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| − | *[http://www.cd4cdm.org/Publications/PoAManualBiogasHouseholds.pdf PoA CDM Manual - Mini Biogas Plants for Households] (August 2009) - Very helpful overview on PoA for biogas projects.
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| − | [[File:Correlation retention time & residual gas potential.jpg|thumb|right|Correlation retention time & residual gas potential.JPG]]In comparison with untreated manure, methane formation from digested manure is considerably reduced by the [[Biogas Basics|anaerobic process]], because some of the organic matter contained in the substrate has already been metabolised in the digester, which means that there is significantly less easily degradable carbon in the storage tank.
| + | In comparison with untreated manure, methane formation from digested manure is considerably reduced by the [[Biogas Basics|anaerobic process]], because some of the organic matter contained in the substrate has already been metabolised in the digester, which means that there is significantly less easily degradable carbon in the storage tank. |
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| | <br/>If the retention time is very short, there can be increased emissions of methane in comparison with untreated manure if substrate that has just been inoculated with methane-forming bacteria is removed from the digester after a short time and transferred to digestate storage <ref>Clemens, J., Wolter, M., Wulf, S., Ahlgrimm, H.-J. (2002): Methan- und Lachgas-Emissionen bei der Lagerung und Ausbringung von Wirtschaftsdüngern, in: KTBL-Schrift 406, Emissionen der Tierhaltung,fckLRpp. 203-214</ref>. Short-circuit streams should therefore be avoided. To estimate the methane emissions from digestate,<br/>it is possible to use the results from batch digestion experiments with digestates at 20-22 °C <ref>FNR (2009): Ergebnisse des Biogasmessprogramm II, Gülzow</ref> since this more or less corresponds to the temperature in a digestate storage tank under real-world conditions. On the other hand, the values for residual<br/>gas potential obtained under mesophilic conditions (37 °C) cannot be relied on with regard to actual emissions. Nevertheless, they can still give an indication of the efficiency of the digestion process, because they reflect the biomass potential still present in the digestate, i.e. the biomass potential that was not converted in the digester. Both parameters depend, however, on process control and also on the substrates used at the particular plant. Consequently, the values given in Table 10.6 should be regarded<br/>merely as a guide.<br/>Multi-stage plants tend to exhibit a lower residual gas potential both at 20-22 °C and also at 37 °C. This is due above all to the fact that a multi-stage plant has a higher retention time, which has the effect of reducing the residual gas potential. Owing to the high greenhouse potential of CH<sub>4 </sub>'''(1 g CH<sub>4</sub> is equivalent to 23 g CO<sub>2</sub>)''', it is desirable to reduce or prevent CH4 emissions from digestate storage tanks. | | <br/>If the retention time is very short, there can be increased emissions of methane in comparison with untreated manure if substrate that has just been inoculated with methane-forming bacteria is removed from the digester after a short time and transferred to digestate storage <ref>Clemens, J., Wolter, M., Wulf, S., Ahlgrimm, H.-J. (2002): Methan- und Lachgas-Emissionen bei der Lagerung und Ausbringung von Wirtschaftsdüngern, in: KTBL-Schrift 406, Emissionen der Tierhaltung,fckLRpp. 203-214</ref>. Short-circuit streams should therefore be avoided. To estimate the methane emissions from digestate,<br/>it is possible to use the results from batch digestion experiments with digestates at 20-22 °C <ref>FNR (2009): Ergebnisse des Biogasmessprogramm II, Gülzow</ref> since this more or less corresponds to the temperature in a digestate storage tank under real-world conditions. On the other hand, the values for residual<br/>gas potential obtained under mesophilic conditions (37 °C) cannot be relied on with regard to actual emissions. Nevertheless, they can still give an indication of the efficiency of the digestion process, because they reflect the biomass potential still present in the digestate, i.e. the biomass potential that was not converted in the digester. Both parameters depend, however, on process control and also on the substrates used at the particular plant. Consequently, the values given in Table 10.6 should be regarded<br/>merely as a guide.<br/>Multi-stage plants tend to exhibit a lower residual gas potential both at 20-22 °C and also at 37 °C. This is due above all to the fact that a multi-stage plant has a higher retention time, which has the effect of reducing the residual gas potential. Owing to the high greenhouse potential of CH<sub>4 </sub>'''(1 g CH<sub>4</sub> is equivalent to 23 g CO<sub>2</sub>)''', it is desirable to reduce or prevent CH4 emissions from digestate storage tanks. |
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| − | Plants without gas-tight end storage should, in addition to multi-stage operation (digester cascade), meet at least one of the following requirements: | + | <u>Plants without gas-tight end storage should, in addition to multi-stage operation (digester cascade), meet at least one of the following requirements:</u> |
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| | *'''average hydraulic retention time of the total substrate''' | | *'''average hydraulic retention time of the total substrate''' |
