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Drying of biomass for power generation: A case study on power generation from empty fruit bunch
Luk, Ho Ting; Lam, Tsz Ying Gene; Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire - In: Energy 63 (2013) C, pp. 205-215
Foreseeing a promising future of utilizing bio-energy, more and more small-scale biomass power plants are recently … efficiency while proper heat integration in between the drying and power plant is under consideration. A 12.5 MW biomass power …
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Energy supply and use in a rural West African village
Johnson, Nathan G.; Bryden, Kenneth M. - In: Energy 43 (2012) 1, pp. 283-292
Over three billion people live in the rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. Often rural households have many unmet energy needs, including cooking, lighting, heating, transportation, and telecommunication. Designing solutions to meet these needs requires an understanding of the human,...
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Adaptive monitoring of emissions in energy boilers using self-organizing maps: An application to a biomass-fired CFB (circulating fluidized bed)
Liukkonen, M.; Hiltunen, T. - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 443-452
Improvement of energy efficiency, reduction of operating costs, and reduction of harmful emissions released into the atmosphere are issues of major concern in modern energy plants. While air emissions have to be restricted due to tightening environmental legislation, at the same time it is ever...
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A stochastic programming approach towards optimization of biofuel supply chain
Azadeh, Ali; Vafa Arani, Hamed; Dashti, Hossein - In: Energy 76 (2014) C, pp. 513-525
biomass to a biorefinery and shipping biofuel to demand centers. A stochastic linear programming model is proposed within a …
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Integrated biomass and solar town: Incorporation of load shifting and energy storage
Hashim, Haslenda; Ho, Wai Shin; Lim, Jeng Shiun; … - In: Energy 75 (2014) C, pp. 31-39
The IBS (Integrated Biomass Solar) town is a concept which encourages local community to utilize biomass waste …
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Mixed-waste pyrolysis of biomass and plastics waste – A modelling approach to reduce energy usage
Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire; Gebreegziabher, Tesfaldet; … - In: Energy 75 (2014) C, pp. 127-135
the stated synergistic effects in co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic wastes. The thermal behaviour of plastics during … pyrolysis is different from that of biomass because its decomposition happens at a high temperature range with sudden release of … volatile compared to biomass which have a wide range of thermal decomposition. A properly designed recipe and operational …
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Underlying factors to consider in improving energy yield from biomass source through yeast use on high-pressure homogenizer (hph)
Ekpeni, Leonard E.N.; Benyounis, K.Y.; Nkem-Ekpeni, … - In: Energy 81 (2015) C, pp. 74-83
disruption of yeast through HPH (high pressure homogenizer), the underlying factors in improving energy yield from biomass source …
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Comparison of swimming pools alternative passive and active heating systems based on renewable energy sources in Southern Europe
Katsaprakakis, Dimitris Al. - In: Energy 81 (2015) C, pp. 738-753
This article examines different passive and active heating systems for swimming pools. The passive systems introduced in this article are:
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Parametric analysis of a circulating fluidized bed biomass gasifier for hydrogen production
Chutichai, Bhawasut; Patcharavorachot, Yaneeporn; … - In: Energy 82 (2015) C, pp. 406-413
Biomass is considered a potential energy source which can be efficiently converted to useful gaseous products via a … rates and thermal efficiency. This study aims to investigate the CFB biomass gasification process to generate H2-rich … the gross cold gas efficiency of this process to only 16%. The biomass air-steam gasification process is investigated …
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Pre-treatment technologies, and their effect on international bioenergy supply chain logistics. Techno-economic evaluation of torrefaction, fast pyrolysis and pelletisation
Uslu, Ayla; Faaij, André P.C.; Bergman, P.C.A. - In: Energy 33 (2008) 8, pp. 1206-1223
. Torrefaction, pelletisation and pyrolysis technologies can convert biomass at modest scales into dense energy carriers that ease …
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