Feasibility assessment of Brassica carinata bioenergy systems in Southern Europe

Sergio Martínez-Lozano, Carles M. Gasol, Miquel Rigola, Joan Rieradevall, Assumpció Anton, Juan Carrasco, Pilar Ciria and Xavier Gabarrell

Renewable Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 12, 2528-2535

Abstract: A detailed reliability assessment was made of electricity generation systems in Spain that are based on Brassica carinata cultivation. The assessment considers the following chain of energy generation: biomass cultivation and harvesting, transportation and electricity generation in biomass power plants (10, 25 and 50MW). Flue gas desulphurisation systems have been included for larger plants following the criteria of the Spanish legislative framework. Six scenarios were analysed in accordance with the following aspects: two crop distributions around the power plant and three power plant sizes. The results show that the cost of biomass delivered at the power plants ranges from 107.81 to 112.54€Mg−1 dry basis.

Keywords: Energy crops; Supply chain; Power plant; Final biomass cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.023

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