Biogas Fed-fuel Cell Based Electricity Generation: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach
S. M. Shafie,
Z. Othman,
N. Hami,
S. Omar,
A. H. Nu'man,
N. N.A.N. Yusoff and
A. Shaf
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S. M. Shafie: School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010 Kedah, Malaysia,
Z. Othman: School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010 Kedah, Malaysia,
N. Hami: School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010 Kedah, Malaysia,
S. Omar: School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010 Kedah, Malaysia,
A. H. Nu'man: Universitas Islam Bandung, Jalan Tamansari No. 20 Bandung 40116, West Java, Indonesia,
N. N.A.N. Yusoff: Department of Energy, Minerals and Materials Technology,Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia,
A. Shaf: Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia.
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020, vol. 10, issue 5, 498-502
Abstract:
The world is currently facing a scarcity of energy resources in the electricity generation sector. The current pattern of electricity generation has brought harm to the environment. Fuel cell provides a huge potential in reducing the negative environmental impacts. Malaysia as a tropical country has abundant sources of biogas production that can be fed into the fuel to produce electricity and water. The paper aimed to identify the environmental impact towards the consumption of biogas feeding into fuel cells for electricity generation. The result showed that in this modelling of system boundary, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were high due to large contributions from the transportation and storage processes. Hopefully, the outcome from this study could help future researchers or stakeholders in making decisions to design fuel cells for electricity generation with minimum environmental impact contribution.
Keywords: Biogas; fuel cell; electricity generation; LCA; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 O13 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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