Comparative techno-economic analysis of ORC and gasification for bioenergy applications

Rentizelas, A; Karellas, S; Kakaras, E; Tatsiopoulos, I

dc.contributor.author	Rentizelas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Karellas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakaras, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Tatsiopoulos, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:30:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:30:00Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0196-8904	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19445
dc.subject	Biomass	en
dc.subject	Economic evaluation	en
dc.subject	Gasification	en
dc.subject	Organic Rankine cycle	en
dc.subject	Trigeneration	en
dc.subject.classification	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Mechanics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Nuclear	en
dc.subject.other	Biological materials	en
dc.subject.other	Biomass	en
dc.subject.other	Economic analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Energy conservation	en
dc.subject.other	Energy conversion	en
dc.subject.other	Gasification	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Rankine cycle	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	Biomass cogeneration	en
dc.subject.other	Case studies	en
dc.subject.other	Economic evaluation	en
dc.subject.other	Efficiency factor	en
dc.subject.other	Energy conversion technologies	en
dc.subject.other	Energy productions	en
dc.subject.other	Energy sourcing	en
dc.subject.other	European	en
dc.subject.other	Investment risks	en
dc.subject.other	New concept	en
dc.subject.other	Organic Rankine cycle	en
dc.subject.other	Trigeneration	en
dc.subject.other	Gas generators	en
dc.title	Comparative techno-economic analysis of ORC and gasification for bioenergy applications	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.enconman.2008.10.008	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2008.10.008	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	The use of biomass for decentralized energy production has undergone a significant development the last years. The fact that this fuel is CO2-free provides many advantages in European and world aims for sustainable energy sources. Biomass trigeneration is a relatively new concept, which has the potential to improve the bioenergy economics for areas with warm climate, for which traditional biomass cogeneration was unfeasible. This concept can be applied with various energy conversion technologies, two of which are investigated in this paper: ORC and gasification. Both technologies are applied for a specific case study. The technological and financial comparison of the two technologies shows that gasification offers improved yield for the investment, mainly due to the higher electrical efficiency factor. However, attention should be placed to the increased investment risk of gasification projects, which could be an aversive factor for some investors. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Energy Conversion and Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.enconman.2008.10.008	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000263708100032	en
dc.identifier.volume	50	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	674	en
dc.identifier.epage	681	en