Technological assessment of different solar-biomass systems for hybrid power generation in Europe

Hussain, C.M. Iftekhar; Norton, Brian; Duffy, Aidan

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.016

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“…Other papers were published in the previous SDEWES special issues in this area, investigating similar topics, namely: biodiesel production from cooking oil [121], multiple biomass corridor [122], biomass for power solutions [123], hybrid solar biomass systems [124], biofuels for marine vehicles [125], production of biosolid fuels from municipal sewage sludge [126], analysis of active solid catalysts for esterification of tall oil fatty acids with methanol [127], analysis of woody biomass in Japan [128], biodiesel production using injection of superheated methanol technology [129].…”

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Recent Advances in the Analysis of Sustainable Energy Systems

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EU energy policy is more and more promoting a resilient, efficient and sustainable energy system. Several agreements have been signed in the last few months that set ambitious goals in terms of energy efficiency and emission reductions and to reduce the energy consumption in buildings. These actions are expected to fulfill the goals negotiated at the Paris Agreement in 2015. The successful development of this ambitious energy policy needs to be supported by scientific knowledge: a huge effort must be made in order to develop more efficient energy conversion technologies based both on renewables and fossil fuels. Similarly, researchers are also expected to work on the integration of conventional and novel systems, also taking into account the needs for the management of the novel energy systems in terms of energy storage and devices management. Therefore, a multi-disciplinary approach is required in order to achieve these goals. To ensure that the scientists belonging to the different disciplines are aware of the scientific progress in the other research areas, specific Conferences are periodically organized. One of the most popular conferences in this area is the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Series Conference. The 12th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Conference was recently held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The present Special Issue of Energies, specifically dedicated to the 12th SDEWES Conference, is focused on five main fields: energy policy and energy efficiency in smart energy systems, polygeneration and district heating, advanced combustion techniques and fuels, biomass and building efficiency.

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“…The combination of concentrated solar power (CSP) and biomass is yet another example of a larger hybrid system. It has been studied in Peterseim et al and Hussain et al Szarka et al reviewed and analyzed technical solutions based on solid, liquid, and gaseous biofuels, and found bioenergy suitable for flexible energy supply, and for offering system services with partial potential already existing. Lund and Mathiesen compared different combined heat and power (CHP) technologies using bioenergy to integrate VRE into the Danish energy system in terms of total socioeconomic costs and biomass consumption.…”

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Bioenergy RES hybrids − assessment of status in Finland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark

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Vakkilainen

2019

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This paper surveys the status and future prospects of bioenergy renewable energy source (RES) hybrids, i.e. energy conversion processes that have at least two renewable energy inputs, one of which is bioenergy. Finland, Austria, Germany and Denmark were the case study countries. We found that the implementation of bioenergy RES hybrids was already ongoing in various sectors, but a majority of them was focused on domestic heating applications. Bioenergy can be used to provide flexible resources for both energy supply and energy storage. An important motivation behind hybrid systems is the possibility of switching between different energy sources in an optimal way. No significant technical limitations were identified for surveyed hybrid systems, but the future economic potential of bioenergy RES hybrids remains difficult to estimate as the value of flexibility cannot be assessed in isolation from the energy system.

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“…The evaluation results show that this integration concept provides an efficient and economical way to use the concentrated solar thermal energy. [19][20][21] In addition, the solar-powered gas turbine system integrated with the solar tower has been tested. The biomass provided the external heating source for steam superheating; therefore, constant and longer system operation can be achieved.…”

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“…17,18 The technical feasibility of developing the hybrid solar-biomass power generation system or polygeneration systems was conducted. [19][20][21] In addition, the solar-powered gas turbine system integrated with the solar tower has been tested. The required compressed air was heated in the central receiver of solar tower; thereby, the concentrated solar thermal energy would achieve favorable performance by hybridizing with the advanced power cycle.…”

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Comprehensive assessment of line-/point-focus combined scheme for concentrating solar power system

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Summary The line‐/point‐focus combined scheme for concentrating solar power (CSP) system is proposed. For solar field, the parabolic trough (PT) or linear Fresnel (LF) is used as the line‐focus preheating and evaporation stages while the solar tower is used as the point‐focus superheating and reheating stages. The combined schemes benefit from the high concentration ratio of point‐focus technology and low cost of line‐focus technology. Particularly, the combined scheme guarantees the concentrated solar thermal energy matching the temperature requirement of steam generation process with less exergy loss. Performance and economic assessments have been performed for 50 MWe CSP system with two of the combined schemes, ie, PT (synthetic oil, SO) + Tower (molten salt, MS) and LF (direct steam generation, DSG) + Tower (DSG), as well as existing single schemes being the references, ie, PT (SO), LF (DSG), Tower (MS), and Tower (DSG). The comparative results show that the combined schemes are superior to liner‐focus schemes in efficiency and to point‐focus schemes in capital cost and scalability. Specifically, the PT (SO) + Tower (MS) system suggests the favorable potential in practical application with the highest annual net solar‐to‐electrical energy conversion efficiency of 16.07% and the reasonable levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of 16.121 US cent/(kW·h). This work provides an alternative guidance for future development of the CSP technology.

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Technological assessment of different solar-biomass systems for hybrid power generation in Europe

Cited by 77 publications

References 86 publications

Recent Advances in the Analysis of Sustainable Energy Systems

Recent Advances in the Analysis of Sustainable Energy Systems

Bioenergy RES hybrids − assessment of status in Finland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark

Comprehensive assessment of line-/point-focus combined scheme for concentrating solar power system

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