TY - JOUR
T1 - Crop residues as energy sources
T2 - assessing the cost and energy feasibility of direct firing
AU - Starr, Patrick J.
AU - Finn-Carlson, Dean W.
AU - Nachtsheim, Christopher J
PY - 1978/1/1
Y1 - 1978/1/1
N2 - Crop residue is a renewable resource that could supply various energy products to an agricultural region. The feasibility of such an effort depends upon the agricultural characteristics of the region, the use of current energy products, alternate conversion technologies, and the operation of the supporting activities which collect, compact, and ship the residue on its journey from the field to final disposition. This paper delineates the various issues and shows a method of feasibility analysis which provides a uniform means of assessment of costs and energy use of alternate systems. The method is applied to examine the feasibility of direct firing residue in selected coal-fired utility boilers in Minnesota. It is found that many county-plant-operation combinations exist where the current coal cost exceeds the as-delivered cost of an energy equivalent amount of residue, suggesting that residue is a potential alternative fuel for power generation.
AB - Crop residue is a renewable resource that could supply various energy products to an agricultural region. The feasibility of such an effort depends upon the agricultural characteristics of the region, the use of current energy products, alternate conversion technologies, and the operation of the supporting activities which collect, compact, and ship the residue on its journey from the field to final disposition. This paper delineates the various issues and shows a method of feasibility analysis which provides a uniform means of assessment of costs and energy use of alternate systems. The method is applied to examine the feasibility of direct firing residue in selected coal-fired utility boilers in Minnesota. It is found that many county-plant-operation combinations exist where the current coal cost exceeds the as-delivered cost of an energy equivalent amount of residue, suggesting that residue is a potential alternative fuel for power generation.
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U2 - 10.1080/00908317808945988
DO - 10.1080/00908317808945988
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017914263
VL - 3
SP - 353
EP - 373
JO - Energy Sources
JF - Energy Sources
SN - 0090-8312
IS - 3-4
ER -