Bioenergy technologies for carbon abatement
β Scribed by N.H. Ravindranath; P. Balachandra; S. Dasappa; K. Usha Rao
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-9534
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β¦ Synopsis
In this paper, bioenergy technologies (BETs) are presented as potential carbon abatement opportunities substituting fossil fuel or traditional (less efficient) biomass energy systems. Cost of energy (produced or saved) of BETs is compared with fossil fuel and traditional biomass energy systems to estimate the incremental cost (IC). The IC of carbon abatement for each of the selected BETs (in $ kWh Γ1 or $ GJ Γ1 ) is estimated using the carbon emission (tC kWh Γ1 or tC GJ Γ1 ) reduction obtained by substituting fossil fuel and traditional biomass alternatives. The abatement costs are estimated and compared for ten combinations of BETs (with seven technology alternatives) substituting conventional technologies. The analysis indicates that out of the ten project cases six have negative ICs in the range of Γ37 to Γ688 $ tC Γ1 and four have positive ICs in the range of 52-162 $ tC Γ1 mitigation. The negative ICs indicate that the suggested alternatives are cheaper than the original technologies. Thus, results indicate that the chosen BETs are cost-effective mitigation opportunities and are currently aggressive candidates under Clean Development Mechanism.
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