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Biomass for Energy Country Specific Show Case Studies 2019

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2019) | Viewed by 5809

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Tariq Al-Shemmeri

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Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire ST4 2DE, UK
Interests: renewable energy; combustion; biomass; heat exchangers and power generation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is ample evidence that the push for biomass as an alternative source of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels for heating and power generation is much greater than expected. There is a huge gap between the present contribution and the committed parts of renewables for a majority of countries.

The uptake of renewables in general, and biomass in particular, are still considered somewhat risky due to the lack of best practice examples to demonstrate how efficient the technology is today. Hence, the need to call for this Special Issue, focusing on country files, so that different nations’ experiences can be shared and best practices can be published, is warranted. This is realistic, as it seems that some nations have different attitudes to biomass, perhaps due to resource availability, or the technology needed to utilize biomass. Therefore, I suggest we go forward with this theme, and encourage scientists and engineers, who are researching in this field, to put forward case studies related to different countries.

This is a continued theme, providing a platform for researchers from all over the world to submit original papers of new case studies on the use of biomass for energy for a particular country.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/biomass-for-country

Prof. Dr. Tariq Al-Shemmeri
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • biomass
  • bioenergy
  • bio-electricity
  • biomass driven refrigeration
  • biomass driven electrical generation
  • biomass combined heat and power (CHP) and trigeneration

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Improvement of Waste Dehydrated Sludge for Anaerobic Digestion through High-Temperature and High-Pressure Solubilization
by Eui-Hwan Hong, Jun-Gyu Park, Beom Lee, Wei-Qi Shi and Hang-Bae Jun
Energies 2020, 13(1), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13010088 - 23 Dec 2019
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Biochemical methane potential tests and lab-scale continuous experiments were conducted to improve the yield and energy efficiency of anaerobic digestion through thermal hydrolysis pre-treatment. Methane generation, yield, and solubilization efficiency were evaluated through lab-scale tests. The pre-treated samples presented 50% biodegradability at 140 [...] Read more.
Biochemical methane potential tests and lab-scale continuous experiments were conducted to improve the yield and energy efficiency of anaerobic digestion through thermal hydrolysis pre-treatment. Methane generation, yield, and solubilization efficiency were evaluated through lab-scale tests. The pre-treated samples presented 50% biodegradability at 140 °C and 61.5% biodegradability at 165 °C. The increase in biodegradability was insignificant at 165 °C or higher temperature, and it was confirmed that the optimum conditions were achieved at 165 °C and 20 min of solubilization. The lab-scale continuous experiments confirmed that polymers were decomposed into low-molecular-weight compounds due to thermal hydrolysis, and pH decreased. NH4HCO3 produced by thermal hydrolysis acted as an alkali to enable a more stable operation compared to that before thermal hydrolysis. Total chemical oxygen demand as chromium (TCODCr) and soluble chemical oxygen demand as chromium (SCODCr) indicated 35.4% and 23.1% removal efficiency in terms of organic matter removal, respectively. Methane yield was approximately 0.35 kg m−3 at 2.0–4.0 kg (m3 d)−1 and 0.26 kg m−3 at 5.0 kg (m3 d)−1. The solubilization rate of 40.9% by thermal hydrolysis was confirmed through the lab-scale tests to determine its full-scale applicability. Full article
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Long-Term Wet Bioenergy Resources in Switzerland: Drivers and Projections until 2050
by Vanessa Burg, Gillianne Bowman, Stefanie Hellweg and Oliver Thees
Energies 2019, 12(18), 3585; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12183585 - 19 Sep 2019
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In the energy sector, decisions and technology implementations often necessitate a mid- to long-term perspective. Thus, reliable assessments of future resource availability are needed to support the decision-making process. In Switzerland, similarly to other countries, only a limited part of the available wet [...] Read more.
In the energy sector, decisions and technology implementations often necessitate a mid- to long-term perspective. Thus, reliable assessments of future resource availability are needed to support the decision-making process. In Switzerland, similarly to other countries, only a limited part of the available wet biomass feedstock is currently used for anaerobic digestion. Understanding potential future trajectories of the available biomass amount is therefore essential to facilitate its deployment for energetic use and to establish adequate bioenergy strategies. Here, we utilized extensive government data, historical trends, and data from academic literature to identify relevant drivers and their trends. Starting with current biomass potential, the future availability and variation of resources was estimated by taking into account selected drivers and their projected future development. Our results indicated an increase of over 6% in available wet bioenergy resources by 2050 (from 43.4 petajoules (PJ) of primary energy currently to 44.3 PJ in 2035 and 45.4 PJ in 2050), where a Monte Carlo analysis showed that this projection is linked to high uncertainty. Manure remains by far the biomass with the largest additional potential. Possible consequences regarding the country’s pool of biogas facilities and their development are discussed. Full article
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