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Table 3 Different annual utility consumption summary for different scenarios

From: How does technology pathway choice influence economic viability and environmental impacts of lignocellulosic biorefineries?

 

BE

BEEA

BEA

BET

BD

BEL

Banagrass

 Power consumption (kW-h)

(6,491,000)

(7,473,000)

(7,079,000)

(9,433,000)

(9,483,000)

(4,472,000)

 Power production (kW-h)

12,604,000

13,576,000

13,308,000

12,878,000

12,979,000

22,563,000

 Steam (MT)

(147,000)

(183,000)

(385,000)

(140,000)

(141,000)

 

 Cooling water (MT)

9,396,000

9,535,000

13,871,000

8,255,000

8,346,000

 

 Chilled water (MT)

12,000

1,358,000

4,515,000

1,007,000

1,007,000

 

 CT water (MT)

6,637,000

11,647,000

6,206,000

6,469,000

6,469,000

 

 Steam high P (MT)

(26,000)

(26,000)

(26,000)

(25,000)

(25,000)

 

 Cryogenic cool (MT)

   

91,000

91,000

 

 Hot water (MT)

    

9000

 
 

EE

EEEA

EEA

EET

ED

EEL

Energycane

 Power consumption (kW-h)

(5,684,000)

(5,831,000)

(6,756,000)

(10,918,000)

(10,496,000)

(4,090,000)

 Power production (KW-h)

17,979,000

19,029,000

19,011,000

18,275,000

18,395,000

32,919,000

 Steam (MT)

(153,000)

(188,000)

(384,000)

(133,000)

(135,000)

 

 Cooling water (MT)

9,231,000

9,739,000

13,892,000

7,777,000

8,312,000

 

 Chilled water (MT)

11,000

1,418,000

4,527,000

933,000

934,000

 

 CT water (MT)

6,721,000

11,804,000

6,399,000

6,504,000

6,500,000

 

 Steam high P (MT)

(27,000)

(27,000)

(25,000)

(23,000)

(23,000)

 

 Cryogenic cool (MT)

   

81,000

82,000

 

 Hot water (MT)

    

8000

 
  1. The values within the parenthesis indicates that the utility was produced onsite, and hence a negative value was mentioned