IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/appene/v102y2013icp1013-1021.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Optimisation of biomass waste to energy conversion systems for rural grid-connected applications

Author

Listed:
  • Namuli, R.
  • Jaumard, B.
  • Awasthi, A.
  • Pillay, P.

Abstract

Several rural farms have installed anaerobic digestion systems as manure management systems. Such systems are also used to provide electricity and heating. In these systems, biogas is generated from anaerobic digestion of biomass waste and combusted in a boiler and an engine-generator set, to produce heat and electricity respectively. This paper calculates the size and mode of operation of a biomass waste to energy conversion system that would result in maximum revenue for a given herd size. A Tabu Search optimisation technique is used. A number of equally good solutions are generated. These solutions are plotted on a Pareto front and the best solution is defined as one that lies on this Pareto front. Optimisation of a biomass waste to energy conversion system reduces reliance on electricity from the grid. It also reduces reliance on the use of propane or other fossil fuels for heating.

Suggested Citation

  • Namuli, R. & Jaumard, B. & Awasthi, A. & Pillay, P., 2013. "Optimisation of biomass waste to energy conversion systems for rural grid-connected applications," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 1013-1021.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:102:y:2013:i:c:p:1013-1021
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.011
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261912004539
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.011?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Bruglieri, Maurizio & Liberti, Leo, 2008. "Optimal running and planning of a biomass-based energy production process," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(7), pages 2430-2438, July.
    2. Chae, Song Hwa & Kim, Sang Hun & Yoon, Sung-Geun & Park, Sunwon, 2010. "Optimization of a waste heat utilization network in an eco-industrial park," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(6), pages 1978-1988, June.
    3. Fred Glover, 1989. "Tabu Search---Part I," INFORMS Journal on Computing, INFORMS, vol. 1(3), pages 190-206, August.
    4. Murr, R. & Thieriot, H. & Zoughaib, A. & Clodic, D., 2011. "Multi-objective optimization of a multi water-to-water heat pump system using evolutionary algorithm," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 88(11), pages 3580-3591.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Namuli, R. & Pillay, P. & Jaumard, B. & Laflamme, C.B., 2013. "Threshold herd size for commercial viability of biomass waste to energy conversion systems on rural farms," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 308-322.
    2. Krystel K. Castillo-Villar, 2014. "Metaheuristic Algorithms Applied to Bioenergy Supply Chain Problems: Theory, Review, Challenges, and Future," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(11), pages 1-33, November.
    3. Teng, Sin Yong & Máša, Vítězslav & Touš, Michal & Vondra, Marek & Lam, Hon Loong & Stehlík, Petr, 2022. "Waste-to-energy forecasting and real-time optimization: An anomaly-aware approach," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 142-155.
    4. Tonini, Davide & Dorini, Gianluca & Astrup, Thomas Fruergaard, 2014. "Bioenergy, material, and nutrients recovery from household waste: Advanced material, substance, energy, and cost flow analysis of a waste refinery process," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 64-78.
    5. Yazan, Devrim Murat & Fraccascia, Luca & Mes, Martijn & Zijm, Henk, 2018. "Cooperation in manure-based biogas production networks: An agent-based modeling approach," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 212(C), pages 820-833.
    6. Lin, Yu-Hao & Tsai, Kang-Ting & Lin, Min-Der & Yang, Ming-Der, 2016. "Design optimization of office building envelope configurations for energy conservation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 336-346.
    7. Grima-Olmedo, C. & Ramírez-Gómez, Á. & Alcalde-Cartagena, R., 2014. "Energetic performance of landfill and digester biogas in a domestic cooker," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 301-308.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Marianov, Vladimir & Serra, Daniel & ReVelle, Charles, 1999. "Location of hubs in a competitive environment," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 114(2), pages 363-371, April.
    2. Chiara Gruden & Irena Ištoka Otković & Matjaž Šraml, 2020. "Neural Networks Applied to Microsimulation: A Prediction Model for Pedestrian Crossing Time," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-22, July.
    3. Sun, Fangtian & Fu, Lin & Sun, Jian & Zhang, Shigang, 2014. "A new waste heat district heating system with combined heat and power (CHP) based on ejector heat exchangers and absorption heat pumps," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 516-524.
    4. Chou, Jui-Sheng & Truong, Dinh-Nhat, 2021. "A novel metaheuristic optimizer inspired by behavior of jellyfish in ocean," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 389(C).
    5. Anurag Agarwal, 2009. "Theoretical insights into the augmented-neural-network approach for combinatorial optimization," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 168(1), pages 101-117, April.
    6. Helena Ramalhinho-Lourenço & Olivier C. Martin & Thomas Stützle, 2000. "Iterated local search," Economics Working Papers 513, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
    7. Marti, Rafael, 1998. "A tabu search algorithm for the bipartite drawing problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 106(2-3), pages 558-569, April.
    8. Mohammad Javad Feizollahi & Igor Averbakh, 2014. "The Robust (Minmax Regret) Quadratic Assignment Problem with Interval Flows," INFORMS Journal on Computing, INFORMS, vol. 26(2), pages 321-335, May.
    9. Nha Vo‐Thanh & Hans‐Peter Piepho, 2023. "Generating designs for comparative experiments with two blocking factors," Biometrics, The International Biometric Society, vol. 79(4), pages 3574-3585, December.
    10. Сластников С.А., 2014. "Применение Метаэвристических Алгоритмов Для Задачи Маршрутизации Транспорта," Журнал Экономика и математические методы (ЭММ), Центральный Экономико-Математический Институт (ЦЭМИ), vol. 50(1), pages 117-126, январь.
    11. Hanafi, Said & Freville, Arnaud, 1998. "An efficient tabu search approach for the 0-1 multidimensional knapsack problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 106(2-3), pages 659-675, April.
    12. Grolimund, Stephan & Ganascia, Jean-Gabriel, 1997. "Driving Tabu Search with case-based reasoning," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 103(2), pages 326-338, December.
    13. repec:dar:wpaper:62383 is not listed on IDEAS
    14. Minghe Sun, 2007. "A Primogenitary Linked Quad Tree Approach for Solution Storage and Retrieval in Heuristic Binary Optimization," Working Papers 0009, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio.
    15. Bolte, Andreas & Thonemann, Ulrich Wilhelm, 1996. "Optimizing simulated annealing schedules with genetic programming," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 92(2), pages 402-416, July.
    16. Jack Brimberg & Pierre Hansen & Nenad Mladenović & Eric D. Taillard, 2000. "Improvements and Comparison of Heuristics for Solving the Uncapacitated Multisource Weber Problem," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 48(3), pages 444-460, June.
    17. Deng, Ye & Wu, Jun & Tan, Yue-jin, 2016. "Optimal attack strategy of complex networks based on tabu search," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 442(C), pages 74-81.
    18. Chan, Wai Mun & Leong, Yik Teeng & Foo, Ji Jinn & Chew, Irene Mei Leng, 2017. "Synthesis of energy efficient chilled and cooling water network by integrating waste heat recovery refrigeration system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 1555-1568.
    19. Drexl, Andreas & Haase, Knut, 1996. "Fast approximation methods for sales force deployment," Manuskripte aus den Instituten für Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Universität Kiel 411, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre.
    20. Rego, Cesar & Roucairol, Catherine, 1995. "Using Tabu search for solving a dynamic multi-terminal truck dispatching problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 83(2), pages 411-429, June.
    21. Chen, Lu & Langevin, André & Riopel, Diane, 2011. "A tabu search algorithm for the relocation problem in a warehousing system," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 129(1), pages 147-156, January.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:102:y:2013:i:c:p:1013-1021. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.