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Table 6 Maximum capacity of technologies and input/output flows

From: Optimal renewable energy systems for industries in rural regions

Technology

Capacity/Efficiency

Input

Output

Digester A

CHP 80 to 160 kWel

• Electricity

• Biogas

ηtotal = 0.78 to 0.81

• Heat, NT

• Digestate

• Manure

Digester B

CHP 80 to 250 kWel

• Electricity

• Biogas

ηtotal = 0.78 to 81

• Heat, NT

• Digestate

• Manure

• Grass

Digester C

CHP 80 to 250 kWel

• Electricity

• Biogas

ηtotal = 0.78 to 81

• Heat, NT

• Digestate

• Manure

• Grass

• Municip. waste

CHP

80 kWel to 3 MWel

• Electricity

• Heat, HT

ηtotal = 0.78 to 0.85

• Biogas

• Heat, NT

ηel = 0.42

• Transformer cost

• Electricity

ηth, HT = 0.18

ηth, NT = 0.25

Gas-fired boilers

290 to 1,500 kWth,

(natural gas/biogas)

• Electricity

• Heat

ηth = 0.8 to 0.93

• Natural gas/ Biogas

Microgas turbines and small turbines

30 to 1,000 kWel

• Electricity

• Heat

ηtotal = 0.80 to 0.87

• Biogas

• Electricity

ηel = 0.26 to 0.33

ηth = 0.46 to 0.61

Wood gasifier

250 kWel

• Electricity

• Heat

ηtotal = 0.74

• Fuel LHV

• Electricity

PSA

Methane content

• Electricity

• Upgraded biogas

in raw biogas: 55%

• Raw biogas

Raw biogas pipeline

var.

• Electricity

• Raw biogas

Biogas feed-in station

var.

• Electricity

• Upgraded biogas

• Upgraded biogas

District heating pipelines

var.

• Electricity

• Transported heat

Dryer

1.76 to 12.5 t/h

• Electricity

• Dryer output

• Heat, LT

• Drier input

Filtering and shredding

var.

• Municipality waste

• Municipality waste treated

Chopper

245.7 t/h

• Diesel

• Miscanthus chips

• Miscanthus