Techno-economic and environmental feasibility analysis of rice husks fired energy system for application in a cluster of rice mills

Diemuodeke, Ogheneruona E.; Mulugetta, Yacob; Imran, Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111365

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“…The thermodynamic procedures presented by Apostol et al [16], Caceres et al [23] and Diemuodeke [4] were adopted to formulate the equations for the analysis: SORC…”

Section: Thermodynamic Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nigeria alone produces 1.5 million tons/year of rice husks, 1.6 million tons/year of maize cobs and 1.2 million tons/year of groundnut husks which form mountains of waste that expose communities to pests and fire hazards. At the same time, the same communities are among the most energy-poor communities in the world, having no access to good quality cooking fuel [4]. A potential way to curb the environmental hazard associated with agrowaste and the insufficient supply of electricity is the utilization of agro-wastes for power generation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Thermodynamics and Structural Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Plant for Clean Energy Access Using Artificial Bee Colony and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Algorithms

Udo¹,

Diemuodeke²,

Ojapah³

et al. 2023

J Energ Power Technol

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The quest to decarbonize the energy space to avert the negative climate change consequences calls for using low/zero-carbon energy conversion technologies in the energy generation space. The Organic Rankine Cycle is a low/zero-carbon energy conversion technology for recovering waste heat from low to medium-temperature heat sources and for biomass conversion. Therefore, this paper presents the thermodynamic optimization, with an artificial bee colony algorithm, of different ORC configurations, including simple organic Rankine cycle, Regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle, Cascade Organic Rankine Cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle with Superheat, Organic Rankine Cycle with Superheat and Reheat, Regenerative-Superheat Organic Rankine Cycle, Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle and Two Complementary ORC using twelve (12) different working fluids. The thermodynamic optimization was followed by structural optimization using a multi-criteria decision approach. The modified-TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making analysis was used to perform the structural optimization. The overall optimization study shows that the Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle, operating with an isopentane of 0 GWP and ODP, was selected as the best ORC configuration. The Regenerative-Reheat Organic Rankine Cycle has the following performance; thermal efficiency of 49.5%, maximum power output of 0.4 MW, condenser pressure of 90 kPa, and turbine pressure of 3.37 MPa. The results presented in this work will support clean energy developers in the clean energy access sector, especially in the agrarian community with huge agro-waste generation potentials.

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“…The thermodynamic procedures presented by Apostol et al [16], Caceres et al [23] and Diemuodeke [4] were adopted to formulate the equations for the analysis: SORC…”

Section: Thermodynamic Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thermodynamics and Structural Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Plant for Clean Energy Access Using Artificial Bee Colony and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Algorithms

Udo¹,

Diemuodeke²,

Ojapah³

et al. 2023

J Energ Power Technol

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“…Some previous TEA studies have been done on hydrogen production [7][8][9][10], but with feedstocks other than rice husk. There are also researchers carrying out TEA along with LCA studies of the conversion of rice husk [3,11], however, their focus is not on hydrogen synthesis. There is a lack of information on the techno-economic and environmental viability of converting rice husk waste into hydrogen, which becomes a barrier to its successful implementation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogen Production from Rice Husk: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis

Kong,

Eh,

Tiong

et al. 2024

KEM

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The abundance of rice husk in some regions of Southeast Asia makes it a potential feedstock for hydrogen synthesis. However, the information on economic and environmental feasibility of its conversion to hydrogen is lacking. This study aims to assess the techno-economic and life cycle sustainability of hydrogen production from rice husk via the thermochemical gasification method. The techno-economic analyses reveal that rice husk-based hydrogen conversion is more financially attractive than conventional hydrogen production technology. The results of the life cycle assessment are also promising, especially with the global warming potential of the rice husk-based hydrogen production being 99.7 % lower than that of natural gas steam reforming. Waste valorization of rice husk into hydrogen is therefore economically and environmentally viable.

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“…The waste produced from this large resource in the state can be used to effectively drive thermal and electricity production by utilizing a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant. This system is economical and can produce clean and sustainable energy that can serve as an alternative system for energy generation [ 2 , 17 ], which is appropriate for the state. It is necessary to note that the first step to consider in the development of renewable energy sources for power generation is the critical investigation of the resource potential; next it is the determination of an appropriate site where the power system can be installed [ 1 , 18 , 19 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Optimal sites for agricultural and forest residues energy conversion plant using geographic information system

Ukoba,

Diemuodeke,

Briggs

et al. 2023

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Techno-economic and environmental feasibility analysis of rice husks fired energy system for application in a cluster of rice mills

Cited by 18 publications

References 38 publications

Thermodynamics and Structural Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Plant for Clean Energy Access Using Artificial Bee Colony and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Algorithms

Thermodynamics and Structural Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Plant for Clean Energy Access Using Artificial Bee Colony and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Algorithms

Hydrogen Production from Rice Husk: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis

Optimal sites for agricultural and forest residues energy conversion plant using geographic information system

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