dc.creator | Baena-Moreno, Francisco M. | es |
dc.creator | Malico, Isabel | es |
dc.creator | Marques, I. P. | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-17T16:02:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-17T16:02:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Baena Moreno, F.M., Malico, I. y Marques, I.P. (2021). Promoting Sustainability: Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Source of Biomethane in Regions Far from a High-Pressure Grid. A Real Portuguese Case Study. Sustainability, 13 (16), Article number 8933. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/125972 | |
dc.description | Article number 8933 | es |
dc.description.abstract | Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) located in regions far from a high-pressure grid can
produce renewable biomethane, which can partially substitute the natural gas locally consumed.
However, the economic viability of implementing biomethane plants in WWTP has to be guaranteed.
This paper uses the discount cash flow method to analyze the economic viability of producing
biomethane in a WWTP located in Évora (Portugal). The results show that, under the current
conditions, it is unprofitable to produce biomethane in this WWTP. Since selling the CO2 separated
from biogas may result in an additional income, this option was also considered. In this case, a
price of 46 EUR/t CO2 has to be paid to make the project viable. Finally, the impact of potential
government incentives in the form of feed-in premia was investigated. Without selling CO2
, the
project would only be profitable for feed-in premia above 55.5 EUR/MWh. If all the CO2 produced
was sold at 30 EUR/t CO2
, a premium price of 20 EUR/MWh would make the project profitable.
This study shows that the economic attractiveness of producing biomethane in small WWTP is only
secured through sufficient financial incentives, which are vital for developing the biomethane market
with all its associated advantages. | es |
dc.description.sponsorship | Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Portugal) UIDB / 50022/2020 | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 17 p. | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Sustainability, 13 (16), Article number 8933. | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Biomethane | es |
dc.subject | Natural gas grid | es |
dc.subject | Bioenergy | es |
dc.subject | Biogas | es |
dc.subject | Gas supply decarbonization | es |
dc.subject | Incentives | es |
dc.title | Promoting Sustainability: Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Source of Biomethane in Regions Far from a High-Pressure Grid. A Real Portuguese Case Study | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental | es |
dc.relation.projectID | UIDB / 50022/2020 | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/8933 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su13168933 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Sustainability | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 13 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 16 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | Article number 8933 | es |
dc.contributor.funder | Universidad de Sevilla | es |