43%
57%
Energy potential of biogas production.
Total energy production = 1.7 TWh.
Fertilizer
Wet organic waste
35%
65%
20%
15%
65%
The portion of the theoretical potential
that is unrealistic and / or
impractical to utilize in
2020
The portion of the theoretical potential
is realistic to utilize in
2020
Most of the realistic potential
which is not induced even
Most of the realistic potential
that there are concrete plans for
Most of the realistic potential
previously allocated
Theoretical potential
A total of 5.8 TWh
Realistic potential
A total of 2.3 TWh
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If all the realistic potential for organic waste and manure used (1.7 TWh), the
for example, could operate approximately 7000 gas buses or similar heavy vehicles, thereby
could reduce the use of diesel buses in Norwegian cities.
Today used an estimated 60% of the amount of energy produced from biogas plants within the plant. They
remaining 40% used externally supplied in the form of electricity, heat and gas upgraded to
gas mains or fuel. Around 50% of the collected landfill gas is used to heat and
electricity production, while the remaining amount flared.
By the end of 2012, there are about 400 gas-powered buses in operation in Norway, in addition, there are several heavy
vehicles and fleet vehicles that use biogas today. However, there are relatively few cars with
gas engine in Norway at present. Gas-powered cars are more expensive to buy than the equivalent diesel and
gasoline vehicles, both because of the higher price for the car itself, but also due to higher one-time
the gas car.
Environmental impact of biogas production and use
There are positive environmental impacts of the production and use of biogas. The
production of biogas from manure avoids emissions of greenhouse gases (methane and
laughing gas) and ammonia. Production of organic waste causes no direct
emission reductions, it is only when biogas replaces fossil fuels that this type of
biogas leads to emission reductions. Biogas can be used for multiple purposes such as
heating, electricity and transport. Residues from biogas production,
organic fertilizer contains nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, and can substitute the use of
fertilizers in agriculture.
There are positive environmental impacts of the production and use of biogas.
Environmental impacts of the production of biogas
The production of biogas from manure avoids greenhouse gas emissions (methane and
nitrous oxide) which have arisen if the manure had been stored in manure storage is common in
days. Production of biogas from manure can reduce emissions of ammonia and
thus helping to meet Norway's current obligation under the Gothenburg Protocol, which currently
exceeded by 13%.
Production of biogas from organic waste causes no direct emissions reductions. When
biogas produced from organic waste that would otherwise have gone along with other waste to
Energy production in incineration plants, it should be replaced by the combustion of waste or with
other energy carriers, which results in an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. production of biogas from
organic waste will thus prompting a slight increase in greenhouse gas emissions. This will offset the
application of biogas (see also Figure 8).
Residues from biogas production (organic fertilizer) contains nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus,
and can substitute the use of fertilizers in agriculture. If organic fertilizer replacing artificial fertilizers,
reduced consumption of energy and material resources and pollution associated
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Economic
production
Production biogas
based on manure:
1.25 NOK / kWh
Production biogas
based on organic waste: 0.54
NOK / kWh
the production of mineral fertilizers, extraction of phosphorus and various micronutrients. Additionally,
bio fertilizer constitute a carbon sink to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In some cases,
bio fertilizer could be used as fertilizer because of the content of the environmental and
harmful substances such as heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. Whether bio fertilizer
can be used as fertilizer product therefore depends on the purity of the substrates used in
process. Source separated food waste, for example, provide a better bio fertilizer, than production that is
based on the central sorted waste.
Environmental effects of the use of biogas
Biogas can be used for multiple purposes such as heating, electricity generation and
transport sector. When biogas replaces fossil fuels such as diesel and natural gas, reduced
greenhouse gas emissions. The use of vehicles that run primarily in urban areas are particularly
many positive effects, in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced noise levels and
improved local air quality. In addition, there are few other options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
transport sector.
Norway has through the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) including pledged to increase the share of renewables in
transport to 10% by 2020. If 0.7 TWh of biogas used in the transport sector,
may target in the Renewable Energy Directive (10% renewable energy in transport) is achieved without
wagering requirement for biodiesel and bioethanol increased above the current 3.5%.
Production costs for biogas
Organic waste and manure are chosen as substrates because these raw materials have the largest
remaining potential in the short term. Biogas production based on animal manure has a
significantly higher economic cost, than biogas production based on
organic waste. The two main reasons for this is that alternative treatment cost for
organic waste is high compared with costs for managing manure, while
as gas yield from organic waste is almost 6 times higher than from manure.
The costs presented here are average costs. Pieces of potential, both for waste
and manure, will naturally have a lower cost, while other parts of the potential will have a
higher cost.
Economic production costs
Production of biogas with different social cost
depending on the substrate used in biogas production. In
economic calculations are the costs that are
relevant, ie higher costs compared to a reference scenario.
