Journal of Cleaner Production 349 (2022) 131420
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biogas does not come from fossil fuels, and its emissions are part of the
natural carbon cycle in nature. The use
of slurry to produce biogas
prevented methane emissions into the atmosphere.
The energy balance for both scenarios S01 and S02 was carried out
based on the energy consumption and production data of the biogas
plant. The energy-intensive
processes comprise dosing,
mixing the
substrate, heating and discharging the digester.
The energy quantity
inputs and outputs were monitored for each scenario once a month for
six months. The monitoring data is provided as supplementary mate-
rials. When determining energy inputs for
heating the fermentation
mass, it was predicted that in addition to the heat generated by the
cogeneration system, it would be necessary to use the grid electricity at
times when the cogeneration system would not be in operation.
Differences are evident in the electricity input for the mixing process
which requires less electricity for the mixing technology using a hybrid
pump. Due to the higher biogas yield and methane content achieved
with the mixing technology using a hybrid pump, higher yields of both
electricity and heat were determined. Therefore,
a more favourable
energy balance was obtained for the mixing technology using a hybrid
pump compared to the conventional technology using a hydraulic pump.
It was determined that 51,347.72 kWh of electricity and 65,859.01 kWh
of heat could be generated per year for the technology using a hybrid
pump or 37,786.66 kWh of electricity and 50,382.21 kWh of heat for the
technology using a hydraulic pump.
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