Dynamic integrated assessment of bioenergy technologies for energy production utilizing agricultural residues: An input–output approach. (15th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Song, Junnian; Yang, Wei; Higano, Yoshiro; Wang, Xian'en
• Is Part Of: Applied energy. Volume 158(2015)
• Page Start: 178
• Page End: 189
• Publication Date: 2015-11-15
• Subjects: GHG greenhouse gas -- ARs agricultural residues -- BTs bioenergy technologies -- I–O input–output -- BPs bioenergy projects -- BIs bioenergy industries -- GIs general industries -- FIs fossil energy industries -- CNY Chinese yuan -- tce tons of standard coal-equivalent -- NVP net present value -- PBP payback period -- PIR profit–investment ratio -- ANP accumulative net profit; Bioenergy technologies -- Agricultural residues -- Input–output -- Industrialization -- Power generation -- Biofuels; Power (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; Energy conservation -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Periodicals; 621.042
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-2619

Abstract

Highlights: A dynamic input–output model is developed with bioenergy technologies complemented. Availability of agricultural residues for bioenergy technologies is evaluated. Trends in electricity and biofuel production are simulated dynamically. Net profit and GHG mitigation contribution of bioenergy technologies are assessed. Combustion power generation and briquette fuel are more advantageous. Abstract: In order to facilitate regional agricultural residue utilization for energy production through bioenergy technologies, a dynamic input–output model is developed to estimate and assess the energy, economic and environmental performances of industrialization of five bioenergy technologies within a 15-year time horizon. Electricity and solid, gaseous and liquid biofuels are energy products of bioenergy technologies. Bioenergy technologies are complemented into regional input–output framework and combined with socioeconomic activities aided by their bottom-up economic and energy parameters. The simulation results for the target area indicate that the agricultural residues available for bioenergy technologies could amount to 55.16 million t, facilitating to 8.38 million t coal-equivalent bioenergy production by 2025. A 3.1% net reduction in accumulative greenhouse gas emission compared with the "business as usual" case could be achieved owing to substitution of fossil energy with electricity and biofuels produced by bioenergy technologies. From energy production, economic benefits and greenhouse gas mitigation three aspects integratedly, direct-combustion power generation and briquette fuel are more advantageous in the target area. The quantified energy, economic and environmental performances of bioenergy technologies are expected to give recommendations for their industrial development.