1. Renewable based biogas upgrading.
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Curto, Diego and Martín, Mariano
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BIOGAS , *SYNTHETIC natural gas , *SOLAR wind , *SOLAR energy , *WIND power , *RENEWABLE natural resources , *HYDROGEN as fuel - Abstract
A facility for the upgrading of biogas into biomethane using renewable hydrogen has been analyzed. The biogas source is the organic matter within municipal waste. For biogas to be fed to the grid, CO 2 is to be transformed. Methanation of the CO 2 with renewable hydrogen is carried out. Solar and/or wind energy are the power sources for the facility. The design problem is formulated as a multiperiod optimization one for the selection of the renewable technology or combination of technologies for the production of hydrogen. Two cases of study are evaluated, regions where either wind or solar availability are high, UK and Spain respectively, and two modes of operation, continuum upgrading of the biogas or variable. Continuum upgrading is more expensive due to the large contribution of the renewable hydrogen production into the cost. Variable upgrading rate benefits from biogas storage and makes the most of the available wind and solar energy. While in the UK wind is enough to upgrade the biogas, in Spain Solar is preferred, but the large area required results in the need to use wind turbines in case continuum upgrading is required. The framework is general to analyze the type of facility that operates best in any country. • Biogas CO 2 methanation is evaluated to produce synthetic natural gas. • Renewable hydrogen is produced via electrolysis using solar or wind energy. • Multiperiod optimization for continuum and variable methanation rates are studied. • Spain and UK cases of study are evaluated for prevailing solar and wind resources. • Variable biogas upgrading makes the most of renewable resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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