A Model for Cost- and Greenhouse Gas Optimal Material and Energy Allocation of Biomass and Hydrogen

Markus Millinger; Philip Tafarte; Matthias Jordan; Frazer Musonda; Katrina Chan; Kathleen Meisel; Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi

Abstract

BENOPT, an optimal material and energy allocation model is presented, which is used to assess cost-optimal and/or greenhouse gas abatement optimal allocation of renewable energy carriers across power, heat and transport sectors. A high level of detail on the processes from source to end service enables detailed life-cycle greenhouse gas and cost assessments. Pareto analyses can be performed, as well as thorough sensitivity analyses. The model is designed to analyse optimal biomass and hydrogen usage, as a complement to integrated assessment and power system models

Funding source: This work was funded by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers and through the research project Begleitforschung Energiewende im Verkehr - BEniVer, Funding program ‘‘Energiewende im Verkehr’’, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi), Germany - Grant number 03EIV116F.

Keywords: Biomass ; Energy System ; Hydrogen for Energy Systems ; Industrial Ecology ; Life Cycle Assessment ; Power to X ; Sector Coupling ; Systems Perspective

Related subjects: Applications & Pathways

Countries: Germany ; Sweden