An economic and environmental assessment of biomass utilization in lignite-fired power plants of Greece

Grammelis, P; Skodras, G; Kakaras, E

dc.contributor.author	Grammelis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Skodras, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakaras, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:33Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0363-907X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17022
dc.subject	life cycle assessment	en
dc.subject	energy	en
dc.subject	biomass	en
dc.subject	power plant	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Nuclear Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	ENERGY	en
dc.title	An economic and environmental assessment of biomass utilization in lignite-fired power plants of Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/er.1182	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.1182	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The environmental and socio-economic impacts of biomass utilization by co-firing with brown coal in an existing thermoelectric unit in Greece or through its pure combustion in a new plant were studied and evaluated in this work. The 125 MW, lignite-fired power plant in Ptolemais Power Station (Western Macedonia) was used as reference system. The environmental benefits of the alternative biomass exploitation options were quantified based on the life cycle assessment methodology, as established by SETAC, while the BIOSEM technique was used to carry out socio-economic calculations. The obtained results showed clear environmental benefits of both biomass utilization alternatives in comparison with the reference system. In addition, co-firing biomass with lignite in an existing unit outperforms the combustion of biomass exclusively in a new plant, since it exhibits a better environmental performance and it is a low risk investment with immediate benefits. A biomass combustion unit requires a considerably higher capital investment and its benefits are more evident in the long run. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD	en
heal.journalName	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/er.1182	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000239556400003	en
dc.identifier.volume	30	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	763	en
dc.identifier.epage	775	en