Title:
Location of Biogas Production - Slurry as a Retail Commodity
Author(s):
Bojesen, M., Birkin, M., Clarke, G.C.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
In this paper, the current and planned network of biogas production will be considered. It will be demonstrated that additional capacity will be required to achieve politically agreed targets for biogas. Through a twostep approach, combining a locationallocation model with a production constrained spatial interaction model, this paper will provide a solution to the dual problem of determining both the optimal location and production capacity of new plants. Biogas production has important similarities with other bioenergy sectors in terms of location analysis. Both are very much dependent on not only supply and demand, but also to a very high extent the estimation of the travel costs, allowing the supply to meet the demand. In particular, the approach which is recommended has antecedents in retail network planning, and therefore it is implied that biogas producing companies to a much larger extent need to see themselves as agricultural based retailers and hence need to act as such.
Keywords:
logistics, modelling, modeling, agricultural biogas plant
Topic:
Biomass resources
Subtopic:
Biomass potentials and biomass mobilisation
Event:
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1AO.3.2
Pages:
5 - 8
ISBN:
978-88-89407-53-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-1AO.3.2
Price:
FREE
