Effects of greenhouse gas emissions timing on alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating

Kar, Saurajyoti; Billen, Pieter; Björnebo, Lars; Katz, Beth; Yang, Sheng; Volk, Timothy A.; Spatari, Sabrina

doi:10.1111/gcbb.12890

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“…LCA studies on DHN were mainly provided to test and compare the efficiency of generators, considering their environmental profiles [10,11]. LCA analyses applied to DHNs also allowed the evaluation of different scenarios for integrating renewable sources [12].…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

Vauchez,

Famiglietti,

Autelitano

et al. 2023

Energies

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Identifying decarbonization strategies at the district level is increasingly necessary to align the development of urban projects with European climate neutrality objectives. It is well known that district heating and cooling networks are an attractive energy system solution because they permit the integration of renewable energies and local excess of hot or cold sources. The detailed design and optimization of network infrastructures are essential to achieve the full potential of this energy system. The authors conducted an attributional life cycle assessment to compare the environmental profile of five distribution network infrastructures (i.e., pipes, heat carrier fluid, trenches, heat exchangers, valves, and water pumps) based on a study case in Marseille, France. The work aims to put into perspective the environmental profile of subsystems comprising a district heating infrastructure, and compare pipe typologies that can be used to guide decision-making in eco-design processing. Rigid and flexible piping systems were compared separately. The results show that the main impact source is the pipe subsystem, followed by the trench works for most impact categories. The authors underlined the importance of pipe typology choice, which can reduce emissions by up to 80% and 77% for rigid and flexible systems, respectively.

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Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

Vauchez,

Famiglietti,

Autelitano

et al. 2023

Energies

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“…By conducting a comparative LCA study, a conclusion can be drawn in order to verify whether the whole supply chain operation will generate net emissions gain or reduction. Such a study was exemplified by Bird et al [22] in the case of selecting bioenergy systems, Hoppe et al [23] in the use of natural gas for transportation and chemical production, Olofsson and Börjesson [24] in relation to the use of residual biomass as resource, Nduagu et al [25] in the iron and steel industry and Kar et al [26] in the GHG effects of alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating. In comparison with this study, none of the preceding papers show a distinctive comparison in term of cradle-tograve carbon footprint between the usage of agriculture industrial waste and fossil fuels for the application of energy generation in a downstream industry.…”

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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Palm Kernel Shell in Ceramic Tile Production: Managerial Implications for Renewable Energy Usage

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The palm oil industry is a promising biomass source, as the production generates wastes more than four times that of the main product. In 2020, for 45 MT of crude palm oil production in Indonesia, it was estimated that around 12 MT of palm kernel shell were generated or equivalent to 5.4 MTOE in net calorific value. This high calorific value of solid waste can be used by industries as a source of renewable energy, once it is proven to be technically, environmentally and economically feasible. In this comparative study, the life cycle assessment method was deployed to determine the environmental feasibility of palm kernel shell usage as an alternative renewable energy source to coal and natural gas in ceramic tile production through the application of combustion technology. The novelty of this study lies in a cradle-to-gate approach by comparing the carbon footprint of biomass from agriculture industrial waste with common fossil fuels as sources of energy for a highly energy-intensive industry. This research demonstrates that by evaluating the total life cycle of a fuel, the perspective on environmental impacts can be quite different when compared to looking solely at the end-use process. This study shows how the deployment of life cycle assessment would create managerial implications toward the decision making of fuel selection with carbon footprint considerations.

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Energy and exergy analysis of erciyes university No. 1 heat center

Polat,

Acar,

Kahraman

2024

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

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Effects of greenhouse gas emissions timing on alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating

Cited by 5 publications

References 61 publications

Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Palm Kernel Shell in Ceramic Tile Production: Managerial Implications for Renewable Energy Usage

Energy and exergy analysis of erciyes university No. 1 heat center

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