The use of graphical pinch analysis for visualizing water footprint constraints in biofuel production

Raymond R. Tan, Dominic Chwan Yee Foo, Kathleen B. Aviso and Denny Kok Sum Ng

Applied Energy, 2009, vol. 86, issue 5, 605-609

Abstract: A graphical pinch approach for analysis of water footprint constraints on biofuel production systems is presented. The technique is based on the composite curve method which was originally developed for carbon-constrained energy planning, which is extended in this paper based on the underlying similarities of source-sink allocation problems. The pinch analysis approach enables limiting water footprint conditions to be identified, and provides insights that are useful for planning the large-scale cultivation of biofuel crops. An illustrative case study based on the bioethanol program of the Philippines is solved using the proposed approach.

Keywords: Biofuel; Biomass; energy; Water; footprint; Virtual; water; Pinch; analysis; Targeting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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