Assessment of CCHP systems based on biomass combustion for small-scale applications through a review of the technology and analysis of energy efficiency parameters

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 1303-1313

  Maraver, Daniel ^a   Sin, Ana ^a   Royo, Javier ^b   Sebastián, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Adsorption chiller; Biomass; CCHP; Organic Rankine cycle; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; COMMERCE; COOLING; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RANKINE CYCLE; SMALL POWER PLANTS; STIRLING ENGINES; TECHNOLOGY; TRIGENERATION PLANT;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ADSORPTION CHILLER; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS RESOURCES; CCHP; CCHP SYSTEM; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COOLING LOAD; DIRECT COUPLING; EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HEATING LOAD; LOW MARKETS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PARAMETER ANALYSIS; POWER RANGE; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; PRIME MOVERS; SINK TEMPERATURE; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SMALL-SCALE PLANTS; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; THERMODYNAMIC FEASIBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC INTEGRATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GUIDELINE; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COOLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84870765365     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. Wu D.W., Wang R.Z. Combined cooling, heating and power: a review. Prog Energy Combust 2006, 32:459-495.
2. Chicco C., Mancarella P. Trigeneration primary energy saving evaluation for energy planning and policy development. Energy Policy 2007, 35:6132-6144.
3. Hernández-Santoroyo J., Sánchez-Cifuentes A. Trigeneration: an alternative for energy savings. Appl Energy 2003, 76:219-227.
4. Al-Sulaiman F.A., Hamdullahpur F., Dincer I. Greenhouse gas emission and exergy assessments of an integrated organic Rankine cycle with a biomass combustor for combined cooling, heating and power production. Appl Therm Eng 2011, 31:439-446.
5. Xu J., Sui J., Li B., Yang M. Research, development and the prospect of combined cooling, heating, and power systems. Energy 2010, 35:4361-4367.
6. Rentizelas A.A. An optimization model for multi-biomass tri-generation energy supply. Biomass Bioenergy 2009, 33:223-233.
7. Obernberger I., Carlsen H., Biedermann F. State-of-the-art and future developments regarding small-scale biomass CHP systems with a special focus on ORC and Stirling engine technologies. Internacional nordic bioenergy conference 2003, Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH.
8. Obernberger I, Thek G. Combustion and gasification of solid biomass for heat and power production in Europe-state-of-the-art and relevant future developments. In: 8th European conference on industrial furnaces and boilers. Vilamoura, Portugal; 2008.
9. Sato K, Ohiwa N, Ishikawa A, Shimojima H. Development of small-scale CHP plant with a wood powder-fueled Stirling engine. In: 10th Symposium on Stirling cycle. Yokohama, Japan; 2006.
10. Marinitsch G, Biedermann F. Development of a hot gas heat exchanger and a cleaning system for a 35kWel hermetic four cylinder Stirling engine for solid biomass fuels. In: 12th International Stirling engine conference. Durham; 2005.
11. Podesser E. Electricity production in rural villages with a biomass Stirling engine. Renew Energy 1999, 16:1049-1052.
12. Zeiler M, Padinger R, Spitzer J, Podesser E. Operating experiences with biomass driven Stirling engines; 3kW and 30kW. PolySMART Project Publications; 2007. 2007. http://www.polysmart.org/cms/upload/publications/Pres_ISEC2007_Article_Stirling_Joanneum.pdf.
13. Padinger R. Heat and power at Joanneum Research. European Bioenergy News. Special Edition 2008:10.
14. Biedermann F., Carlsen H., Schöch M., Obernberger I. Operating experiences with a small-scale CHP pilot plant based on a 35 kWel hermetic four cylinder stirling engine for biomass fuels 2004, Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH.
15. Biedermann F, Carlsen H, Obernberger I, Schöch M. Small-scale CHP plant based on a 75kWel hermetic eight cylinder Stirling engine for biomass fuels - development, technology and operating experiences. In: 2nd World conference and exhibition on biomass for energy, industry and climate protection. Rome, Italy; 2004.
16. Gross B. Kombination Biomassekessel/Stirlingmotor. Stand der Technik und Perspektiven; 2008. 2008. http://www.izes.de/cms/upload/pdf/20091204_IZES_KWK_aus_Biomasse.pdf.
