Economic evaluation of short rotation coppice systems for energy from biomass—A review

Hauk, Sebastian; Knoke, Thomas; Wittkopf, Stefan

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.103

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“…One of its main advantages is that it is a clean and renewable product that contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels (Monteiro et al 2012;Daioglou et al 2014). In this sense, the search for biomass from agricultural and forestry crops has advanced in the last few years (Hauk et al 2014).…”

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“…Nevertheless, the great amount of energy required to process biomass constitutes a limiting factor for its use, despite the fact that this energy requirement can be 70% less than what is required to process steel (Monteiro et al 2012;Hauk et al 2014). Its high moisture content, irregular shape and size, and low bulk density make it difficult to transport, store, and use in its original form (Hauk et al 2014).…”

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“…Its high moisture content, irregular shape and size, and low bulk density make it difficult to transport, store, and use in its original form (Hauk et al 2014). …”

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Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

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Pellets may be produced with different types of agriculture or forestry crops in Costa Rica. This work evaluated the energy, physical, and mechanical properties of pellets fabricated from 12 types of agricultural and forestry crops (Ananas cumosos, Arundo donax, Coffea arabica, Cupressus lusitanica, empty fruit bunch and oil palm mesocarp fiber of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis, Gynerium sagittatum, Pennisetum purpureum, Phyllostachys aurea, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, and Tectona grandis), and similarities among these crops were established by multivariate principal component analysis. High variation was found in the pellet properties. The energy evaluation revealed that C. lusitanica and P. aurea are the crops with the best qualities for fuel use because of their high calorific values (from 16807 kJ/kg and 19919 kJ/kg, respectively) and low ash content (1.03% and 3.39%, respectively). As for physical properties, most crops exhibited values within the range noted by several authors and standards. All 12 pellet crops displayed high durability (from 72.12% to 92.98%) and compression force (from 295.18 N to 691.86 N). Moreover, the evaluation of crop similarities allowed the determination of four group combinations. Within these groups, C. lusitanica, P. aurea, and G. sagittatum had similar energy qualities and the best caloric characteristics.

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“…Entre las ventajas que tiene el uso de la biomasa está principalmente que es un producto limpio y renovable, lo cual contribuye a la reducción de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y a la dependencia de los combustibles fósiles (Monteiro, Mantha, & Rouboa, 2012, Daioglou, Wicke, Faaij y Vuuren, 2014. En este sentido la búsqueda de biomasas provenientes de los cultivos agrícolas o de residuos forestales ha tomado un importante desarrollo en los últimos años (HauK, Knoke, Wittkopf, 2014).…”

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“…Sin embargo, para manipular esta biomasa se requiere de un gran consumo energético (Monteiro et al, 2012, Hauk et al, 2014) debido a su alta humedad, sus formas y tamaños irregulares, y su baja densidad aparente, lo que hace de la biomasa un material difícil de transportar, almacenar y utilizar en su forma original (Hauk et al, 2014). Convertir esta biomasa en comprimidos cilíndrico de madera (pellets), reduce significativamente los costos de almacenamiento y transporte (Monteiro et al, 2012).…”

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Evaluación de la combustión de comprimidos cilíndricos fabricados con cultivos forestales y agrícolas en Costa Rica utilizando un quemador doméstico

Rodríguez-Zúñiga

Moya

Valdez

et al. 2015

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<p>Se presenta la evaluación de la combustión de pellets fabricados con dos cultivos forestales y ocho cultivos agrícolas en Costa Rica utilizando un quemador doméstico de 50 Kw/h. Se evaluó las características de la biomasa, las temperaturas en la salida del quemador y en la chimenea, las emisiones (O2, CO2, CO, NO, NO2, NOx y SO2), las pérdidas de calor y la eficiencia. La temperatura de salida en el quemador varió entre 400 °C y 613 °C y la temperatura en la chimenea estuvo desde los 205 a 322 °C, la temperatura más baja correspondió a Phyllostachys aurea y la mayor al residuo de la palma de aceite. Tectona grandis presentó la mayor variación de la temperatura, mientras que Cupressus lusitanica obtuvo la menor variación. Los dos cultivos forestales presentaron los menores valores de emisiones. En la eficiencia en combustión el mejor cultivo fue Gynerium sagittatum, mientras que las especies forestales presentaron una eficiencia intermedia entre los cultivos analizados.</p>

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A stochastic techno‐economic analysis of shrub willow production using EcoWillow 3.0S

Frank

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Volk

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EcoWillow 3.0S is a techno‐economic analysis (TEA) tool that calculates realistic willow biomass production costs using data from field trials of willow production in New York State. The model represents the input parameters for diesel fuel price, wood price, and willow yield as data‐derived probability distributions rather than as single values. This study uses EcoWillow 3.0S with Oracle Crystal Ball to perform a stochastic TEA of shrub willow production in the northeastern USA. Two outputs obtained from this model are a 24‐year net present value (NPV) and minimum selling price (MSP) of shrub willow production under price and yield uncertainty. The MSP for dry willow ranges within a 95% confidence interval from $59–$102/Mg. The NPV, also within a 95% confidence interval, ranges from −$153 819 to $207 129 for 40 ha of willow harvested seven times over 24 years. The relevance of this study is to use the TEA methodology to assess the financial feasibility of shrub willow production as a bioenergy feedstock. The results of this analysis provide the bioenergy field with NPV and MSP probability distributions on shrub willow production that have previously been absent from the refereed literature. Using data collected from field operations over a number of years, EcoWillow 3.0S captures some of the key inputs that influence the variation in the delivered cost of willow biomass crops. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Economic evaluation of short rotation coppice systems for energy from biomass—A review

Cited by 111 publications

References 54 publications

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

Evaluación de la combustión de comprimidos cilíndricos fabricados con cultivos forestales y agrícolas en Costa Rica utilizando un quemador doméstico

A stochastic techno‐economic analysis of shrub willow production using EcoWillow 3.0S

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