Abatement cost of GHG emissions for wood-based electricity and ethanol at production and consumption levels.

ABSTRACT: Woody feedstocks will play a critical role in meeting the demand for biomass-based energy products in the US. We developed an integrated model using comparable system boundaries and common set of assumptions to ascertain unit cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of electricity and ethanol derived from slash pine (Pinus elliottii) at the production and consumption levels by considering existing automobile technologies. We also calculated abatement cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with respect to comparable energy products derived from fossil fuels. The production cost of electricity derived using wood chips was at least cheaper by 1 ¢ MJ-1 over electricity derived from wood pellets. The production cost of ethanol without any income from cogenerated electricity was costlier by about

SUBMITTER: Dwivedi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4061057 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature