Title:
Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment of a Novel Fuel Flexible Highly Efficient and Close-to-zero Emission Combined Biomass Gasification and Combustion Technology for Industrial Applications
Author(s):
Götz, T., Schnurr, B., Kaselofsky, J., Obernberger, I., Brunner, T., Horn, A., Osman, K.M.A.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The Horizon Europe project CBE4I – Clean bioenergy for industry (grant agreement No 101122292, duration: 09/2023 – 08/2026) aims at developing a novel highly efficient process heat supply system for flexible implementation at industrial settings at all relevant temperature levels with almost zero emissions and zero waste. Operating on different fuels, including low-value biogenic residues, the system is based on biomass gasification with subsequent product gas combustion in an almost zero-emission gas burner and heat utilisation in different boiler types as well as optional product gas extraction for utilisation in industrial gas burners. Flue gas condensation using a directly coupled heat pump ensures a high thermal efficiency (111%) while downstream ash treatment enables further utilisation for biomass ash-based fertiliser production, so that in addition to the CO2 cycle, the mineral cycle is also closed. After the initial technical system design and the preliminary techno-economic analysis by the project coordinator BIOS during the first project phase, first system performance data as well as a preliminary estimate of the market potential by project partner Utrecht University have become available. Based on this initial data, this paper presents consecutive results and conclusions of the preliminary environmental impact assessment performed by the Wuppertal Institute.
Keywords:
environmental impact assessment, industrial applications, biomass gasification and combustion technology
Topic:
Sustainability, Impacts, Policies and Systems Analysis
Subtopic:
Environmental impacts
Event:
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2AV.3.19
Pages:
322 - 329
ISBN:
978-88-89407-25-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2AV.3.19
Price:
FREE