As shown in Figure 3, the biogas production based on
manures, a significantly higher socioeconomic
cost, than biogas production based on biowaste
waste. There are two main reasons for this:
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1 Reference scenario (option expense) related to the treatment of manure is that
this spread on the fields. One does today that is not to build and operate a plant, or
transporting manure far. However, this will contribute to increased economic
costs. For organic waste, the reference however to burn or compost the waste,
which will always provide the costs of transporting waste and operation of an incineration or
composting facility etc. Therefore, biogas treatment of waste is not as great
additional costs in the economic calculations compared with manure. It
ongoing revision of fertilizers care regulations may affect this by changing
requirements for manure management. Alternative disposal methods that may be necessary
if the requirements become more stringent, can be so expensive that it would be better for the economy
biogas production from manure significantly.
2 The most decisive reason is that gas yield from organic waste is almost 6
times higher than animal manure. This means that it requires more and / or larger
Biogas plant for the processing of animal manure than that needed for organic waste to
produce the same amount of energy.
In the study, we have assumed management of manure and organic waste in separate facilities.
Another possibility is to sambehandle substrates in mixed systems. Sambehandling of manure
and organic waste can provide benefits to stabilize the biogas process, and by increasing the total
gas yield. At the same time, the investment cost of the plant to be higher than an average of the two
plant types: plant would have to equal a fertilizer plant in size but need a
pre-treatment for disinfection of waste as well. It is possible that some of this will be offset
economies of scale when you can build fewer, larger facilities. Since neither benefit or cost side
for sambehandling are quantified, we can not conclude whether sambehandling will be more
or less cost-effective than separate treatment.
Figure 3: Comparison of economic costs of production of biogas for manure and
organic waste, in dollars per kWh.
Production
Reduced emissions of NH
3
Reduced fertilizer use
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
Cost
Income
Net
Cost
Income
Net
NOK / kWh
Economic net production cost in NOK / kWh -
based on manure and organic waste
Work
Maintenance
Electricity
Upgrade
Transport
Annual capital costs
Costs:
Income:
Net:
Fertilizer
Organic waste
1.25
0.54
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Business Economics
production
Business Financial loss
for biogas production based on
manure:
1.27 NOK / kWh
Business Financial loss
for biogas production based on
organic waste:
0.002 NOK / kWh
Business Economic production costs
According to our calculations, the biogas produced from organic waste almost commercially
profitable. Biogas production from manure is not economically profitable today.
There are two main reasons for this: Firstly, the gas yield from manure very low. For the
others can not plant says revenue from gate-fee for manure, so one receives for biowaste
waste.
According to our calculations, the biogas produced by wet organic
waste almost economically profitable, with a deficit
0.002 NOK / kWh. The reason for the measure is virtually
economically profitable, while
social cost is relatively high, a
distribution effect. In the business economic analysis calculated
costs and revenues for biogas plants. In our calculations
we have assumed that plants take a street-fee
1
700 U.S. $ / tonne of waste
which is as high as the average gate fee for
waste incinerators. This income receiving units in
addition to revenues from the sale of biogas. In the
economic analysis, the costs and
income for the community (Norway). Gate fee'en is an income for biogas plant (700 NOK / tonne) but
an equally large cost for waste game (-700 kr / ton), so the social income is equal to
zero (700 kr / ton -700kr/tonn = 0). Similarly, the sale of biogas in the socio-economic
analysis only a removal of money from the buyer to the seller, which does not involve a real income for
society.
Biogas production from manure is not economically profitable today, with a
deficit of 1.27 NOK / kWh. There are two main reasons for this: Firstly, the gas yield from
fertilizer low, making the cost per unit of energy increases. Second, it can not be fixed taking a victory
gate-fee for manure, so he receives for organic waste.
Due to an immature market we have in the business economic analysis assuming bio fertilizer
can not be sold at a positive price currently. This can be both over-and underestimate the value. A
overestimation may result from any "unclean" fractions may lead to bio fertilizer is
quality that makes it difficult and therefore expensive to handle it. An underestimation is possible because
It is possible that organic fertilizer may be recognized as a high-grade fertilizer formulation, which could
give it a positive value.
1
Gate fee: The price of waste owner pay on delivery to the disposal facility, in dollars / ton waste
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Value Chain city bus
Total emission reductions:
500 000 tonnes of CO
2
-Eq
Contributions manure:
305 000 tonnes of CO
2
-Eq,
cost of measures:
2300 NOK / ton CO
2
-Eq
Contributions organic waste:
196 000 tonnes of CO
2
-Eq,
cost of measures:
1100 kr / ton CO
2
-Eq
Value chains for biogas
In addition to use in the transport sector (specifically buses) we see on a value chain where
biogas is fed into an existing natural gas network. Of the two applications is the use of
biogas in buses that have the lowest costs of action, mainly because of the value of
improved local air quality, the reductions in nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. The costs of measures for
chain with the use of buses is intended to 2300 kr / ton CO
2
Equivalents at
production from manure and 1100 kr / ton CO
2
Equivalents when organic waste
used as raw material. Organic waste as substrate has higher gas yield and lower
production costs than manure, which are the main reasons that the costs of measures being
lower.
