Prospects, obstacles and solutions of biomass power industry in China

He, Jiaxin; Zhu, Runqing; Lin, Boqiang

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117783

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“…Nevertheless, their potential has been spotted by investors and presumably by the next decade their contribution in total energy production will grow. For instance, it is presumed that by 2030, electricity generation from biomass will reach 22.35 billion kWh from agricultural and forestry residues, 21.15 billion kWh from municipal solid waste and 4,9 billion kWh from biogas (He, Zhu, and Lin, 2019).…”

Section: Share Of Individual Renewable Energy Sources In Chinese Power Generation In 2000-2019mentioning

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Transition towards energy generation from renewable sources in the People’s Republic of China

Brusiło¹

2020

Ekonomia XXI Wieku

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Over the last years, the People's Republic of China has undergone through the complex energy transition. This process sparked off because renewable energy (RE) sources became a more profitable and effective alternative for fossil fuels, which environmental, social and economic costs turned out to be incommensurate with the benefits. The increasing importance of RE sources in Chinese electricity generation has its reflection in the energy mixin 2019 over 26% of energy was produced from renewable energy sources. The following article includes a review of the most crucial changes in the energy transition process between 2000 and 2019. This paper also attempts to find the main reasons for the growing supply of energy sourced from RE sources. Electricity generation data, used in the study, present changes in the energy mix and showing examples of relevant infrastructural projects (i.e. the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei province) allows to take a broad view at the ongoing process of energy sources diversification in China.

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Section: Share Of Individual Renewable Energy Sources In Chinese Power Generation In 2000-2019mentioning

confidence: 99%

Transition towards energy generation from renewable sources in the People’s Republic of China

Brusiło¹

2020

Ekonomia XXI Wieku

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“…Among various renewable energy resources, biomass is a promising one that can be converted into electricity, heat, liquid fuel, gas, hydrogen and chemicals through physical, chemical and biological technologies [1]. In many regions, such as Europe and China, there is growing interest in the use of biomass for energy generation, and the profitability of biomass projects is increasing [2][3][4][5]. In the context of achieving carbon neutrality, biomass will play an increasing and irreplaceable role in the energy transition [6].…”

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Comparison of China’s Biomass Combustion Power Generation with Different Installed Capacities

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Zhang²,

Wang

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Energies

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As a major technical route to utilize biomass energy, biomass combustion power generation (BCPG) has been shown to be of environmental and economic significance. According to the operating experience, the installed capacity has a decisive impact on the operation and economic return of BCPG projects. In China, an installed capacity of either 30 MW or 12 MW is often chosen for constructing a BCPG project. To explore which one is more suitable for China, this paper uses actual operating data to compare the operation performance and techno-economics of two representative BCPG projects with an installed capacity of 30 MW and 12 MW. The results show that the operation situation and electricity production of the 30 MW project are better than those of the 12 MW project. The 30 MW project has a lower biomass consumption than the 12 MW project to produce per unit of electricity. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of the 30 MW project is greater than the industry benchmark in China and is almost three times the IRR of the 12 MW project. Therefore, it is recommended to construct BCPG projects with installed capacity of 30 MW in China.

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“…Therefore, more and more scholars are committed to developing advanced technologies to convert agribiomass to energy and fuel. As a way to efficiently use biomass energy, agribiomass power generation could be a good substitute for coal-fired power generation, which can alleviate the power supply shortage and reduce environmental pollution [8,9]. Denmark was a leading country to use agribiomass to generate electricity, followed by the United States and European countries [10].…”

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“…This study assumes that the total amount of agribiomass in the collection area is sufficient. In order to prevent vicious competition for feedstock, there is only one biomass power plant in the research area [9]. 6.…”

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A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Incentive Effects for Agribiomass Power Generation Supply Chain in China

Zhang

et al. 2021

Energies

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The undersupplies of feedstock and high costs have hindered the development of China’s biomass power generation. In this paper, the noncooperative game, farmer–broker cooperative game, and broker–biomass power plant cooperative game, under government incentives, are constructed and analyzed. The optimal decision strategies and profits for these three cases are obtained, while numerical examples and sensitivity analysis are conducted, aiming at illustrating some specific features of the games. It is shown that the government plays a critical role in the development of utilizing agribiomass for power generation and can work better in cooperative games. In addition, both agribiomass supply quantity and profits of supply chain members are higher in cooperative than in noncooperative game. Meanwhile, farmers can get the maximum profit in the broker–biomass power plant cooperative game, while biomass power plant makes the maximum profit in the farmer–broker cooperative game. To guide the healthy development of the industry, there is an urgent need for further exploration of the biomass supply chain management and coordination issue. Specifically, the cooperative game for establishing optimal feedstock price subsidy policy will be done by way of adjusting government incentives and alliance profit distribution.

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Prospects, obstacles and solutions of biomass power industry in China

Cited by 60 publications

References 53 publications

Transition towards energy generation from renewable sources in the People’s Republic of China

Transition towards energy generation from renewable sources in the People’s Republic of China

Comparison of China’s Biomass Combustion Power Generation with Different Installed Capacities

A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Incentive Effects for Agribiomass Power Generation Supply Chain in China

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