An energy and greenhouse gas comparison of centralised biogas production with road haulage of pig slurry, and decentralised biogas production with biogas transportation in a low-pressure pipe network

R. O'Shea, D.M. Wall and J.D. Murphy

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 208, issue C, No S0306261917314599, 108-122

Abstract: For bioenergy installations producing heat, the minimum required GHG savings will be 85% from 2026. This is significant and a considerable challenge for biogas systems. This paper investigates use of biogas from pig farms at a nearby milk processing facility, a large energy user. The paper examines minimisation of greenhouse gas (GHG) associated with plant layout and in particular in transporting slurry by road to a large centralised anaerobic digestion (CAD) facility or transporting biogas by low pressure pipe from decentralised anaerobic digestion (DAD) at the pig farms.

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Biogas pipeline; Biogas grid; Green gas hub; Decentralised biogas systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.045

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