Size matters:small distributed biomass energy production systems for economic viability  

作　　者：Roger Ruan Paul Chen Richard Hemmingsen Vance Morey Doug Tiffany 

机构地区：[1]Center for Biorefining,Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering,University of Minnesota,1390 Eckles Avenue,St.Paul,MN 55108,USA [2]Initiative for Renewable Energy and Environment(IREE),University of Minnesota [3]Department of Applied Economics,University of Minnesota.

出　　处：《International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering》2008年第1期64-68,共5页国际农业与生物工程学报（英文）

摘　　要：Current large scale biomass energy production systems including cellulosic ethanol,gasification,and pyrolysis facilities face significant technical and economic hurdles.Compared with these large scale systems,small distributed biomass energy production systems(DBEPS)are believed to offer advantages including lower capital costs,lower feedstock costs,simplified transportation and logistics and higher returns for biomass producers.DBEPS compliant technologies are expected to make utilization of regional biomass supplies practical and economically viable in the near-term.This paper presents arguments on the need and importance of DBEPS,available DBEPS options,and an economic scenario of DBEPS implementation on an average size farm in the US.

关 键 词：renewable energy BIOMASS BIOREFINING PYROLYSIS thermochemical conversion 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]