TY - JOUR
T1 - The feasibility of the sustainable energy supply from bio wastes for a small scale brewery – A case study
AU - Sturm, Barbara
AU - Butcher, Matthew
AU - Wang, Yaodong
AU - Huang, Ye
AU - Roskilly, Tony
PY - 2012/1/2
Y1 - 2012/1/2
N2 - Due to rising fuel costs and a need for the reduction of CO2 emissions, renewable energy sources have gained growing importance in industrial energy concept planning. In the food industry, a significant percentage of raw materials used leaves the process as biological waste. In this study a small scale brewery situated in Northeast England was audited. Based on the data obtained, the feasibility of biogas generation was modelled. The model included a planned extension to production capacity. Several scenarios for conversion were simulated, their gas demand determined, performance compared and economic viability calculated.
AB - Due to rising fuel costs and a need for the reduction of CO2 emissions, renewable energy sources have gained growing importance in industrial energy concept planning. In the food industry, a significant percentage of raw materials used leaves the process as biological waste. In this study a small scale brewery situated in Northeast England was audited. Based on the data obtained, the feasibility of biogas generation was modelled. The model included a planned extension to production capacity. Several scenarios for conversion were simulated, their gas demand determined, performance compared and economic viability calculated.
U2 - 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.036
DO - 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.036
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 45
EP - 52
JO - Applied Thermal Engineering
JF - Applied Thermal Engineering
ER -
