Energetic and economic feasibility analysis of utilizing waste heat from incineration facility and power plant for large-scale horticulture facilities

Lee, Keum Ho; Lee, Jae Ho; Song, Doosam

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.03.049

Cited by 5 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The potential additional biogas production from co‐substrates was not taken into account (only animal manure). Afterward, in Switzerland biogas is usually converted into electricity and heat through combustion in a CHP engine (Dou et al., 2018; Lee et al., 2016; Togawa et al., 2014; Yu & Nam, 2016).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have investigated the supply of greenhouse heating demand with waste heat from waste incinerator plants (Marton, Kägi, & Wettstein, 2010), industrial processes (Andrews & Pearce, 2011), district heating systems (Dou et al., 2018; Togawa, Fujita, Dong, Fujii, & Ooba, 2014), and power plants (Lee, Lee, Lee, & Song, 2016; Yu & Nam, 2016). Similar to these examples, biogas plants and greenhouse cultivation systems can be integrated to close the cycle of material and energy flows.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Symbiosis opportunities between food and energy system: The potential of manure‐based biogas as heating source for greenhouse production

Golzar

Bowman

Hellweg

et al. 2020

J of Industrial Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The concept of symbiosis, a mutually beneficial relationship, can be applied to food and energy systems. Greenhouse systems and biogas plants are interesting technologies for food–energy symbiosis, because both are usually based in rural areas and offer opportunities for the exchange of materials (e.g., biomass waste from the greenhouse as input to biogas plants) and energy (heat from biogas co‐generation for heating greenhouses). In this paper, the focus lies on manure resources for biogas in Switzerland, because manure amounts are high and currently largely underused. We provide a spatial analysis of the availability of manure as feedstock to biogas plants and heat source for greenhouses. In this feasibility study, we coupled the potential waste heat supply from manure‐based biogas and the greenhouse peak heat demand. We quantified the area‐based greenhouse heating demand for year‐around tomato production (from 0.98 to 2.67 MW ha−1 where the farms are located) and the available heat supply from manure‐based biogas (up to 3,200 GJ a−1 km−2). A total maximum greenhouse area of 104 ha could be sustained with manure‐based biogas heat, producing 20,800 tonnes a−1 tomatoes. This amounts to 11% of the total domestic tomato demand. Although the results are specific to Switzerland, our method can be adapted and also applied to other regions.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Symbiosis opportunities between food and energy system: The potential of manure‐based biogas as heating source for greenhouse production

Golzar

Bowman

Hellweg

et al. 2020

J of Industrial Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Spatial optimization of industrial symbiosis for heat supply of agricultural greenhouses

Rezaei,

Burg,

Pfister

et al. 2024

J of Industrial Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Despite the many benefits of greenhouses, it is challenging to meet their heating demand, as greenhouses belong to the most energy‐intensive production systems in the agriculture sector. Industrial symbiosis can bring an effective solution by utilizing waste heat from other industries to meet the greenhouse heat demand. This study proposes an optimization framework by which optimum symbiotic relationships can be identified. For this aim, the spatial analysis is integrated into an optimization model, in which geographical, technical, and economic parameters are considered simultaneously to identify the optimal location for developing new agricultural greenhouses. The objective function is to minimize the heating costs, that is, the investment cost of piping and electricity cost for pumping heat‐carrying fluid from supplier to demand. The model is applied to the case study of Switzerland, and currently existing municipal solid waste incinerators, cement production plants, and biogas plants are considered potential waste heat sources. Results show that the import of tomato, cucumber, and lettuce to Switzerland can theoretically be replaced by vegetable production in new waste‐heat supplied greenhouses (zero import scenarios). Accounting for the economy of scale for pipeline investment costs leads to selecting large‐scale greenhouses with a cost reduction of 37%. The optimization results suggest that 10% of the greenhouses needed to satisfy the total domestic demand for lettuce, tomato, and cucumber could be placed on a suitable land plot in the direct vicinity of a waste heat source, with low costs of waste heat supply.

show abstract

Heat and Mass Transfer in the Food, Energy, and Water Nexus—A Review

Derby

Adams

Chakraborty

et al. 2020

Journal of Heat Transfer

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Engineering innovations—including those in heat and mass transfer—are needed to provide food, water, and power to a growing population (i.e., projected to be 9.8 × 109 by 2050) with limited resources. The interweaving of these resources is embodied in the food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus. This review paper focuses on heat and mass transfer applications which involve at least two aspects of the FEW nexus. Energy and water topics include energy extraction of natural gas hydrates and shale gas; power production (e.g., nuclear and solar); power plant cooling (e.g., wet, dry, and hybrid cooling); water desalination and purification; and building energy/water use, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration technology. Subsequently, this review considers agricultural thermal fluids applications, such as the food and water nexus (e.g., evapotranspiration and evaporation) and the FEW nexus (e.g., greenhouses and food storage, including granaries and freezing/drying). As part of this review, over 100 review papers on thermal and fluid topics relevant to the FEW nexus were tabulated and over 350 research journal articles were discussed. Each section discusses previous research and highlights future opportunities regarding heat and mass transfer research. Several cross-cutting themes emerged from the literature and represent future directions for thermal fluids research: the need for fundamental, thermal fluids knowledge; scaling up from the laboratory to large-scale, integrated systems; increasing economic viability; and increasing efficiency when utilizing resources, especially using waste products.

show abstract

Energetic and economic feasibility analysis of utilizing waste heat from incineration facility and power plant for large-scale horticulture facilities

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Symbiosis opportunities between food and energy system: The potential of manure‐based biogas as heating source for greenhouse production

Symbiosis opportunities between food and energy system: The potential of manure‐based biogas as heating source for greenhouse production

Spatial optimization of industrial symbiosis for heat supply of agricultural greenhouses

Heat and Mass Transfer in the Food, Energy, and Water Nexus—A Review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About