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DOI 10.1016/j.energy.2016.08.084
Title (Primary) Evaluation of biomethane technologies in Europe – technical concepts under the scope of a Delphi-Survey embedded in a multi-criteria analysis
Author Billig, E.; Thrän, D.
Source Titel Energy
Year 2016
Department BIOENERGIE
Volume 114
Page From 1176
Page To 1186
Language englisch
Keywords Biomethane; Bio-SNG; Delphi-survey; Multi-criteria analysis; AHP
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Abstract Methane from biomass is a well suited renewable energy carrier with a wide range of applications. The main technologies for its production out of biomass are biochemical conversion from the upgrading of biogas and thermochemical conversion by gasification and methanation. Presently there exists no methodology to compare the process alternatives for methane production from biomass. This paper investigates a comprehensive evaluation method based on a multi-criteria analysis. Due to the comparable well developed biomethane market in Europe, compared to other regions in the world, the study area was restricted to Europe. The weighting of the different criteria is carried out in two rounds as a pair-to-pair comparison of the criteria by experts from different technology fields in a Delphi-Survey. As a result, the prioritisation can be used to classify the biomass conversion technologies to convert biomass to biomethane. According to the weightings given by experts, the two criteria energy efficiency and production costs are of great importance compared to the other criteria.
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Billig, E., Thrän, D. (2016):
Evaluation of biomethane technologies in Europe – technical concepts under the scope of a Delphi-Survey embedded in a multi-criteria analysis
Energy 114 , 1176 - 1186 10.1016/j.energy.2016.08.084