Biomethane produced from maize grown on peat emits more CO2 than natural gas-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Biomethane produced from maize grown on peat emits more CO2 than natural gas

Published:2024-04-22 Issue: Volume: Page:
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Evans Christopher¹^ORCID,Rowe Rebecca¹,Freeman Benjamin¹,Rhymes Jennifer¹,Cumming Alex¹,Lloyd Isobel²,Morton Daniel¹,Williamson Jennifer¹,Morrison Ross¹

Affiliation:

1. UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

2. University of Leeds

Abstract

Cultivation of maize for biomethane production has expanded rapidly, including on drained peat soils. The resulting soil CO₂ emissions at the point of feedstock production are largely overlooked when assessing biogas climate mitigation potential. Based on field-scale flux measurements, we calculate that soil CO₂ emissions from biomethane feedstock production on drained peat exceed embodied emissions for an equivalent amount of natural gas by up to a factor of three.

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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