| | *'''volume of at least 100 days at a continuous''' | | *'''volume of at least 100 days at a continuous''' |
| | *'''digestion temperature throughout the year of at least 30 °C or''' | | *'''digestion temperature throughout the year of at least 30 °C or''' |
| − | *'''digester [[Operation of biogas reactors|organic loading rate]] < 2.5 kg VS/Nm<sup>3</sup>/d''' | + | *'''digester organic loading rate < 2.5 kg VS/Nm<sup>3</sup>/d''' |
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| | <br/>Calculation of the substrate volume must take account of all inputs into the digestion tank(s) (including, for example, water and/or recirculate). If the above-mentioned requirements are not met, methane emissions must be expected to exceed the average values. In such cases, it is advisable to retrofit the digestate storage tank(s) with a gas-tight seal2 for at least the first 60 days of required digestate storage. | | <br/>Calculation of the substrate volume must take account of all inputs into the digestion tank(s) (including, for example, water and/or recirculate). If the above-mentioned requirements are not met, methane emissions must be expected to exceed the average values. In such cases, it is advisable to retrofit the digestate storage tank(s) with a gas-tight seal2 for at least the first 60 days of required digestate storage. |
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| | The minimisation of environmental impacts aims at reducing the effects of the plant on the environment. The release of pollutants to the air, water and soil needs to be considered. | | The minimisation of environmental impacts aims at reducing the effects of the plant on the environment. The release of pollutants to the air, water and soil needs to be considered. |
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| | Not only do uncontrolled emissions of silage seepage water, methane and ammonia have a detrimental impact on the environment, they also signify losses in terms of the efficiency of the plant as a whole. In this respect, structural or operational measures to reduce emissions can certainly pay off financially (for example a gas-tight cover for a digestate storage tank). As a general rule the plant should be regularly checked for possible emissions. In addition to environmental and economic considerations, it is often also necessary to take safety matters into account as well. | | Not only do uncontrolled emissions of silage seepage water, methane and ammonia have a detrimental impact on the environment, they also signify losses in terms of the efficiency of the plant as a whole. In this respect, structural or operational measures to reduce emissions can certainly pay off financially (for example a gas-tight cover for a digestate storage tank). As a general rule the plant should be regularly checked for possible emissions. In addition to environmental and economic considerations, it is often also necessary to take safety matters into account as well. |
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| − | Guidelines for the selection and use of fuels and raw materials in cement manufacturing process. World business council for sustainable development, Draft report, Version 1, 12/2005. [http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf2/tf2_guidelines.pdf http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf2/tf2_guidelines.pdf]
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| + | *[http://www.cd4cdm.org/Publications/PoAManualBiogasHouseholds.pdf PoA CDM Manual - Mini Biogas Plants for Households] (August 2009) - Very helpful overview on PoA for biogas projects. |
| − | | + | *[http://www.kfw.de/DE_Home/KfW-Klimaschutzfonds/PDF/PoA_BlueprintBook_Nov2010.pdf KfW PoA Blueprint Book 2nd Edition] - Includes a section on PoA issues for domestic biogas plants |
| − | Cement sustainability initiative. [http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf]
| + | *[http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf2/tf2_guidelines.pdf Guidelines for the selection and use of fuels and raw materials in cement manufacturing process. World business council for sustainable development, Draft report, Version 1, 12/2005.]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf wbscdcement.org - Cement sustainability initiative.]<br/> |
| − | <br/> | + | *[http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf Best available technique reference document Iron and Steel, EU commission, Madrid, 2002.]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsGHGEmissionsUSEmissionsInventory2006.html Environmental Protection agency (EPA): US emission inventory2006.]<br/> |
| − | Best available technique reference document Iron and Steel, EU commission, Madrid, 2002. [http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf http://www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/tf1/tf1_guidelines.pdf]
| + | *International Non-CO2 greenhouse Gas marginal abatement report. Draft methane and nitrous from Non-agricultural sources, April 2005.<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://www.unep.org/resourceefficiency/ United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). International life cycle partnership.]<br/> |
| − | <br/> | + | *[http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/reports/lcini/LCIni_Flyer03.pdf uneptie.org - Sustainability Report, Flyer]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/warm/index.html US EPA. Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions with the Excel.Version of the WAste Reduction Model (WARM).]<br/> |
