Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Biomass Co-Firing with Coal at a Power Plant in the Greater Houston Area
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Amanda D. Cuellar & Howard Herzog, 2015. "A Path Forward for Low Carbon Power from Biomass," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-15, February.
- Fengli Zhang & Dana M. Johnson & Jinjiang Wang, 2015. "Life-Cycle Energy and GHG Emissions of Forest Biomass Harvest and Transport for Biofuel Production in Michigan," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-14, April.
- Thakur, Amit & Canter, Christina E. & Kumar, Amit, 2014. "Life-cycle energy and emission analysis of power generation from forest biomass," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 246-253.
- Liu, Weiguo & Wang, Jingxin & Bhattacharyya, Debangsu & Jiang, Yuan & DeVallance, David, 2017. "Economic and environmental analyses of coal and biomass to liquid fuels," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 76-86.
- Latta, Gregory S. & Baker, Justin S. & Beach, Robert H. & Rose, Steven K. & McCarl, Bruce A., 2013.
"A multi-sector intertemporal optimization approach to assess the GHG implications of U.S. forest and agricultural biomass electricity expansion,"
Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 361-383.
- Latta, Gregory S. & Baker, Justin Scott & Beach, Robert H. & Rose, Steven K. & McCarl, Bruce A., 2013. "A Multi-Sector Intertemporal Optimization Approach to Assess the GHG Implications of U.S. Forest and Agricultural Biomass Electricity Expansion," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150293, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
- Yang, Shiying & Yang, Yucheng & Kankala, Ranjith Kumar & Li, Baoxia, 2018. "Sustainability assessment of synfuels from biomass or coal: An insight on the economic and ecological burdens," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 870-878.
- Emmanouil Karampinis & Panagiotis Grammelis & Michalis Agraniotis & Ioannis Violidakis & Emmanuel Kakaras, 2014. "Co-firing of biomass with coal in thermal power plants: technology schemes, impacts, and future perspectives," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 3(4), pages 384-399, July.
- Loeffler, Dan & Anderson, Nathaniel, 2014. "Emissions tradeoffs associated with cofiring forest biomass with coal: A case study in Colorado, USA," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 67-77.
- Weldu, Yemane W. & Assefa, Getachew & Jolliet, Olivier, 2017. "Life cycle human health and ecotoxicological impacts assessment of electricity production from wood biomass compared to coal fuel," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 187(C), pages 564-574.
- Adams, P.W.R. & Shirley, J.E.J. & McManus, M.C., 2015. "Comparative cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of wood pellet production with torrefaction," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 367-380.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Joachim Kozioł & Joanna Czubala & Michał Kozioł & Piotr Ziembicki, 2020. "Generalized Energy and Ecological Characteristics of the Process of Co-Firing Coal with Biomass in a Steam Boiler," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-12, May.
- Yan Xu & Kun Yang & Jiahui Zhou & Guohao Zhao, 2020. "Coal-Biomass Co-Firing Power Generation Technology: Current Status, Challenges and Policy Implications," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, May.
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.- Masum, Md Farhad Hossain & Dwivedi, Puneet & Anderson, William F., 2020. "Estimating unit production cost, carbon intensity, and carbon abatement cost of electricity generation from bioenergy feedstocks in Georgia, United States," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
- Robert Baťa & Jan Fuka & Petra Lešáková & Jana Heckenbergerová, 2019. "CO 2 Efficiency Break Points for Processes Associated to Wood and Coal Transport and Heating," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-21, October.
- Sahoo, Kamalakanta & Bilek, Edward & Bergman, Richard & Mani, Sudhagar, 2019. "Techno-economic analysis of producing solid biofuels and biochar from forest residues using portable systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 235(C), pages 578-590.
- Verma, Munna & Loha, Chanchal & Sinha, Amar Nath & Chatterjee, Pradip Kumar, 2017. "Drying of biomass for utilising in co-firing with coal and its impact on environment – A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 732-741.
- Suopajärvi, Hannu & Umeki, Kentaro & Mousa, Elsayed & Hedayati, Ali & Romar, Henrik & Kemppainen, Antti & Wang, Chuan & Phounglamcheik, Aekjuthon & Tuomikoski, Sari & Norberg, Nicklas & Andefors, Alf , 2018. "Use of biomass in integrated steelmaking – Status quo, future needs and comparison to other low-CO2 steel production technologies," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 213(C), pages 384-407.
