Systems Analysis of Biogas Production—Part I Research Design

Emma Lindkvist, Magnus Karlsson and Jenny Ivner
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Emma Lindkvist: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Magnus Karlsson: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Jenny Ivner: Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Striving towards a resource efficient society requires an adjustment of energy systems towards renewable options. It is also of high importance to make use of products and materials to a higher degree. Biogas production has the potential to recover nutrients and energy from organic by-products, as well as to substitute fossil fuels in the energy system. Resource efficiency relates to the economic, energy and environmental performance of the system studied. A comprehensive research design for assessment of the resource efficiency of biogas production systems is described in this paper. The research design includes the following parts: identification of cases, defining scenarios, system development, evaluation perspectives and systems analysis. The analysis is performed from three perspectives; economy, energy and environment.

Keywords: biogas production; resource efficiency; energy; environment; economy; systems analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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