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Biogas upgrading using MSWI bottom ash: An integrated municipal solid waste management

del Valle-Zermeño, R.; Romero-Güiza, M.S.; Chimenos, J.M. - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 184-189

Biogas upgrading using bottom ash from the incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) is especially interesting for integrated treatment facilities as it would allow closing a complete loop in MSW management. The aim of this research was to assess the interaction between bottom ash (BA) and...

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Economics and greenhouse gas balance of biogas use systems in the Finnish transportation sector

Uusitalo, V.; Soukka, R.; Horttanainen, M.; Niskanen, A.; … - In: Renewable Energy 51 (2013) C, pp. 132-140

Energy decisions play an essential role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector. Biogas is a renewable energy source and can be used as an energy source for gas-operated cars or for electric cars. This paper compares different ways to use biogas, which is produced...

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Hybridizing concentrated solar power (CSP) with biogas and biomethane as an alternative to natural gas: Analysis of environmental performance using LCA

San Miguel, G.; Corona, B. - In: Renewable Energy 66 (2014) C, pp. 580-587

and the type of auxiliary fuel, which in most cases is natural gas (NG). Replacing the NG with biogas or biomethane (BM …

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The resource of biomethane, produced via biological, thermal and electrical routes, as a transport biofuel

Murphy, Jerry D.; Browne, James; Allen, Eoin; … - In: Renewable Energy 55 (2013) C, pp. 474-479

Biomethane is an energy vector suitable for renewable transport fuel which may derive energy through three different …) biomethane can supply 40% renewable energy supply in transport (RES-T). The resource is sufficient to supply 30% of the private …

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Which is the preferable biogas utilisation technology for anaerobic digestion of agricultural crops in Ireland: Biogas to CHP or biomethane as a transport fuel?

Goulding, D.; Power, N. - In: Renewable Energy 53 (2013) C, pp. 121-131

electricity in the form of CHP technology and biomethane as a transport fuel can help Ireland achieve the mandatory targets set by … silage is found to be the most suitable crop for biogas energy production while biogas upgrading to biomethane as a transport … fuel has the optimum technology potential in Ireland. To fuel a car operating on biomethane, 0.22 ha of grass land is …

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Carbon footprint of selected biomass to biogas production chains and GHG reduction potential in transportation use

Uusitalo, V.; Havukainen, J.; Manninen, K.; Höhn, J.; … - In: Renewable Energy 66 (2014) C, pp. 90-98

Biogas is a biofuel which can be used as an energy source for gas-operated vehicles or for electricity and heat production. This paper studies the greenhouse gas emissions from biowaste, waste water treatment plant sludge and agricultural biomass based biogas use as a transportation fuel and...

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Systematic approach for recognizing limiting factors for growth of biomethane use in transportation sector – A case study in Finland

Uusitalo, V.; Havukainen, J.; Soukka, R.; Väisänen, S.; … - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 479-488

In this paper, limiting factors for increased use of biomethane as a transportation fuel are studied. The aim of this … research is to recognize and estimate the limiting factors for biomethane utilization in the transportation sector. The … or policy. For biomethane utilization in Finland, the main limiting factors seem to be the lack of distribution …

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