Production of Synthetic Natural Gas from Refuse-Derived Fuel Gasification for Use in a Polygeneration District Heating and Cooling System

Kabalina, Natalia; Costa, Mário; Yang, Weihong

doi:10.3390/en9121080

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“…Half of the studies apply a systems perspective [15,16,18,20], often in combination with some kind of future studies [15][16][17][18]. Research is about obtaining new knowledge and new insights, from a detailed level to a system level, for a current situation or as decision support affecting the future.…”

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“…Some non-experimental studies use models [16][17][18] while two studies [15,19] are based on calculations which cannot be considered complex mathematical models. Experimental papers are often shorter and focused on a limited set of parameters, while model studies cover large systems with a lot of data, making the papers longer and more comprehensive.…”

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“…Kabalina et al [17] evaluated such technology using RDF (refuse derived fuel) applied to a polygeneration district heating and cooling system. The paper is based on a systems perspective, as with the previous study, but instead of calculating environmental impact, the focus is on energy figures and cost estimations based on the use of thermodynamic and economic models in a parametric analysis of key parameters.…”

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Energy and Waste Management

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2017

Energies

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Waste management and energy systems are often interlinked, either directly by waste-to-energy technologies, or indirectly as processes for recovery of resources-such as materials, oils, manure, or sludge-use energy in their processes or substitute conventional production of the commodities for which the recycling processes provide raw materials. A special issue in Energies on the topic of "Energy and Waste Management" attained a lot of attention from the scientific community. In particular, papers contributing to improved understanding of the combined management of waste and energy were invited. In all, 9 papers were published out of 24 unique submissions. The papers cover technical topics such as leaching of heavy metals, pyrolysis, and production of synthetic natural gas in addition to different systems assessments of horse manure, incineration, and complex future scenarios at a national level. All papers except one focused on energy recovery from waste. That particular paper focused on waste management of infrastructure in an energy system (wind turbines). Published papers illustrate research in the field of energy and waste management on both a current detailed process level as well as on a future system level. Knowledge gained on both types is necessary to be able to make progress towards a circular economy.

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“…For the former, one of the most feasible and productive ways is thermochemical conversion [13]. Among the thermochemical processes, gasification is one of the most effective and studied methods to produce energy and fuels from biomass due to its capacity to handle different biomass feedstock [13][14][15][16]. Gasification, through the partial oxidation of the biomass at high temperature in the range of 800-1000 • C [17,18], with air, oxygen, and/or steam as a gasifying agent, allows for the production of a final product called syngas [19].…”

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Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier

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The present paper presents a study of biomass waste to energy conversion using gasification and internal combustion engine for power generation. The biomass waste analyzed is the most produced on Italian soil, chosen for suitable properties in the gasification process. Good quality syngas with up to 16.1% CO–4.3% CH4–23.1% H2 can be produced. The syngas lower heating value may vary from 1.86 MJ/ Nm3 to 4.5 MJ/Nm3 in the gasification with air and from 5.2 MJ/ Nm3 to 7.5 MJ/Nm3 in the gasification with steam. The cold gas efficiency may vary from 16% to 41% in the gasification with air and from 37% to 60% in the gasification with steam, depending on the different biomass waste utilized in the process and the different operating conditions. Based on the sensitivity studies carried out in the paper and paying attention to the cold gas efficiency and to the LHV, we have selected the best configuration process for the best syngas composition to feed the internal combustion engine. The influence of syngas fuel properties on the engine is studied through the electrical efficiency and the cogeneration efficiency.

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“…Another possible source rather than RES for DCSs is waste cold energy, which can be recovered from industry, commercial, and transport sectors [23]. While solar, geothermal and biomass waste energy are not as used as in district heating systems because of poor efficiencies due to energy conversion [13], liquefied natural gas (LNG) is in this study considered as a suitable source for DCSs.…”

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Potential of District Cooling Systems: A Case Study on Recovering Cold Energy from Liquefied Natural Gas Vaporization

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District cooling systems (DCSs) are networks able to distribute thermal energy, usually as chilled water, from a central source to industrial, commercial, and residential consumers, to be used for space cooling/dehumidification. As cooling demand will increase significantly in the next decades, DCSs can be seen as efficient solutions to improve sustainability. Although DCSs are considered so relevant for new city developments, there are still many technical, economic, and social issues to be overcome to let such systems to spread out. Thus, this paper aims to highlight the advantages and issues linked to the adoption of DCSs for building cooling when cold is recovered from a specific application. A case study based on liquified natural gas (LNG) cold energy recovery from the transport sector is presented. Starting from the estimation of the free cooling availability, a DCS design method is proposed and the potential energy saving is investigated. Results show that a DCS using the cold waste derived from LNG can provide a relevant amount of electricity saving (about 60%) for space cooling compared to traditional solutions, in which standard air conditioning systems are installed in every building.

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Production of Synthetic Natural Gas from Refuse-Derived Fuel Gasification for Use in a Polygeneration District Heating and Cooling System

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

Energy and Waste Management

Energy and Waste Management

Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier

Potential of District Cooling Systems: A Case Study on Recovering Cold Energy from Liquefied Natural Gas Vaporization

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