17. IZES gGmbH. NANOSTIR Project. Optimisation of solid biofuel operated Stirling CHCP units by means of nanotechnological coatings (6th FP); 2008-2011.
18. Moran M.J., Saphiro H.N. Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics 2007, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 5th ed.
19. MicroCHeaP Project: the integration of micro-CHP and renewable energy systems (6th FP). D-8 state of the art and market review; 2005.
20. Bini R, Di Prima M, Guercio A. Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) in biomass plants: an overview on different applications. Turboden; 2010.
21. Duvia A, Guercio A, Rossi di Schio C. Technical and economic aspects of biomass fuelled CHP plants based on ORC turbogenerators feeding existing district heating networks. Turboden; 2009.
22. Peretti I. Application of ORC units in sawmills. Technical-economic considerations. Turboden; 2008.
23. Duvia A, Tavolo S. Application of ORC units in the pellet production field: technical-economic considerations and overview of the operational results of an ORC plant in the industry installed in Mudau (Germany). Turboden; 2008.
24. Obernberger I. Trends and opportunities of micro-CHB technologies based on biomass combustion. In: 18th European biomass conference. Lyon; 2010.
25. Erhart T, Strzalka R, Eicker U, Infield D. Performance analysis of a biomass ORC poly-generation system. In: 2nd European conference on polygeneration. Tarragona, Spain; 2011.
26. Strzalka R, Eicker U. Analysis and optimization of a cogeneration system based on biomass combustion. In: 2nd European conference on polygeneration. Tarragona, Spain; 2011.
27. Bini R, Gaia M, Bertuzzi P, Righini W. Operational results of the first biomass CHP plant in Italy based on an Organic Rankine Cycle turbogenerator and overview of a number of plants in operation in Europe since 1998. Turboden; 2004.
28. Stadtwaerme Lienz, Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH. Fuzzy logic controlled CHP plant for biomass fuels based on a highly efficient ORC process. EU Demonstration Project Lienz; Final publishable report. Graz: Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH; 2003.
29. STIA - Holzindustrie Ges.m.b.H. & Bios Bioenergiesysteme GmbH. Biomass fired CHP plant based on an ORC cycle - project: ORC-STIA-Admont. Final publishable report. Project: ORC-STIA-Admont; 2001.
30. Obernberger I., Thonhofer P., Reisenhofer E. Description and evaluation of the new 1000kWel Organic Rankine cycle process integrated in the biomass CHP plant in Lienz. Austria. Euroheat Power 2002, 10:18-25.
31. Quoilin S, Lemort V. Technological and economical survey of Organic Rankine cycle systems. In: 5th European conference economics and management of energy in industry. Algarve, Portugal; 2009.
32. Strzalka R, Ulbrich R, Eicker U. Operational experiences and optimisation of an ORC biomass cogeneration plant. In: 16th European biomass conference & exhibition. Valencia, Spain; 2008.
33. Quoilin S., Lemort Vincent, Lebrun J. Experimental study and modeling of an organic Rankine cycle using scroll expander. Appl Energy 2010, 87:1260-1268.
34. Mathias J.A., Johnston J., Cao J., Priedeman D.K. Experimental testing of gerotor and scroll expanders used in, and energetic and exergetic modeling of, an organic Rankine cycle. J Energ Resour - ASME 2009, 131:012201. (9 pages).
35. Quoilin S, Lemort V, Lebrun J. Study of an organic Rankine cycle associated to a biomass-fuelled boiler for cogeneration application. In: First international conference and workshop on micro-cogeneration, technologies and applications. Ottawa; 2008.
36. Liu H., Qiu G., Daminabo F., Shao Y., Riffat S.B. Preliminary experimental investigations of a biomass-fired micro-scale CHP with organic Rankine cycle. Int J Low Carbon Technol 2010, 5:81-87.
37. Pei G., Li J., Li Y., Wang D., Ji J. Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic Rankine cycle. Energy 2011, 36:3215-3223.
