0 9 5 0 9 27,0 5 19 5 1 76 44,0 0% 50% 100% Electricity (%) District heat (%) Energy mix of Odense Other RE Electricity (hp etc.) Biomass/Biogass Waste Gas & Oil Coal Odense L ife C ycle A nalysis of a biorefinary for Odense Primary reference: Cherubini and Jungmeier ϮϬϭϬ > ŽĨ Ă biorefinery concept producing bioethanol, bioenergy and chemicals from switchgrass. Secondary references: Parajuli Ğƚ Ăů Life Cycle Assesment ŽĨ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŚĞĂƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ă ƐƚƌĂǁ ĨŝƌĞĚ ,W ƉůĂŶƚ iomass and Bioenergy 68 ( 2014 ), pp. 115134 ; Jungmeier Ğƚ Ăů ϭϵϵϴ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů burdens over the entire life cycle of a biomass CHP plant 1 http ://www.windmeasurementinternational.com/windturbines/omturbines.php ; 2 Murphy & ,Ăůů ϮϬϭϬ Higher vulnerability of supply (switchgrass vs. windͿ , Ann NY acad Sci, 1185:102118 The municipality of Odense The plant will be situated in the municipality of Odense, and will be based on the lignocellulosic crop, Switchgrass. The switchgrass will be produced locally on the Island Fyn on an area of marginalland corresponding to 1% of the area of Fyn. Total yearly energy consumption of electricity is 3300 TJ/yr and heat is 8100 TJ/yr in Odense. Green house gass emissions Context Description Land production capacity in denmark is small (compared to windpower which also can use offshore windpower) Todays marginal land used for the switch grass, will in the future be feasible for foodproduction Danish energy policies are more favorable towards wind power Long term damages for ground wild life in case of biodiversity loss STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES SW OT Longer term capacity contribution Refinery plant is not location specific Can produce power in every seasons (the plant produces baseloads) Lifespan +20years 1 Higher utilities (can be used in transport, heating, electricity, etc.) Boost local economy (job opportunities) Higher carbon footprint (transport, drying, processing) Larger ecological footprint (fields needed for switch grass production) Higher operation and maintenance cost Needs soil management Lower EROI than wind power (generally wind power have EROI of 18) 2 Increased emission of N 2 O due to fertilizer Easier implemented to energy grid Unused marginal land World Wide (e.g. in Russia) Development in efficiency for pellet transport, would reduce CO 2 footprint Governemental bodies would not have an Technologic lockin ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƐƵďƐŝĚŝĞƐ ƚŽ ecological technologies, so they would invest in more different types of technologies THREATS Energy and Sustainability - Assignment 2 - Group 14 Boundaries Land Switchgrass Cultivation Harvesting Transport Drying & Pelleting Biorefinery Plant Heat Electricity Particularly Energy use Particularly Energy Output Energy Return On (energy) Invested Greenhouse Gas Emissions eMergy SWOT Analysis ʹ In Relation to Wind Energy Conclusion Total Electricity 184 TJ th /area/year Balling, Chopping and Drying 0.65 TJ th /area/year Transportation 0.42 TJ th /area/year Construction 45.8 TJ th /area/year Total Heat 28 TJ th /area/year Electricity return back to the plant 5.7 TJ th /area/year Heat return back to the plant 3.26 TJ th /area/year 210 17 seJ/year 7.8810 18 seJ/year External Input Renewable Input External Input Total eMergy 8.0810 18 seJ/year UEV= =3.8210 4 seJ/J th EYR= =1.025 69% 5% 2% 3% 3% 4% 14% Pellet production Transport of pallets Distrubution and final use Combustion of recidues (CHP) Waste treatment Manufacture of auxiliary materials Construction of plant 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 0 5 10 15 20 ktC02eq year C02 N20 CH4 SUM C02eq Land use change The first 20 years the change in use of the marginal land will have a positive effect on the soil organic carbon (SOC), and a positive sequastation rate of 0,6 tonne C/ha per year is assumed. After 20 years a new equlibrium occurs and SOC will be zero. If zero sequestation had been assumed the total emission over 20 years would have been 59ktC0 2 eq (compared to now 30 ktC0 2 eq) Plant in Odense Area = 1% of Fyn Evaluation period is 20 years! The switchgrass will have a max. transport distance of 50km. Energy output of the plant The plants primary production is bioethanol for transport. 249 19 5 60 12 0 100 200 300 Transport (bioethanol) Biomethane (heat) Phenols Electricity (CHP) Heat (CHP) TJ/yr Energy output to Odense (all) Focus on CHP But in the following focus will be on the CHPproduction only. The bioenergy will replace the current energy from burning of coal, and contribute to an increase in the use of biomass and biogas in Odense of: Electricity: +21% biomass/biogas Heat: +1% biomass/biohgas Of current Biomass use in Odense Distribution of emissions Emissions from CHP The GHG emissions is primarily from N20 due to application of N fertilizer in the agricultural process. The negative C0 2 emissions is due to the LUC. 0,4 27,6 2,4 0,0 5,0 10,0 15,0 20,0 25,0 30,0 CO2 N2O CH4 kt CO2 eq Sum of emissions General findings In the Life Cycle Assessment three key parameters where identified as having crucial impact on the assessment results: Evaluation method of Land Use Change effects Boundary conditions (e.g. including/excluding construction of plant) Assessment period These parameters are among others important factors when comparing results and small change in one of these can have great influence on the outcome. Further more the biorefinary is based on switchgrass grown on marginal land, but todays marginal land may be profitable in the future for food production, which would influence on the LCA. Biofuels are not like most renewable energies, it can take the role of the baseload power plant, unlike wind power. The Job opportunities will also increase (both in urban and rural areas). However, due to the transportation, and not Carbon free fuel it does not have a carbonfree footprint like the wind power. Wind power production have an EROI around 18 comparing to the 3.78 the bioplant have. Key results Following is a summarize of the most important results of the study: Energy Output Green house gas emissions Heat 12 TJ/yr CO 2 0,02 ktCO 2 eq total Electricity 60 TJ/yr N 2 O 1,4 ktCO 2 eq total CH 4 0,12 ktCO 2 eq total Energy return on energy investet eMergy Yield Ration EROI 3,78 EYR 1,025 Unit eMergy Values UEV 3,82 SeJ/J th EROI= =3.78 Au t hor s : El e ni Pavlidi , Yini Xu , G e orgios Va s k an t ira s , Mi kke l Br e ndst rup and Ka t hrin e Br e jnrod