Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127465 |
| Document | accepted manuscript |
| Title (Primary) | Optimal biomass allocation to the German bioeconomy based on conflicting economic and environmental objectives |
| Author | Musonda, F.; Millinger, M.; Thrän, D. |
| Source Titel | Journal of Cleaner Production |
| Year | 2021 |
| Department | BIOENERGIE |
| Volume | 309 |
| Page From | art. 127465 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | Bioeconomy; Bioenergy; Biochemicals; Multi-objective optimization; Biomass allocation scenario analysis |
| Abstract | While some
studies have simultaneously modeled the competitiveness of biochemicals
alongside bioenergy and biofuels for greenhouse gas abatement, this has never
been done before for Germany. The findings on the potential greenhouse gas
abatement from these previous studies cannot be replicated in the German
context because of different frame conditions, such as biomass potentials,
temporal horizon, climate targets and the evolution of demand from biomass
end-use sectors. This, therefore, necessitates a country-specific assessment.
In this study we use a bi-objective bottom-up optimization model to quantify
the potential greenhouse abatement (i.e. from best compromise solutions between
the cost-optimal and technical-optimal objectives) for biomass deployment to
the bioenergy, biofuels and biochemical sectors of the German bioeconomy. Results
show that, with a reference crude oil price development, biomass potentials
(i.e. 300 PJ of forest residues and 2.7 million hectares of arable land) could
save 69 million t CO2-eq by 2050, representing a 6% reduction over 1990 GHG
emission levels in the energy, building, transport and industrial sectors. The
cumulative abatement (i.e. for 2020–2050) of 1.72 billion tonnes of greenhouse
gas emissions was found to be 8.5% higher than when the available biomass
resources were exclusively used for bioenergy and biofuels. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=24642 |
| Musonda, F., Millinger, M., Thrän, D. (2021): Optimal biomass allocation to the German bioeconomy based on conflicting economic and environmental objectives J. Clean Prod. 309 , art. 127465 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127465 |
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