative and qualitative factors.…”

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Towards next-generation energy planning decision-making: An expert-based framework for intelligent decision support

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Achieving sustainable energy planning and development involves complex decision-making processes. The energy planning decision-making (EPDM) field relies on a plethora of decision analysis methods that offered many solutions to process a variety of energy management and strategic decision-making problems. However, current EPDM solutions are unable to overcome the increasing complexity of strategic energy planning situations involving a large number of stakeholders in uncertain, dynamic, and distributed environments. This raises significant new challenges for researchers in both decision sciences and renewable and sustainable energy planning. On the basis of a representative assortment of peer-reviewed related literature selected by querying multiple electronic databases and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases domain journals over the last 12 years, this paper exhaustively highlights and discusses limitations of existing strategic EPDM solutions. The analysis is based on a classification specially developed by holistically harmonizing important domain concepts to categorize the considered representative sample of the field of interest. Additionally, this paper integrates results and conclusions from some recent and most cited literature reviews to (i) formulate essential evidence as well as practical and conclusive literature's supportalongside with the formulated representative sample -to this paper's subsequent insights and statements, and (ii) guarantee that no relevant articles have been excluded. A total of 78 related works is gathered and analyzed to provide a general view and discussion on major complexities found in classical/traditional strategic EPDM solutions and challenges for next-generation EPDM solutions. Moreover, a comparative analysis of the two solutions and a set of "quality indexes" of a next-generation EPDM solution were identified and some proposals were made to improve future applicative research. As an original result coming from the "quality indexes" identified through the review process, an intelligent expert-based framework for next-generation EPDM solutions is developed for enhanced renewable and sustainable energy planning.

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“…Like Germany, several countries implemented strategies, policies, and stimulus packages to promote the transition towards a renewable energy system and increase their overall share of renewable energy in the energy system. However, increasing the share of renewable energy is often associated with sustainability challenges [6,7]. The key elements of a sustainable development like economic performance, environmental protection, and social responsibility need to be considered in designing or evaluating support schemes, policies, or stimulus packages.…”

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Are decisions well supported for the energy transition? A review on modeling approaches for renewable energy policy evaluation

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This study reviews energy policy evaluation approaches on their capability to estimate a successful implementation of renewable energy policies. This is predominantly done via energy system modeling and analysis. Although modeling the possible success and effects is not a precondition for policy making, it is a powerful tool to support decision makers in policy making. This awareness has led to the development of numerous modeling approaches with many case studies. Therefore, effort has to be made to evaluate recent modeling approaches that could be suitable for renewable energy policy evaluation. It is the aim of this paper to provide an overview on recent renewable energy policy modeling approaches that are capable in evaluating the success and side effects to other sectors of renewable energy policies. We will highlight advantages and drawbacks of these approaches and provide a framework assessing the suitability of the presented methodologies for the evaluation of renewable energy policies. We provide a tabular overview that enables the reader to quickly derive information on the suitability of the several modeling approaches to evaluate renewable energy policies. Keywords: Policy evaluation, Renewable energy, Policy modeling, Decision support ReviewIn 1980, the term Energiewende was first used in a study of the Öko-Institut [1]. Since then, several policies were installed to follow the idea of a decarbonized energy system. This includes among others the support of the development of renewable energy and associated technologies, efficiency actions, renewable fuels, reduced import independence from fossil fuels, rural development, the decrease of long-term economic costs in kind of external effects, and R&D support [2][3][4]. International Energy Agency (IEA) defines renewable energy as energy derived from natural sources like sunlight, wind or some forms of biomass in terms of being not finite like fossil fuels having simultaneously a smaller impact on the environment [5]. Interplay between renewable energies, energy efficiency like green buildings, and a sustainable transport sector is crucial for achieving the imposed goals of the German Government and the Energiewende. Renewable energy is characterized by replenishing at a faster rate than being consumed. Like Germany, several countries implemented strategies, policies, and stimulus packages to promote the transition towards a renewable energy system and increase their overall share of renewable energy in the energy system. However, increasing the share of renewable energy is often associated with sustainability challenges [6,7]. The key elements of a sustainable development like economic performance, environmental protection, and social responsibility need to be considered in designing or evaluating support schemes, policies, or stimulus packages. But the design and evaluation of renewable energy promoting policies is a difficult task considering the multiple aspects policy designers and decision makers have to consider. Governmental intervention...

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A new approach for measuring the environmental sustainability of renewable energy production systems: Focused on the modelling of green gas production pathways

Cited by 32 publications

References 32 publications

Improving the Sustainability of Farming Practices through the Use of a Symbiotic Approach for Anaerobic Digestion and Digestate Processing

Improving the Sustainability of Farming Practices through the Use of a Symbiotic Approach for Anaerobic Digestion and Digestate Processing

Towards next-generation energy planning decision-making: An expert-based framework for intelligent decision support

Are decisions well supported for the energy transition? A review on modeling approaches for renewable energy policy evaluation

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