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Energy production based on the chain’s service area size in biomethane recovery

Corbo, Rosario et Glaus, Mathias. 2025. « Energy production based on the chain’s service area size in biomethane recovery ». Energies, vol. 18, nº 8.

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This article studies the chain’s service area size in biomethane recovery from municipal organic waste, with a model created to study the energy generated, which may be applied to determine the optimal allocation of waste and location of the digester. This paper critically addresses the transportation energy losses, which are related to the transport distance and to the technology used for transportation. The collection and transportation of organic waste to the transfer station are studied, with us first considering the use of a 10-ton-payload truck, and the transportation to the digester then studied considering the use of trucks with different payloads: 9, 18 and 27 tons. The results show that depending on the availability of organic waste and the distances to travel, a positive impact may be derived from having many digesters in the area rather than the most common scenario today of a single digester. The results also demonstrate that in less populated regions, the energy differences created by the location of the digester are less significant than those in more populated regions. This paper presents a real-life case study in the province of Québec, Canada. However, this approach can be used in other territories and provides insights for urban planners or policymakers considering the sustainability of waste management in their territory. The novelty of this paper is the study of energy recovery based on the location of the digester and the availability of organic waste in the region. When using only one digestor in the municipality, the total energy losses in the transportation between a transfer station and the digester are between 9.8 and 13%, but when using two digesters in the municipality, the total loss from transportation is reduced to 6.6%.

Type de document: Article publié dans une revue, révisé par les pairs
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Glaus, Mathias
Affiliation: Génie de la construction
Date de dépôt: 08 mai 2025 15:04
Dernière modification: 12 mai 2025 18:11
URI: https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/30900

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