Electricity generation from solid biomass via co-combustion with coal Energy and emission balances from a German case study

摘要

The environmental effects of electricity production from different biofuels by means of electricity production from hard coal alone based on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). The use of straw and residual wood at a 10 blend with coal in an existing power plant in southern part of Germany shows that all investigated environmental effects are significantly lower if biomass is used instead of coal. Thus based on the available and proven technology of co-combustion of hard coal and biomass in existing power plants a significant contribution could be made to a more environmentally sound energy system compared to using coal alone.