The feasibility of liquefied biomethane as alternative fuel: a comparison between European and Chinese markets

被引：13

作者：

Arteconi, Alessia ^{[1
]}

Spitoni, Marco ^{[2
]}

Polonara, Fabio ^{[2
]}

Spigarelli, Francesca ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Università Telematica e-Campus, via Isimbardi, 10, Novedrate,CO,22060, Italy

[2] Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, Ancona 1,60131, Italy

[3] China Center, Università di Macerata, Piaggia dell’Università, Macerata, Italy

来源：

International Journal of Ambient Energy | 2017年 / 38卷 / 05期

关键词：

Environmental impact - Alternative fuels - Fuel cells - Gas fuel purification - Biogas - Economic analysis - Commerce;

D O I：

10.1080/01430750.2016.1191040

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摘要：

Natural gas is considered the alternative fuel that, in the short-medium term, can best substitute conventional fuels, in order to reduce their environmental impact. The purpose of this paper is to outline the feasibility of liquefied natural gas (LNG), especially from biogas (LBG), as vehicle fuel in Europe and in China. Firstly, the analysis presents the difficulty of methane supply in some regions and the need for feasible ways of producing LNG. For this purpose, biogas recovery and its upgrade are presented as an interesting source to produce such alternative vehicle fuel, being also a renewable source with a reduced environmental impact. Secondly, an economic analysis is performed for a specific European country (Italy): it takes into account technical aspects, costs, the foreseen market price for the new fuel and the necessary incentive policy. The latter aspect has been revealed to cover a major role for the feasibility of such projects. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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