Title:
Techno-economic Analysis of a Plant Able to Produce Synthetic Natural Gas or Electricity from Biogenic Waste: Ermes Project
Author(s):
Bocci, E., Muhammad, H.S., Palacios Aparicio, J.D., Papa, A.A., Vitale, A., Di Carlo, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Gasifying local renewable biogenic waste in order to produce fuels and electricity reduce CO2 emissions and primary energy imports. The ERMES project, combining gasification, hot gas cleaning system, reversible solid oxide cell, methanation, aims to generate methane and electricity in a flexible way from different bioenergy waste. Within the techno economic analysis, two configurations were analysed, Configuration 1, integrating a double fluidized bed gasifer with a methanation section for Bio-SNG production, and Configuration 2 integrating SOEC/SOFC technology with Configuration 1. The results shows that both configurations can achieve a Bio-SNG price 0.45 €/MWh (i.e. reaching bio_SNG production cost compared to natural gas price), but a minimum of 100 MWth plant (25 tons/h biomass input) is needed in configuration 1 meanwhile in configuration 2 this happens from 8 MWth size, and, if SOEC costs is reduced from 2,500 to 520 €/kWe, this happens from 2 MWth, that are size more suitable for the perishable and low energy density biogenic waste. Thus, second configuration not only introduce power to gas capability and electricity generation but overall allow to be competitive at lower size especially if the RSOC capex decrease to 520 €/kWe.
Keywords:
biomass, gasification, synthetic natural gas (SNG), fuel cell, economical aspects
Topic:
Biomass Conversion for Bioenergy
Subtopic:
Gasification for synthesis gas production
Event:
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4BV.5.30
Pages:
787 - 794
ISBN:
978-88-89407-25-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-4BV.5.30
Price:
FREE
