Forest-derived methane in the Swedish transport sector: A closing window?

Lönnqvist, Tomas; Grönkvist, Stefan; Sandberg, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.03.003

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“…Hydrogen is a clean fuel with no harmful emissions, and can be applied in fuel cells to generate electricity [18]. Biomethane supports the decarbonization of the transport system, involving both private and public actors [19,20]. The integration of several types of RESs can help to achieve sustainability [21], and provides opportunities for additional sources of income [22,23].…”

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Sustainable Italian Cities: The Added Value of Biomethane from Organic Waste

2019

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This work focuses on the profitability of biomethane plants and the environmental benefits obtained recovering the organic fraction of municipal solid waste in Italy. The economic model is based on the calculations of the net present value, considering multiple capacities of biomethane production (ranging from 50 to 500 m3/h) and alternative scenarios based on the variation in subsidies, the selling price of biomethane, and the net revenues from the treatment of organic waste. The environmental analysis quantifies the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions obtained by natural gas vehicles fueled by biomethane. The economic and environmental results encourage energy change that can be achieved by municipalities that support the transformation of natural resources into green fuels. Across 15 Italian municipalities, the potential biomethane production varies from 80.4 million m3/year to 102.8 million m3/year, with an overall net present value ranging from 135 to 187 million €. In addition, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions varies from 127 to 162 thousand-ton CO2eq/year. Both the economic and environmental results demonstrate that biomethane is a renewable resource with added value for municipalities.

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Sustainable Italian Cities: The Added Value of Biomethane from Organic Waste

2019

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“…In this sense, one of the challenges ahead for Project X is to create awareness and social acceptance of biogas development in the region. Knowledge and social acceptance strategies need to be based mainly on environmental and health concerns, related to climate urgency in the global society [63].…”

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Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis for a Swedish Regional Biogas Development: A Thematic Network Approach

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The creation of pathways toward a societal transition to clean energy requires the engagement of multiple stakeholders with different and sometimes conflicting interests. In this connection, stakeholder analysis (SA) offers a technique for identifying, assessing and structuring different needs, interests and concerns related to different stakeholders within the context of sustainability. This article aims to present the findings from a qualitative stakeholder analysis (QSA) by using a thematic network approach (TNA), with the help of the ATLAS.ti software. It focuses on Project X, which was aimed at engaging multiple stakeholders and creating favorable conditions for small and medium-sized companies in a region situated in the central part of Sweden, with the potential to start biogas production. In this work, the findings and discussions of the QSA using TNA are structured by using the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) themes of the model. The present study concludes that for the small-scale biogas industry to successfully develop an understanding of the possibilities of the biogas value chain, it is necessary to have analyzed the nature of the main themes by which various stakeholders relate to biogas production and envision their contribution to creating a sustainable society. Herein, we demonstrate that QSA by a TNA, combined with the application of a PESTEL model, are valuable analytical tools in sustainable project management. The lessons from Project X can be applied to other local biogas initiatives, as many identified threats and opportunities are shared by others.

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“…The thesis is focused on biogas and biomethane produced from anaerobic digestion. Apart from anaerobic digestion, there is a large forest industry in Sweden and a subsequent large potential to produce renewable methane via gasification of forest biomass and forest residues (Lönnqvist, Grönkvist, and Sandberg 2017). However, this gasification process is not the same as anaerobic digestion and lacks connections to areas like waste management and wastewater treatment, as well as that no digestate is produced that can be used as a biofertilizer.…”

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confidence: 99%