We have in this report focused on comparing costs
and new effects associated with the production of biogas from
manure and organic waste, with consequent
use in the transport sector. Organic waste and
manure is chosen as substrates because it is these
raw materials that we believe have the greatest remaining
potential in the short term. In addition to use in
transport sector, we look at a value chain where biogas is fed into
in an existing natural gas network. These value chains are selected
because in the short term probably has the lowest abatement cost and
greatest potential. In both value chains is seen
production of biogas in relatively large central biogas plant,
so that the costs presented here do not reflect
costs for small farmsteads or other solutions.
Value Chain "city bus"
The value chain with the use of biogas as a fuel is chosen because it is here especially many
positive effects in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improve local air quality. In
Additionally, there are few other options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, especially for
heavy vehicles. The value chain is exemplified by looking at the use of buses or similar vehicles fleet,
running in the cities. The reason we look at the heavy vehicle fleet is that there are few other substitutes for
fossil fuels for heavy vehicles, while requiring less infrastructure for fleet vehicles
compared with private vehicle (one filling station can accommodate many vehicles that have the same
daily route).
If the full potential of organic waste and manure triggered (880 000 tonnes of biowaste
waste and 3.9 million tonnes of manure), can be about 1.7 TWh biogas produced and as shown in Figure 2,
potential for energy generation distributed approximately equally between the manure and waste. Given that biogas
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used as fuel, this could result in an annual emission reduction of 500 000 tonnes of CO
2
-Eq
2
. About 60%
this reduction in emissions comes from biogas produced from manure, while the remaining
40% comes from production based on organic waste.
As mentioned above, the biogas emissions reductions both in production and in application. Figure 4
shows how emissions reductions are distributed throughout the value chain. For manure
occurs around half the emissions reduction in the production of biogas (reduction of
methane and nitrous oxide), but the remaining emission reductions are mainly due to the replacement of fossil
diesel. Organic waste program leads to a small increase of greenhouse gas emissions in the production stage.
This is because the organic waste had been burned, leading to an energy production if
not produced biogas. When waste is used for biogas production rather, it should be replaced
Combustion of such waste, which produces increased emissions. When biogas as substitutes
fossil fuel and provides a reduction in emissions, so that the entire value chain gives a net reduction in emissions.
Emission reduction for biogas produced from organic waste arises therefore first in the application.
The cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain "city bus" is composed of
economic costs associated with the production of biogas upgrading and compression of
gas and procurement of gas buses, filling stations and associated infrastructure and operation thereof. It is
also including new effects such as reduced use of fertilizers, reduced emissions of ammonia,
reduced air pollution and reduced use of fossil diesel. How to measure cost is affected by
These various factors are shown in figure 5.
As shown in Figure 5, measures the cost of the value chain with the use of buses 2300 kr / ton CO
2
-
equiv of production based on manure and 1100 kr / ton CO
2
-Eq when organic waste is used
as feedstock. Organic waste as substrate has lower production costs and higher gas yield
than manure, which are the main reasons why the costs are also lower.
Cost of the measures presented here are average costs. Pieces of potential, both for
waste and manure, will naturally have a lower cost than the costs presented here
while other areas of potential will have a higher cost. It will for example be some areas
which measures the cost of production from manure will be lower because the affected
including the transport distance between the farm and the biogas plant, so that high
livestock density will have lower-cost option than average.
2
CO2-eq: To compare measures across greenhouse gases, it is common to convert all emissions of CO
2
-
equivalents. This factor describes the effect discharge of a particular gas has on global warming relative to
CO
2
.
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Figure 4: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value chain of biogas production from manure
(Top) and organic waste (bottom), used in city buses.
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Production
Reduced
fertilizer use
Net
emission reduction
the production
Methane emissions from
engine
Replacement of diesel
Total
emission reduction
%
Emission reduction in production of biogas from manure and
use in city buses. Total emissions: 305 000 tonnes of CO
2
-ekv/år.
Production
Application
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Production
Reduced
fertilizer use
Net
emission reduction
the production
Methane emissions from
engine
Replacement of diesel
Total
emission reduction
%
Emission reduction in the production of biogas from organic waste and
use in city buses. Total emissions: 196 000 tonnes of CO
2
-ekv/år.
Production
Application
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Figure 5: Economic costs and savings throughout the supply chain, the biogas production based on
manure (top) or organic waste (bottom), used in city buses. Costs and savings are shared
the total emission reductions to show the development of abatement costs.
Value chain - production and use of biogas from manure in city buses
Upgrade
Maintenance
Electricity
Work
Transport
Annual cost of capital
Biogas production from manure
Application in city buses
Biogas production from manure
Application in city buses
Production
Reduced fertilizer use
Compression
Annual capital cost bus
Annual capital cost terminals and
backup
Annual capital cost flakes
Operating tank and backup
Reduced fuel use
Reduction of NOx and PM10
Cost of measures
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
Costs
Revenue
Net
Costs
Revenue
Net
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