Evaluation of technology, economics and emissions impacts of community-scale bioenergy systems for a forest-based community in Ontario

Blair, M. Jean; Mabee, Warren

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.073

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“…RETScreen is a clean energy management software used by the public and private sector that helps professionals assess the technical and financial viability of multiple renewable energy, energy efficiency, and cogeneration projects (RETScreen, 2020). (Malico et al, 2016) have used RETScreen to assess the financial viability of a biomass heating system, while (Blair and Mabee, 2020) have used RETScreen to obtain climate data for a forest-based community in Ontario and analysed different technologies for heating an energy system fuelled by forest residue. This study uses RETScreen to carry out technical and financial analysis of a proposed 10 MW biomass power plant in Fiji.…”

Section: Technical and Financial Analysis Of A Proposed 10 Mw Bppmentioning

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Prospects of Sustainable Biomass-Based Power Generation in a Small Island Country

Prasad

Raturi

2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Section: Technical and Financial Analysis Of A Proposed 10 Mw Bppmentioning

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Prospects of Sustainable Biomass-Based Power Generation in a Small Island Country

Prasad

Raturi

2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…To conduct a comprehensive plan for the three projects, an assessment of the three modes of projects needs to be carried out. Recently, many researchers have proposed various assessment indexes and evaluation models in the field of biomass energy [70][71][72][73][74]. In this study, to acquire comprehensive benefits and promote sustainable development, a third-grade index system of evaluation was established, as shown in Figure 4.…”

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Techno-Economic Assessment of Three Modes of Large-Scale Crop Residue Utilization Projects in China

Meng

Alengebawy

et al. 2020

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In China, the non-exploitation of bioenergy poses major problems and challenges. To solve bioenergy problems, considerable efforts have been made to expedite the construction of large-scale crop residue utilization projects. In this study, three principal supported modes of large-scale crop residue utilization projects were taken as empirical cases in Hubei province bioenergy planning. In terms of the overall benefit and sustainable development, a third-grade evaluation index system was established. The analysis was carried out using the analytical hierarchy process, principal component projection, and grey relational analysis. The conclusion indicates that according to the evaluation values, the sequence from best to worst was crop residue biogas project, crop residue briquette fuel project, and crop residue gasification project. Nevertheless, there was no remarkable difference in the overall evaluation values. The biogas project had certain advantages in terms of the production cost, soil improvement, and expenditure saving, whereas the gasification project was comparatively insufficient in environmental efficiency, product benefit, by-product disposal, and technical rationality. According to actual evaluation results, the unilateral determination approach of the single weight index can be seen as being overcome through the unified adaptation of the evaluation methods. The research results can serve as a reference for making investment decisions to build large-scale crop residue utilization projects.

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“…Deep-dive case studies into specific bioenergy projects are even more rare. Blair and Mabee [48] model multiple bioenergy scenarios, including the production of renewable natural gas for a forest-based community in Ontario to study its economic and environmental impacts. Buss et al [49] analyze the GHG mitigation potential of replacing diesel infrastructure with wood-based energy generation under two different feedstock options.…”

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Harvesting Local Energy: A Case Study of Community-Led Bioenergy Development in Galena, Alaska

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Community-led bioenergy projects show great promise to address a range of issues for remote and Indigenous Arctic communities that typically rely on diesel for meeting their energy demands. However, there is very little research devoted to better understanding what makes individual projects successful. In this study, we analyze the case of the Galena Bioenergy Project (Alaska)—a biomass heating project that uses locally sourced woody biomass to help meet the heating demands of a large educational campus. Using project documents and other publicly available reports, we evaluate the project’s success using three indicators: operational, environmental, and community level socio-economic benefits. We find that the project shows signs of success in all three respects. It has a reliable fuel supply chain for operations, makes contributions towards greenhouse gas reductions by replacing diesel and has improved energy and economic security for the community. We also examine enabling factors behind the project’s success and identify the following factors as crucial: community-level input and support, state level financial support, access to forest biomass with no competing use, predictable demand and committed leadership. Our findings have important implications for other remote communities across the Boreal zone—especially those with nearby forest resources. Our examination of this case study ultimately highlights potential pathways for long-term success and, more specifically, shows how biomass resources might be best utilized through community-led initiatives to sustainably support energy security in Arctic communities.

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Evaluation of technology, economics and emissions impacts of community-scale bioenergy systems for a forest-based community in Ontario

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Prospects of Sustainable Biomass-Based Power Generation in a Small Island Country

Prospects of Sustainable Biomass-Based Power Generation in a Small Island Country

Techno-Economic Assessment of Three Modes of Large-Scale Crop Residue Utilization Projects in China

Harvesting Local Energy: A Case Study of Community-Led Bioenergy Development in Galena, Alaska

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