Title:
Economical Assessment of Blended Biomass Pellets Production
Author(s):
Kappes, M., Schneider, A., Hein, D., Krumm, W.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The focus of interest is on current perspectives, characteristics and competitiveness of the production, of blended biomass pellets. Particularly with regard to blends of agricultural energy crops and biogenous residues, the production of blended pellets shows a high potential as for example wood pellets for domestic combustion systems. The analysis carried out is based on a mean annual pellet production in Germany of around 20.000 tons and a total investment for a pellet production plant of around 4 million €. The competitiveness of blended biomass pellets is compared to actual commercial data of wood pellets as reference. Using agricultural biomass or biogenous residues as feedstock for production of blended pellets additional metering and mixing units and feeding systems are required. Due to this fact, the total investment is slightly higher in comparison to a common wood pellets production plant. As a result, manufacturing of blended biomass pellets reduces the production costs due to usually lower fuel input prices of biomass residues or energy crops. The present investigation reveals the important production factors, which may lead to a blended fuel pellet production on a competitive basis.
Keywords:
assessment, economical aspects, energy crops, miscanthus, mixed biomass pellet, pelletization, pelletisation
Topic:
Processes for Fuels from Biomass
Subtopic:
Characterisation and supply of solid biofuels
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OC5.1
Pages:
1871 - 1877
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OC5.1
Price:
FREE
