Utilization of surplus electricity from wind power for dynamic biogas upgrading: Northern Germany case study

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-132

  Jürgensen, Lars ^a   Ehimen, Ehiaze Augustine ^a,c   Born, Jens ^b   Holm Nielsen, Jens Bo ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b FLENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biogas; Germany; Methanation; Sabatier reaction; Surplus electricity; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGENATION; METHANATION; METHANE; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; GERMANY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MATERIAL AND ENERGY FLOWS; NATURAL GAS GRIDS; SABATIER REACTION; STANDARD TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; UPGRADING;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; METHANE; WIND POWER;

GERMANY;

EID: 84901612043     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.02.032     Document Type: Article

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