Analyzing the potential of domestic biomass resources for the energy transition in Switzerland

Burg, Vanessa; Bowman, Gillianne; Erni, Matthias; Lemm, Renato; Thees, Oliver

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.02.007

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“…In a previous study, we determined the current potential of biomass for energy [9]. The focus of this paper lies in the future availability of wet biomass.…”

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“…Similar targets have been set at the European level [6]. Previous studies have assessed current national biomass potential [7][8][9]. Having good estimates of the future availability of biomass enables stakeholders to better plan the infrastructure needed to use biomass for energy [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The infrastructure to produce biogas nowadays in Switzerland, however, is very limited. Around 400 biogas facilities-about 100 agricultural, 30 industrial, and 270 from wastewater treatment plants [19]-are processing only one-third of available fermentable biomass [9]. In contrast to other types of renewable energies, costs are not expected to decrease significantly [20] and are a major obstacle to biogas development.…”

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“…In Switzerland, these two years have particular relevance, as the Federal Council has developed targets for these two time horizons in its Energy Strategy 2050 [21]. Current biomass potential has already been determined [9,22]. This study aims to explore the drivers of biomass availability and indicate possible future developments and uncertainties.…”

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Long-Term Wet Bioenergy Resources in Switzerland: Drivers and Projections until 2050

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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 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.

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“…In a previous study, we determined the current potential of biomass for energy [9]. The focus of this paper lies in the future availability of wet biomass.…”

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“…The results showed that biomass potential from forest land and agriculture can be increased significantly in the short term [12]. According to the state of the technology, by defining explicit and rationale restrictions on sustainable bio-energy industry, Burg et al estimated the potentially available woody and non-woody biomass resources for bioenergy in Switzerland using bottom-up approaches, which can be transferred to other study areas based on the local situation and available data [13]. Zhang et al first used a quantitative universal exergy to evaluate the woody biomass potential and its impact on the environment [14].…”

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Resources and Future Availability of Agricultural Biomass for Energy Use in Beijing

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Yan

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The increasing importance of lignocellulosic biomass based energy production has led to an urgent need to conduct a reliable resource supply assessment. This study analyses and estimates the availability of agricultural residue biomass in Beijing, where biomass energy resources are relatively rich and is mainly distributed in the suburbs. The major types of crops considered across Beijing include food crops (e.g., maize, winter wheat, soybean, tubers and rice), cotton crops and oil-bearing crops (e.g., peanuts). The estimates of crop yields are based on historical data between 1996 and 2017 collected from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The theoretical and collectable amount of agricultural residues was calculated on the basis of the agricultural production for each crop, multiplied by specific parameters collected from the literature. The assessment of current and near future agricultural residues from crop harvesting and processing resources in Beijing was performed by employing three advanced modeling methods: the Time Series Analysis Autoregressive moving average (ARMA) model, Least Squares Linear Regression and Gray System Gray Model (GM) (1,1). The results show that the time series model prediction is suitable for short-term prediction evaluation; the least squares fitting result is more accurate but the factors affecting agricultural waste production need to be considered; the gray system prediction is suitable for trend prediction but the prediction accuracy is low.

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Feasibility and Experimental Study of Cogeneration Plant Using Wood Biomass Gasification Process

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Analyzing the potential of domestic biomass resources for the energy transition in Switzerland

Cited by 58 publications

References 21 publications

Long-Term Wet Bioenergy Resources in Switzerland: Drivers and Projections until 2050

Long-Term Wet Bioenergy Resources in Switzerland: Drivers and Projections until 2050

Resources and Future Availability of Agricultural Biomass for Energy Use in Beijing

Feasibility and Experimental Study of Cogeneration Plant Using Wood Biomass Gasification Process

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