Expanding the flexibility of biogas plants – substrate management, schedule synthesis and economic assessment

Abstract: Since the amendment of the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) in 2012 as well as in the current version (EEG 2014) the parameters for the expansion of renewable energies aim for a stronger market integration of those. Thereby, biogas plants represent a promising option to produce demand-driven energy to compensate differences between energy demand and energy supply caused by irregular sources (e. g. wind and solar). The contribution focuses on the economic assessment of the flexible biogas production by specific feeding in comparison to continuous gas production against the background of a flexible conversion of biogas into electrical power. The required additional demand for gas storage capacity of a model biogas plant is determined by combinations of different feeding regimes and by three optimised power generation schedules. Subsequently, a cost-benefit analysis is conducted to assess the substrate management economically. The developed methodology is especially designed for e.... https://www.landtechnik-online.eu/landtechnik/article/view/77

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Expanding the flexibility of biogas plants – substrate management, schedule synthesis and economic assessment ; volume:71 ; number:6 ; day:16 ; month:12 ; year:2016 ; Landtechnik ; 71, Heft 6 (16.12.2016)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Tino Barchmann ; Mauky, Eric Alois ; Martin Dotzauer ; Mathias Stur ; Weinrich, Sören ; H. Fabian Jacobi ; Jan Liebetrau ; Nelles, Michael

Further information

• DOI: 10.15150/lt.2016.3146
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020052915434205994903
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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