Life cycle costs for the optimized production of hydrogen and biogas from microalgae

Markus A. Meyer and Annika Weiss

Energy, 2014, vol. 78, issue C, 84-93

Abstract: Despite the known advantages of microalgae compared with other biomass providers or fossil fuels, microalgae are predominately produced for high-value products. Economic constraints might limit the commercial energetic use of microalgae. Therefore, we identify the LCCs (life cycle costs) and economic hot spots for photoautotrophic hydrogen generation from photoautotrophically grown Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in a novel staggered PBR (photobioreactor) and the anaerobic digestion of the residual biomass to obtain biogas. The novel PBR aims at minimizing energy consumption for mixing and aeration and at optimizing the light conditions for algal growth.

Keywords: Economic analysis; Life cycle costing; Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Hydrogen; Biogas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.069

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