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The economic and environmental performance of biomass as an “intermediate” resource for power production

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  • Brown, Marilyn A.
  • Favero, Alice
  • Thomas, Valerie M.
  • Banboukian, Aline

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Electricity powered by biomass is expanding. We examine four recent biopower plants and global benchmarks to assess their overall performance, confirming the characterization of biomass as an “intermediate” resource for power production. Electricity from biomass is more expensive than energy efficiency, natural gas, wind, or solar but substantially less expensive than new coal or nuclear plants. Compared to coal and natural gas per MWh produced, the NOx and SO2 emissions of biopower are also intermediate. We confirm that current investments in biopower can be attributed to an array of stakeholder value propositions extending beyond basic economic and environmental metrics.

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  • Brown, Marilyn A. & Favero, Alice & Thomas, Valerie M. & Banboukian, Aline, 2019. "The economic and environmental performance of biomass as an “intermediate” resource for power production," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 52-62.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:juipol:v:58:y:2019:i:c:p:52-62
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2019.04.002
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    1. Masum, Md Farhad Hossain & Dwivedi, Puneet & Anderson, William F., 2020. "Estimating unit production cost, carbon intensity, and carbon abatement cost of electricity generation from bioenergy feedstocks in Georgia, United States," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    2. Brown, Marilyn A. & Tudawe, Ranal & Steimer, Hamilton, 2022. "Carbon drawdown potential of utility-scale solar in the United States: Evidence from the state of Georgia," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    3. Jiang Yang & Manuel A. Romero Hung, 2021. "Effects of Global and Local Markets Evolution in the Biomass Industry as a Green Business Model," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 14-27.
    4. Nandimandalam, Hariteja & Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, 2022. "Renewable wood residue sources as potential alternative for fossil fuel dominated electricity mix for regions in Mississippi: A techno-economic analysis," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 1105-1119.

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