Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants

Nguyet Ky Ngo; Toby Smith; Graham Nathan; Peter Ashman; Tara Hosseini; Andrew Beath; Ellen B. Stechel; Woei Lean Saw

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329

Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants

Nguyet Ky Ngo, Toby Smith, Graham Nathan, Peter Ashman, Tara Hosseini, Andrew Beath, Ellen B. Stechel, Woei Lean Saw

LightWorks

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

We report a techno-economic analysis of a solar hybridized biomass-to-liquids (SBTL) system to produce liquid synthetic diesel fuels from syngas obtained by employing concentrated solar thermal (CST) to drive the woody biomass gasification process. Evaluating the sensitivity of the deterministic minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) for all major variables assesses the impact of the solar multiple and solar thermal storage capacity on the system’s economic feasibility. The calculated MFSP for the nonsolar biomass-to-liquids (BTL) and SBTL systems were 2.09 USD/liter and 2.14-2.30 USD/liter, respectively, for the base case scenario which does not include a carbon tax. Reducing CST capital investment and increasing solar operating benefits (through increased biomass cost, the introduction of a carbon tax/penalty, or CST-associated byproduct revenue) are keys for the SBTL system to compete with the BTL system. Increasing equipment cost-effectiveness or operating at a larger scale allows the BTL/SBTL systems to compete with fossil-derived pathways.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Energy and Fuels
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329
State	Accepted/In press - 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemical Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Access to Document

10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329

Cite this

@article{6679863e5ad840cdb2ecd8db27ad703b,

title = "Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants",

abstract = "We report a techno-economic analysis of a solar hybridized biomass-to-liquids (SBTL) system to produce liquid synthetic diesel fuels from syngas obtained by employing concentrated solar thermal (CST) to drive the woody biomass gasification process. Evaluating the sensitivity of the deterministic minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) for all major variables assesses the impact of the solar multiple and solar thermal storage capacity on the system{\textquoteright}s economic feasibility. The calculated MFSP for the nonsolar biomass-to-liquids (BTL) and SBTL systems were 2.09 USD/liter and 2.14-2.30 USD/liter, respectively, for the base case scenario which does not include a carbon tax. Reducing CST capital investment and increasing solar operating benefits (through increased biomass cost, the introduction of a carbon tax/penalty, or CST-associated byproduct revenue) are keys for the SBTL system to compete with the BTL system. Increasing equipment cost-effectiveness or operating at a larger scale allows the BTL/SBTL systems to compete with fossil-derived pathways.",

author = "Ngo, {Nguyet Ky} and Toby Smith and Graham Nathan and Peter Ashman and Tara Hosseini and Andrew Beath and Stechel, {Ellen B.} and Saw, {Woei Lean}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 American Chemical Society.",

year = "2023",

doi = "10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329",

language = "English (US)",

journal = "Energy and Fuels",

issn = "0887-0624",

publisher = "American Chemical Society",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants

AU - Ngo, Nguyet Ky

AU - Smith, Toby

AU - Nathan, Graham

AU - Ashman, Peter

AU - Hosseini, Tara

AU - Beath, Andrew

AU - Stechel, Ellen B.

AU - Saw, Woei Lean

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - We report a techno-economic analysis of a solar hybridized biomass-to-liquids (SBTL) system to produce liquid synthetic diesel fuels from syngas obtained by employing concentrated solar thermal (CST) to drive the woody biomass gasification process. Evaluating the sensitivity of the deterministic minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) for all major variables assesses the impact of the solar multiple and solar thermal storage capacity on the system’s economic feasibility. The calculated MFSP for the nonsolar biomass-to-liquids (BTL) and SBTL systems were 2.09 USD/liter and 2.14-2.30 USD/liter, respectively, for the base case scenario which does not include a carbon tax. Reducing CST capital investment and increasing solar operating benefits (through increased biomass cost, the introduction of a carbon tax/penalty, or CST-associated byproduct revenue) are keys for the SBTL system to compete with the BTL system. Increasing equipment cost-effectiveness or operating at a larger scale allows the BTL/SBTL systems to compete with fossil-derived pathways.

AB - We report a techno-economic analysis of a solar hybridized biomass-to-liquids (SBTL) system to produce liquid synthetic diesel fuels from syngas obtained by employing concentrated solar thermal (CST) to drive the woody biomass gasification process. Evaluating the sensitivity of the deterministic minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) for all major variables assesses the impact of the solar multiple and solar thermal storage capacity on the system’s economic feasibility. The calculated MFSP for the nonsolar biomass-to-liquids (BTL) and SBTL systems were 2.09 USD/liter and 2.14-2.30 USD/liter, respectively, for the base case scenario which does not include a carbon tax. Reducing CST capital investment and increasing solar operating benefits (through increased biomass cost, the introduction of a carbon tax/penalty, or CST-associated byproduct revenue) are keys for the SBTL system to compete with the BTL system. Increasing equipment cost-effectiveness or operating at a larger scale allows the BTL/SBTL systems to compete with fossil-derived pathways.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182585844&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85182585844&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329

DO - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c04329

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85182585844

SN - 0887-0624

JO - Energy and Fuels

JF - Energy and Fuels

ER -

Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this