Waste(d) potential: a socio-technical analysis of biogas production and use in Sweden

Olsson, Lena; Fallde, Magdalena

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.015

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“…In other countries such as Norway, Sweden and Finland, biogas production is chiefly based in the waste sector [6][7][8] and it has proven challenging to achieve the political objectives of increasing the amount of manure in biogas production. Farm scale biogas plants find it difficult to make an economic profit [9,10].…”

Section: Anaerobic Digestion From Manure Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimising Anaerobic Digestion of Manure Resources at a Regional Level

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An optimisation model was developed to give decision support on methods of managing manure resources within a region to reduce greenhouse gases and at the same time obtain economic profitability for the farmer. The model was tested by performing a case study on 50 farms in one region in Norway. Based on input data on the number of cattle and pigs on each farm, and the transport distance between each farm and the nearest centralised biogas plant, the model calculates the economic profit of the farmer and the greenhouse gas emissions for three manure management alternatives: (1) no biogas production; (2) farm scale biogas production; and (3) centralised biogas production. The model could minimise the greenhouse gas emissions, maximise the profit for the farmers or a combination of the two. Results from the case study showed that both options for anaerobic digestion (farm scale and centralised biogas production) are beneficial in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gases and can be profitable for the farmers. The case study has validated the functionality and usefulness of the model. Some improvements are suggested for further development and use.

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Section: Anaerobic Digestion From Manure Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimising Anaerobic Digestion of Manure Resources at a Regional Level

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“…Biogas production at sewage treatment plants in Stockholm began as early as the 1940s and was originally motivated by sludge volume reduction (Sv€ ard and La Cour Jansen, 2003; Olsson and Fallde, 2014).…”

Section: Sewage Sludgementioning

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Biogas potential for sustainable transport – a Swedish regional case

Lönnqvist

Sanches-Pereira

Sandberg

2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…The AD process is well known, and related technology has already been successfully tested although MSW collection and separation still remain as key unknown factors for determining the feasibility of AD plants (Olsson and Fallde, 2015). Different systems for FW separation and collection at the generation point are successfully implemented in developed countries, in decentralized or centralized form.…”

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Assessment of Economical Biogas Production From Chilean Municipal Solid Waste in a Decentralized Off-Grid Strategy

Muñoz¹,

Muñoz²,

Cordero³

et al. 2018

Appl. Ecol. Env. Res.

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Abstract. The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of biggest challenges that developing countries are currently facing. Despite several environmental friendly alternatives being available, in Chile 90 % of MSW is disposed of in landfills, which produces large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) by the uncontrolled anaerobic digestion of its organic fraction. In addition, the way in which MSW is collected and transported increases the negative impact to the environment, especially when wastes classification is not properly performed at the generation point. On the other hand, the use of resulting biogas, in a decentralized off-grid form, at the generation point, could directly reward to waste producers with economic saving. This strategy will reinforce population motivation and an important reduction of the GHG emissions can be expected. Thus, this paper explores the biogas potential of food wastes by using reactors with no heating and stirring devices, with the aim of assessing the minimum expectable energy and CO 2,eq savings. Based on laboratory tests at batch and semi-continuous mode and Chilean historical data, it is concluded that more than 1,704 Gg of CO 2,eq can be avoided per year and an average of 425 GWh primary energy may be saved by Chilean householders.

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Waste(d) potential: a socio-technical analysis of biogas production and use in Sweden

Cited by 73 publications

References 29 publications

Optimising Anaerobic Digestion of Manure Resources at a Regional Level

Optimising Anaerobic Digestion of Manure Resources at a Regional Level

Biogas potential for sustainable transport – a Swedish regional case

Assessment of Economical Biogas Production From Chilean Municipal Solid Waste in a Decentralized Off-Grid Strategy

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