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Cost Assessment of Centralizing Swine Manure and Corn Stover Co-Digestion Systems

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  • Gabrielle M. Myers

    (Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA)

  • Daniel S. Andersen

    (Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA)

  • Bobby J. Martens

    (Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA)

  • D. Raj Raman

    (Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA)

Abstract

Livestock in the state of Iowa, United States (US) produce over 50 × 10 6 Mg of wet-basis manure yearly. Biogas production from manure’s anaerobic digestion (AD) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, control odors, and provide renewable energy. Despite these benefits, AD is rarely deployed at swine farms in Iowa. In this work, we explore the economics of AD systems in Iowa to evaluate reasons for low deployment and explore the production cost impacts of biogas cleaning and injection into the natural gas grid, amending manure with biomass, and centralizing digesters across multiple farms. This work presents a static, spreadsheet-based technoeconomic model that embodies literature-based estimates of key system technical parameters, costs, and transportation fuel incentives and permits the examination of various scenarios. Key findings include that under the model assumptions, distributed, farm-scale digesters are not competitive with average natural gas prices in Iowa. A centralized production scenario can be competitive, provided that programs such as the low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and the renewable fuel standard (RFS) have sufficiently high credit values.

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  • Gabrielle M. Myers & Daniel S. Andersen & Bobby J. Martens & D. Raj Raman, 2023. "Cost Assessment of Centralizing Swine Manure and Corn Stover Co-Digestion Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:11:p:4315-:d:1155277
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