| − | Environmental Protection agency (EPA): US emission inventory2006. [http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsGHGEmissionsUSEmissionsInventory2006.html http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsGHGEmissionsUSEmissionsInventory2006.html]
| + | *[http://epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/warm/index.html|US Environmental Protection agency: Solid waste Management and greenhouse gases. A life-cycle assessment of emissions and sinks.]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://www.setac.org Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).]<br/> |
| − | <br/> | + | *[http://corporate.basf.com/en/sustainability/oekoeffizienz/?id=noAIH8fMmbcp1tZ BASF: Eco-efficiency analysis.]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/emis/meth_reg.htm Marland, G. et. Al.: Global, regional, and national fossil fuel CO2-emissions (2003).]<br/> |
| − | International Non-CO2 greenhouse Gas marginal abatement report. Draft methane and nitrous from Non-agricultural sources, April 2005. [http://www.epa.gov/methane/pdfs/chapter3_landfill.pdf http://www.epa.gov/methane/pdfs/chapter3_landfill.pdf] | + | *[http://www.eeb.org/activities/agriculture/EEB-position-on-bioenergy-191205.pdf EEB position on Biomass and bio-fuels: the need of well defined sustainability criteria, December, 2005]<br/> |
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| − | United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). International life cycle partnership . www.uneptie.org/sustain/lcinitiative<br/>[http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/reports/lcini/LCIni_Flyer03.pdf http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/reports/lcini/LCIni_Flyer03.pdf] | + | *[http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_roads/documents/page/dft_roads_610366.pdf E4tech: Feasibility report on certification for a renewable transport fuel obligation. Final report, June 2005.]<br/> |
| − | | + | *[http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/1647/Biofuels_for_transport.html International Energy agency: Bio-fuels for transport - an international perspective. Paris, 2004.]<br/> |
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| + | *[http://en.microsol-int.com/microsol/our-work Analysis of the potential to foster electricity and lighting access in the Andean region, thanks to carbon mechanism] - Microsol and Rexel Foundation, study led from June 2013 to May 2014.<br/> |
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Every industrial process results not only in the products wanted, but also in by-products, wastes and emissions. Amongst the emissions, normally also greenhouse gases occur. Hence, every industrial process is climate relevant, for greenhouse gases are emitted as a result of the technological processes taking place. Which substance is emitted and in which amount it is emitted depends on the specific process and the conditions of its application. Thus, the choice of the technology, the apparatus, the cleaning devise, etc. may influence the climate effects of the production process. An optimisation of the process with reference to a decision criteria reflecting the climate effects is thus a necessary precondition for the choice of the best technologies (see chapter 8.1). Some examples of industrial processes are given in the next chapter. The data used for description of the processes are either derived from assumptions of chemical reactions or upon published empirical data[1]. The emissions considered here are by-products of the industrial process itself. Typically, in such processes, raw materials are transformed from one state to another in the end product. This transformation is accompanied by the release of emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), or nitrous oxide (N2O). They are the reason of the greenhouse effect of the process.
The combustion of biogas results in greenhouse gases emissions. But these emissions are not addressed to climate change. As those emissions are considered to close the loop of the natural carbon cycle. The reason is, that they origin from atmospheric carbon dioxide from which they were taken by photosynthesis. CO2 produced from biogenic sources under natural conditions will return to the atmosphere at the same amount. If there are metabolites or results from processes other than CO2, such as methane, N2O, NOx, etc., than these substances are considered climate relevant and their greenhouse gas effects must be balanced [2].
In comparison with untreated manure, methane formation from digested manure is considerably reduced by the anaerobic process, because some of the organic matter contained in the substrate has already been metabolised in the digester, which means that there is significantly less easily degradable carbon in the storage tank.
For a complete observation on emissions related to a biogas plant constructional and logistical aspects of the volume flow have to be considered.
The minimisation of environmental impacts aims at reducing the effects of the plant on the environment. The release of pollutants to the air, water and soil needs to be considered.
Not only do uncontrolled emissions of silage seepage water, methane and ammonia have a detrimental impact on the environment, they also signify losses in terms of the efficiency of the plant as a whole. In this respect, structural or operational measures to reduce emissions can certainly pay off financially (for example a gas-tight cover for a digestate storage tank). As a general rule the plant should be regularly checked for possible emissions. In addition to environmental and economic considerations, it is often also necessary to take safety matters into account as well.