- Baker, J.S. & Wade, C.M. & Sohngen, B.L. & Ohrel, S. & Fawcett, A.A., 2019. "Potential complementarity between forest carbon sequestration incentives and biomass energy expansion," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 391-401.
- Wanhe Hu & Jingxin Wang & Jianli Hu & Jamie Schuler & Shawn Grushecky & Changle Jiang & William Smith & Nan Nan & Edward M. Sabolsky, 2024. "Combustion Behaviors, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Naturally Decomposed and Torrefied Northern Red Oak ( Quercus rubra ) Forest Logging Residue," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-17, March.
- Maciej Dzikuć & Joanna Wyrobek & Łukasz Popławski, 2021. "Economic Determinants of Low-Carbon Development in the Visegrad Group Countries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-12, June.
- Yek, Peter Nai Yuh & Cheng, Yoke Wang & Liew, Rock Keey & Wan Mahari, Wan Adibah & Ong, Hwai Chyuan & Chen, Wei-Hsin & Peng, Wanxi & Park, Young-Kwon & Sonne, Christian & Kong, Sieng Huat & Tabatabaei, 2021. "Progress in the torrefaction technology for upgrading oil palm wastes to energy-dense biochar: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
- Federica Cucchiella & Idiano D’Adamo & Paolo Rosa, 2015. "Industrial Photovoltaic Systems: An Economic Analysis in Non-Subsidized Electricity Markets," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-16, November.
- Xian, Hui & Colson, Gregory & Karali, Berna & Wetzstein, Michael, 2017.
"Do nonrenewable-energy prices affect renewable-energy volatility? The case of wood pellets,"
Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 42-48.
- Xian, Hui & Gregory, Colson & Michael, Wetzstein, 2015. "Impact of nonrenewable on renewable energy: The case of wood pellets," 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia 196833, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
- Haji Esmaeili, Seyed Ali & Szmerekovsky, Joseph & Sobhani, Ahmad & Dybing, Alan & Peterson, Tim O., 2020. "Sustainable biomass supply chain network design with biomass switching incentives for first-generation bioethanol producers," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
- Lochhead, Kyle & Ghafghazi, Saeed & Havlik, Petr & Forsell, Nicklas & Obersteiner, Michael & Bull, Gary & Mabee, Warren, 2016. "Price trends and volatility scenarios for designing forest sector transformation," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 184-191.
- Stolecka, Katarzyna & Rusin, Andrzej, 2020. "Analysis of hazards related to syngas production and transport," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 2535-2555.
- Zhao, Yuanhao & Wang, Changbo & Zhang, Lixiao & Chang, Yuan & Hao, Yan, 2021. "Converting waste cooking oil to biodiesel in China: Environmental impacts and economic feasibility," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
- Yoonah Jeong & Jae-Sung Kim & Ye-Eun Lee & Dong-Chul Shin & Kwang-Ho Ahn & Jinhong Jung & Kyeong-Ho Kim & Min-Jong Ku & Seung-Mo Kim & Chung-Hwan Jeon & I-Tae Kim, 2023. "Investigation and Optimization of Co-Combustion Efficiency of Food Waste Biochar and Coal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-12, October.
- Keller, Victor & Lyseng, Benjamin & English, Jeffrey & Niet, Taco & Palmer-Wilson, Kevin & Moazzen, Iman & Robertson, Bryson & Wild, Peter & Rowe, Andrew, 2018. "Coal-to-biomass retrofit in Alberta –value of forest residue bioenergy in the electricity system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 373-383.
- Kai Lei & Buqing Ye & Jin Cao & Rui Zhang & Dong Liu, 2017. "Combustion Characteristics of Single Particles from Bituminous Coal and Pine Sawdust in O 2 /N 2 , O 2 /CO 2 , and O 2 /H 2 O Atmospheres," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-12, October.
- Zhang, Xiaoyue & Huang, Guohe & Liu, Lirong & Li, Kailong, 2022. "Development of a stochastic multistage lifecycle programming model for electric power system planning – A case study for the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
- Barta-Rajnai, E. & Wang, L. & Sebestyén, Z. & Barta, Z. & Khalil, R. & Skreiberg, Ø. & Grønli, M. & Jakab, E. & Czégény, Z., 2017. "Comparative study on the thermal behavior of untreated and various torrefied bark, stem wood, and stump of Norway spruce," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 204(C), pages 1043-1054.
More about this item
Keywords
W. A. Parish power plant; life cycle assessment; mid-point impacts; end-point impacts; biomass co-firing;All these keywords.
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
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:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:7:p:2193-:d:154719. 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: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.