Doctoral School Sustainable Development - Optimal Locations of Biomass-to-Liquid Plants in Austria
- Wasser - Atmosphäre - Umwelt
- Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und neue Technologien
- Forschungscluster "Nachhaltigkeit"
Abstract
Heat is a by-product of bio-fuel production. By using this by-product the profitability of fuel plants can be increased. Because extensive technical infrastructure is required for such usage, only short-range supply seems to be profitable. The optimal plant site and size for bio-fuel production therefore also depends on the regional demand of heat. BeWhere* is a model for optimizing the choice of location of methanol plants. This choice is restricted by transport costs of biomass (e.g. poplar wood) to production sites and by transportation costs of bio-fuels to the gas stations. The model does not yet consider the demand for heating in the vicinity of the bio-fuel processing plant and the costs of heat infrastructure. The integration of this aspect into BeWhere is the focus of my current research interest. *Leduc Sylvain, Schwab Dagmar, Dotzauer Erich, Schmid Erwin, Obersteiner Michael. Optimal Location of Wood Gasification plants for methanol production with heat recovery.
- Space Heating
- Fuel Poverty
- Energy Efficiency
Publications
Biofuel production in Austria considering the use of waste heat: a study on costs and potentials of greenhouse gas reduction
Autoren: Johannes Schmidt Sylvain Leduc Erik Dotzauer Georg Kindermann Erwin Schmid Jahr: 2009
Chapter in collected volumes
Project staff
Erwin Schmid
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Erwin Schmid
erwin.schmid@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73002
Project Leader
01.03.2007 - 31.01.2010
Johannes Schmidt
Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Johannes Schmidt
johannes.schmidt@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73118
Project Staff
01.03.2007 - 31.01.2010