Technical and Economical Feasibility of Biomass Use for Power Generation in Sicily-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Technical and Economical Feasibility of Biomass Use for Power Generation in Sicily

Published:2013 Issue: Volume: Page:1411-1420
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Author:

Messineo Antonio¹,Panno Domenico²,Volpe Roberto²

Affiliation:

1. Kore University of Enna, Italy

2. University of Palermo, Italy

Abstract

Biomass can provide a reliable support for production of biofuels while contributing to sustainable management of natural resources. Many countries, including Italy, have introduced important incentive schemes to support the use of biomass for electricity, heat and transportation. This has raised considerable interest towards the use of biomass for energy generation purposes. Nonetheless, the design and installation of biomass-fuelled power plants present several critical issues, such as choice and availability of biomass, choice of technology, power plant localization and logistics. The case study tackled in this paper evaluates the economies originated by a 1MWel Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbine coupled with a biomass fuelled boiler, installed in an area close to Palermo (Italy). A Geographical Information System (GIS) was used to localize the power plant and to optimize logistics. The thermodynamics of the plant as a whole were also analyzed. Finally, two different scenarios were simulated for project financial evaluation.

Publisher

IGI Global

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