38. Dong L., Liu Hao, Riffat S. Development of small-scale and micro-scale biomass-fuelled CHP systems - a literature review. Appl Therm Eng 2009, 29:2119-2126.
39. Onovwiona H.I., Ugursal V.I. Residential cogeneration systems: review of the current technology. Renew Sust Energy Rev 2006, 10:389-431.
40. Lensu T, Alakangas E. Small-scale electricity generation from renewable energy sources. NNE/37/2002: OPET RES-e. Report 13; 2004.
41. Sebastián F., García-Galindo D., Rezeau A. Energía de la biomasa 2010, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, Zaragoza. 1st ed.
42. Deng J., Wang R.Z., Han G.Y. A review of thermally activated cooling technologies for combined cooling, heating and power systems. Prog Energy Combust 2011, 37:172-203.
43. Gañán Gómez J., Miranda A., González J.F., Turégano J.P. Viability study of cold generation from biomass in an Agrarian exploitation. Fuel Process Technol 2006, 87:129-133.
44. Lian Z.T., Chua K.J., Chou S.K. A thermoeconomic analysis of biomass energy for trigeneration. Appl Energy 2010, 87:84-95.
45. PolySMART Project. POLYgeneration with advanced small and medium scale thermally driven air-conditioning and refrigeration technology (6th FP). Demonstration supproject 3; 2006-2010.
46. PolySMART Project. POLYgeneration with advanced small and medium scale thermally driven air-conditioning and refrigeration technology (6th FP). Polygeneration in Europe - a technical report. Wood-fired ORC in Esslingen; 2008.
47. Kai T., Uemura Y., Teraoka Y. Design and operation of an air-conditioning system fueled by wood pellets. Renew Energy 2008, 33:720-725.
48. Bruno J.C., Valero A., Coronas A. Performance analysis of combined microgas turbines and gas fired water/LiBr absorption chillers with post-combustion. Appl Therm Eng 2005, 25:87-99.
49. Bruno J.C., Ortega-López V., Coronas A. Integration of absorption cooling systems into micro gas turbine trigeneration systems using biogas: case study of a sewage treatment plant. Appl Energy 2009, 86.
50. Hilali I., Soylemez M.S. On the optimum sizing of exhaust gas-driven automotive absorption cooling systems. Int J Energy Res 2008, 32:655-660.
51. Chen YP, Lin CM, Ying T. NH3-H20 solution cooling absorption refrigeration driven by fishing boat diesel exhaust heat. In: 6th International symposium on heating, ventilating and air conditioning. Nanjing. China; 2009.
52. Ishimatsu M. Advanced absorption chillers: utilization of various heat energies for air-conditioning. In: 1st European conference on polygeneration. Tarragona, Spain; 2007.
53. Rubio C. Producción combinada de electricidad, calor, frío y agua, de forma sostenible en el sector turístico. Thesis. University of Zaragoza; 2009.
54. Srikhirin P., Aphornratana S., Chungpaibulpatana S. A review of absorption refrigeration technologies. Renew Sust Energy Rev 2001, 5:343-372.
55. Wang L.W., Wang R.Z., Wu J.Y., Wang K., Wang S.G. Adsorption ice makers for fishing boats driven by the exhaust heat from diesel engine: choice of adsorption pair. Energy Convers Manage 2004, 45:2043-2057.
56. Abdullah M.O., Wei I.A., Sing L. Automobile adsorption air-conditioning system using oil palm biomass-based activated carbon: a review. Renew Sust Energy Rev 2011, 15:2061-2072.
57. Wang RZ, Oliveira RG. Adsorption refrigeration - an efficient way to make good use of waste heat and solar energy. In: International sorption heat pump conference. USA: Denver; 2005.
58. Cardona E., Piacentino A. A methodology for sizing a trigeneration plant in mediterranean areas. Appl Therm Eng 2003, 23:1665-1680.
59. EU Commission. Commission Decision of 21 December 2006 establishing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat in application of Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Official Journal of the European Union; 2007.
60. Jiang-Jiang W., Chun-Fa Z., You-Yin J. Multi-criteria analysis of combined cooling, heating and power systems in different climate zones in China. Appl Energy 2010, 87(4):1247-1259.