Evangelisti, S;
Clift, R;
Tagliaferri, C;
Lettieri, P;
(2017)
A life cycle assessment of distributed energy production from organic waste: Two case studies in Europe.
Waste Management
, 64
pp. 371-385.
10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.028.
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Abstract
By means of the life cycle assessment methodology, the purpose of this study is to assess the environmental impact when biomethane from organic waste produced at residential level is used to supply energy to a group of dwellings in the distributed generation paradigm. Three different Combined Heat and Power systems, such as fuel cells, Stirling engine and micro gas turbine, installed at household level are assessed in two different settings: one in Northern Europe (UK) and one in Southern Europe (Italy). Different operating strategies are investigated for each technology. Moreover, marginal electricity production technologies are analysed to assess their influence on the results. This study has demonstrated that the type of bio-methane fed micro-CHP technology employed has a significantly different environmental impact: fuel cells are the most environmentally friendly solution in every category analysed; Stirling engines, although can supply heat to the largest number of dwellings are the least environmentally friendly technology. However, key factors investigated in the model presented in this paper influence the decision making on the type of technology adopted and the operating strategy to be implemented.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A life cycle assessment of distributed energy production from organic waste: Two case studies in Europe |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.028 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.028 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | distributed generation; biomethane; life cycle assessment; micro-CHP; food waste |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1545248 |
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