Bio-FlexGen

Project Description:

Due to the clear and escalading effects of climate change, fossil fuels must be replaced by utilising renewables, improved energy efficiency and more flexible energy systems. An optimal combination of several renewable sources is needed to satisfy human energy needs. Bioenergy, in combination with hydrogen, can take the role as secure and plannable source for power and heat complementing intermittent renewable sources such as wind and sun. BIO-FlexGen aim to increase the efficiency and flexibility of renewable energy-based combined heat and power generation (CHP), playing a key role in energy system integration, and make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of the energy system.

 

Geonardo's Role:

Geonardo is contributing to the Social and Environmental Assessment package, via completing a Life Cycle Assessment and a Life Cycle Cost Assessment on one of the use-cases, analysing the environemtal impacts and realised costs connected to the potential implementation of the newly developed technological solution.

 

Key Contributions:

• Life Cycle Assessment: Assessing the environmental impacts of implementing a new CHP technological solution at a Swedish district heat and electricity providing system.

• Life Cycle Cost Assessment: Assessing the costs related to the implementation of the new CHP technological solution in the same Swedish use case.