Design of a biomass power plant for burning date palm waste to cogenerate electricity and distilled water

Mallaki, Mehrdad; Fatehi, Rouhollah

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.036

Cited by 62 publications

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“…RETScreen was developed to evaluate energy production, life-cycle costs, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of various types of renewable energy systems [32][33][34][35][36]. In RETScreen, the performance of different types of renewable energy sources, including wind power [37,38], hydro power [39,40], PV [41][42][43], combined heat and power (CHP) [35], bio energy [44,45], solar heating [33,[46][47][48], and geothermal heating and cooling [49], can be evaluated. RETScreen allows users to compare the economic performance of conventional systems and RES alternative systems for optimal design.…”

Section: Design Tools For Res In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Decision-Making of Renewable Energy Systems in Buildings in the Early Design Stage

Baek

Lee

2019

Sustainability

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Renewable energy systems (RES) in buildings should be designed carefully, not only because of the need for an optimal design, but also to comply with related laws. Therefore, the design of RES in the buildings requires close collaboration between architects and engineers from the beginning of the design process. To support such collaboration, this study proposes a simplified design method for RES in buildings during the early design stage. By using the proposed design method, design alternatives that meet the required energy standards as suggested by law are first generated. Further designs are made to evaluate the performance and cost of the design alternatives and to find the optimal types of RES for the building. The study also uses a case study to verify the applicability of the design method to the early design stage. Although the performance and cost of the different design alternatives are similar, the implementation of each type of RES in each design alternative is different. Nonetheless, by analyzing performance patterns and the cost ratio of each type of RES in each design alternative, the study allows the most suitable type of RES to be chosen for the building.

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Section: Design Tools For Res In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Decision-Making of Renewable Energy Systems in Buildings in the Early Design Stage

Baek

Lee

2019

Sustainability

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“…The total weight of DP waste produce in the world is 4.5 million tons (Barreveld 1993). A DP tree produces approximately 40 kg of burnable waste, including dried leaves, spathes, sheaths and petioles, annually (Mallaki & Fatehi 2014).…”

Section: Date Palm As An Emerging Biomaterialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater using Date Palm as a Biosorbent: A Comparative Review

Shafiq¹,

Alazba²,

Amin³

2018

JSM

107

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“…It is developed and maintained by the Government of Canada and supported by an international network of partners. Some examples of the use of RETScreen for the evaluation of biomass projects are Chalikias et al (2010), Mani et al (2010) and Mallaki and Fatehi (2014).…”

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Biomass residues for energy production and habitat preservation. Case study in a montado area in Southwestern Europe

Malico

Carrajola

Gomes

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tThe use of forest and agricultural residues for energy production presents multiple benefits, but the link between bioenergy and the environment is complex and not all of the energetic options have the same impacts. This work evaluates the net positive effect of valorizing residual biomass in the context of a rural area of Portugal, Estremoz. It focuses on the combined assessment of biomass availability, technoeconomic feasibility and environmental aspects of utilizing forest and agricultural residues to produce bioheat. At first, the energy potential of the residual biomass available in the municipality is evaluated using a geographical information system database. The assessment with RETScreen of the technoeconomic feasibility of replacing electricity by biomass for heating local public schools follows. The results show that around 27 314 t of residues, corresponding to about 267 680 GJ, are produced each year in Estremoz, more than half in montado areas. The use of this biomass for the replacement of the existing electric heating systems of nine local schools by biomass-based ones offers good project profitability. As far as the environment is concerned, the energetic valorization of the residual biomass in Estremoz has multiple benefits. It contributes to climate change mitigation by saving greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the preservation of the traditional extensive uses of the ecosystems. Moreover, a correct vegetation management decreases the fire risk, potentiates the increase in biodiversity, offers better conditions for native species and allows to maintain the ecosystems.

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Design of a biomass power plant for burning date palm waste to cogenerate electricity and distilled water

Cited by 62 publications

References 8 publications

Optimal Decision-Making of Renewable Energy Systems in Buildings in the Early Design Stage

Optimal Decision-Making of Renewable Energy Systems in Buildings in the Early Design Stage

Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater using Date Palm as a Biosorbent: A Comparative Review

Biomass residues for energy production and habitat preservation. Case study in a montado area in Southwestern Europe

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