Biogas infrastructures from farm to regional scale, prospects of biogas transport grids

Hengeveld, Evert Jan; Bekkering, Jan; Gemert, W.J.T. van; Broekhuis, Antonius

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.01.005

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“…The configuration comprises digester capacities (m 3 h -1 ), length of the pipeline segments (km), diameters of pipeline segments (m), and pressures (MPa) at the digester sites. The assumptions and method to calculate biogas transport costs in a pipeline are similar to those used in previous studies 1,7 and intended for an agricultural region in the Netherlands. The volume of a gas is measured in m 3 at standard conditions (temperature 273.15 K and absolute pressure 0.101325 MPa).…”

Section: The Biogas Transport Modelmentioning

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“…T n and P n are the standard conditions of temperature and pressure; T is assumed to be 288.15 K. 7 The formula shows that the line-pack storage volume depends roughly on the volume V 0 of the pipeline segments in the grid and on the difference in mean absolute pressure, P storage = P m_lp − P m¯t , between the transport-and-storage conditions and the transport-only conditions for each pipeline segment as K m¯lp ≈ K m¯t . P m¯lp (Pa) and P m¯t (Pa) are the mean pressures in the pipeline segment for the linepack condition and the transport-only condition respectively, while K m¯lp (-) and K m¯t (-) are the gas law deviation coefficients for these two conditions.…”

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“…Such biogas infrastructures are studied, planned, and developed, mainly in Europe. 7 In a star lay-out, digesters are individually connected by a pipeline to the hub. 7 With electricity production by a biogas combined heat and power generator (CHP), a large improvement in overall energy efficiency can be achieved when heat generation can be matched with an appropriate heat demand; this is accomplished when biogas is transported to a place with such a demand.…”

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“…The model simulates the biogas line-pack storage in two lay-outs of a biogas grid that collects biogas from several digesters to a central collection point via pipelines, as presented in Hengeveld et al 7 Differences between biogas storage in a grid with separate pipelines, the star layout, and a grid with shared use of pipelines, the fishbone lay-out, are shown. The model simulates the biogas line-pack storage in two lay-outs of a biogas grid that collects biogas from several digesters to a central collection point via pipelines, as presented in Hengeveld et al 7 Differences between biogas storage in a grid with separate pipelines, the star layout, and a grid with shared use of pipelines, the fishbone lay-out, are shown.…”

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Line‐pack storage in biogas infrastructures at regional scale, a model approach

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Summary Previously, we reported on a biogas transport model; the model assesses transport costs in a grid with fishbone and star layout collecting biogas. Biogas collection from several digesters to a hub supports the efficient use of resources. A dedicated grid, used for transport, can serve as a form of biogas storage as well. So a model was developed to evaluate line‐pack storage in a transport grid for different digester scale, number of digesters, region size, and grid type. Line‐pack storage does not require additional investments, and variable costs consist of extra compression costs. In both fishbone lay‐out and star lay‐out estimated line‐pack storage, costs are between 0.3 and 1.5 €ct m‐3h‐1. In a star lay‐out, line‐pack storage volume increases with region size. In a fishbone lay‐out, the maximum line‐pack storage volume is small in both a small size region and in a large region, as a result of pipeline volume and pressure restriction. A comparison of storage costs shows that line‐pack storage can compete on costs with pressureless storage, but pressurized pipes are preferred for seasonal storage. A method to describe enlargement of line‐pack storage by increased investment in pipelines depending on maximum transport pressure is presented. Such enlargement by applying larger pipe diameters could be financially sensible.

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“…With regional database and risk management consideration, Chauhan and Saini (2016) applied discrete harmony search algorithm to optimise the integrated renewable energy system (with incorporation of biogas production) for Indian rural community. For supporting the development of decentralised biogas system, financial-oriented optimisation of biogas delivery grid for integrating AD systems in different zones was conducted in the Netherlands (Hengeveld et al, 2016). In Turkey, multi-objective mixed integer linear programming (MILP) approach was applied to optimise biogas-based district heating system with thermal storage technology (Balaman and Selim, 2016).…”

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