A life cycle energy assessment for biogas energy in Serbia. Issue 20 (17th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cvetković, Slobodan; Kaluđerović Radoičić, Tatjana; Vukadinović, Bojana; Kijevčanin, Mirjana
• Is Part Of: Energy sources. Volume 38:Issue 20(2016)
• Page Start: 3095
• Page End: 3102
• Publication Date: 2016-10-17
• Subjects: Biogas power plant -- cogeneration -- energy balance -- energy input -- life cycle energy analysis; Natural resources -- Periodicals; Energy consumption -- Periodicals; Energy consumption -- Climatic factors -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Environment aspects -- Periodicals; Power (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2015.1135207
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-7036

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper was to present the energy flows in the life cycle of biogas utilization systems (cogeneration and transportation), as well as their mutual relations, starting from providing the feedstock for digestion through to end-of-life management of biogas system as fertilizer on agricultural land. This study was carried out through the energy analysis of two scenarios (biogas in cogeneration and biogas in transportation) using performance of Mirotin biogas plant (1 MW) in Serbia. Results obtained in this study have shown that the analyzed scenario (biogas in cogeneration and biogas in transportation) have positive energy balances (52, 114 and 53, 585 GJ) and these scenarios are sustainable from energetic point of view.