Techno-economic analysis of biogas upgrading via amine scrubber, carbon capture and ex-situ methanation

TTQ Vo, DM Wall, D Ring, K Rajendran, JD Murphy - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas upgraded to biomethane can provide a renewable gaseous transport fuel and is one
of the proposed solutions in meeting the renewable energy supply in transport targets set …

Correlation between biogas yield and chemical composition of grassland plant species

V Dandikas, H Heuwinkel, F Lichti, JE Drewes… - Energy & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Although grassland has a significant biomass potential, many different factors can affect the
quality of grassland feedstock. Changes in the chemical composition of grassland biomass …

Why small-scale fuel ethanol production in Brazil does not take off?

FD Mayer, LA Feris, NR Marcilio, R Hoffmann - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethanol production on small scale (on-farm) substantially contributes to the effort to replace
fossil fuels. However, the share of small scale production remains incipient, either due to …

Can farmers mitigate environmental impacts through combined production of food, fuel and feed? A consequential life cycle assessment of integrated mixed crop …

R Parajuli, T Dalgaard, M Birkved - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluates environmental impacts of an integrated mixed crop-livestock system
with a green biorefinery (GBR). System integration included production of feed crops and …

[HTML][HTML] The gas grid as a vector for regional decarbonisation-a techno economic case study for biomethane injection and natural gas heavy goods vehicles

N Keogh, D Corr, R O'Shea, RFD Monaghan - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel method for incorporating the seasonal variations in gas demand
into an assessment of the economic viability of a biomethane production and injection …

Comparison of pretreatments and cost-optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis for production of single cell protein from grass silage fibre

V Pihlajaniemi, S Ellilä, S Poikkimäki, M Nappa… - Bioresource Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Grass silage is a promising biorefinery feedstock with surplus production potential, providing
a source of readily soluble protein and lignocellulosic fibre. This study presents a concept …

Assessing the total theoretical, and financially viable, resource of biomethane for injection to a natural gas network in a region

R O'Shea, DM Wall, I Kilgallon, JD Browne, JD Murphy - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The total theoretical biomethane resource of cattle slurry and grass silage in Ireland was
estimated using the most up to date spatially explicit data available. The cattle slurry …

An analysis of the social and private return to land use change from agriculture to renewable energy production in Ireland

C Geoghegan, C O'Donoghue - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased use of renewable energy is a major part of Ireland's plans to reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, lessen reliance on fossil fuels, and enable sustainable economic …

Anaerobic methane production from five common grassland species at sequential stages of maturity

J McEniry, P O'Kiely - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Since grass will likely be a dominant feedstock for on-farm anaerobic digestion in Northwest
Europe, changes in the chemical composition of five common grass species with advancing …

A reused method for molasses-processed wastewater: Effect on silage quality and anaerobic digestion performance of Pennisetum purpereum

L Li, Z Yuan, Y Sun, X Kong, P Dong, J Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The silage quality and anaerobic digestion performance of Pennisetum purpereum with
molasses-processed wastewater addition were assessed. The silage samples with …