A review of key points of an industrial biogas plant. A European perspective

Author

Sanz-Bobi, Miguel A. ; de Cuadra, F. ; Batlle, Carles

Author_Institution

Inst. for Res. in Technol. (IIT), Comillas Pontifical Univ., Madrid, Spain

fYear

2012

fDate

11-14 Nov. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper reviews the main technical, operational and economical aspects of a biogas plant. The analysis is focused on the key points of the biogas production process, the current situation of biogas plants in Europe and the advantages, risks and new trends of the production and use of biogas. The paper offers an integrated view of the different aspects involved in a biogas plant as source of renewable energy in contrast with other more analyzed renewable energy sources based mainly on wind or solar energy.

Keywords

biofuel; industrial economics; industrial plants; reviews; European perspective; biogas production process; economical aspects; industrial biogas plant; renewable energy sources; review; solar energy; wind energy; Cogeneration; Electricity; Europe; Plants (biology); Production; Raw materials; biogas; biogas plant; combined-heat and power system; green energy production; organic matter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nagasaki

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2328-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2329-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477413

Filename

6477413