Well-to-wheel analysis of bio-methane via gasification, in heavy duty engines within the transport sector of the European Union

Alberto Alamia, Ingemar Magnusson, Filip Johnsson and Henrik Thunman

Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 170, issue C, 445-454

Abstract: Bio-methane from biomass gasification (bio-methane) is expected to play a major role as a biofuel in the heavy transport sector, since the production process has reached the technical maturity required for large-scale exploitation, and the fact that bio-methane can be distributed through the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chains. Assuming that the burning of biomass is climate-neutral, we compared the well-to-wheel (WtW) emissions from the use of bio-methane in heavy duty engines with those from currently used fossil alternatives: CNG, LNG, and diesel. The well-to-tank (WtT) analysis of bio-methane is based on the case study of the new GoBiGas plant in Gothenburg (Sweden), which is the largest bio-methane plant in the world currently in operation. Finally, tank-to-wheel (TtW) section compares three different state-of-the-art heavy duty gas engines: a spark-ignited (SI) gas engine; a dual fuel (DF) engine; and a high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) engine.

Keywords: Well-to-wheel; Bio-methane; Synthetic natural gas; Gasification; Dual fuel; GoBiGas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.001

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