An interesting application of solar energy for methane production is here analysed in terms of energetic efficiency. The application (called Solargas) is constituted by photovoltaic (PV) panels, an electrolyser and a Sabatier reactor. PV panels pick up the solar energy to supply the electrolyser. The electrolyser produces hydrogen from water; the produced hydrogen is used in a Sabatier reactor to obtain methane. Solargas system is here compared to typical biogas and wood chip production systems in terms of the ratio between the output fuel energy and the input solar energy.
Energetic Analysis of Solar-Supplied Processes for Methane, Biogas and Wood Chip Production
COTANA, Franco;ROSSI, Federico;NICOLINI, ANDREA
;FILIPPONI, MIRKO;PISELLO, ANNA LAURA
2013
Abstract
An interesting application of solar energy for methane production is here analysed in terms of energetic efficiency. The application (called Solargas) is constituted by photovoltaic (PV) panels, an electrolyser and a Sabatier reactor. PV panels pick up the solar energy to supply the electrolyser. The electrolyser produces hydrogen from water; the produced hydrogen is used in a Sabatier reactor to obtain methane. Solargas system is here compared to typical biogas and wood chip production systems in terms of the ratio between the output fuel energy and the input solar energy.File in questo prodotto:
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