LAPSE:2023.9636
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LAPSE:2023.9636
Market Opportunities in Portugal for the Water-and-Waste Sector Using Sludge Gasification
Octávio Alves, Bruno Garcia, Bruna Rijo, Gonçalo Lourinho, Catarina Nobre
February 27, 2023
The water-and-waste sector has shown a marked interest in innovative management practices for dewatered sludge. The need to manage increased sludge volumes at rising disposal costs, coupled with the recognition of the potential for on-site energy production, have been the key drivers for this recent appeal. With the current political view supporting the development of a renewable-gas industry in Portugal, renewable gases are considered an attractive solution for dewatered-sludge valorization. Moreover, investment in renewable-gas supply chains would help the industry to mature to a level at which the technology and market are rapidly established. Recognizing this interest, dewatered-sludge gasification was selected as a possible valorization pathway, with the potential for hydrogen and bio-SNG production, as well as decentralized heat and power. This document identifies the market opportunities for the establishment of sewage-sludge gasification in Portugal. The analysis starts with a brief overview of the Portuguese water-and-waste sector, and a description of the current status of the renewable-gas markets. Finally, the dewatered-sludge amounts are quantified, and the potential for energy and renewable-gas production is estimated to support the interest in wastewater management in advanced processes, and to pave the way for future feasibility studies.
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biosynthetic natural gas, combined heat and power, gasification, Hydrogen, market analysis, sewage sludge
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Alves O, Garcia B, Rijo B, Lourinho G, Nobre C. Market Opportunities in Portugal for the Water-and-Waste Sector Using Sludge Gasification. (2023). LAPSE:2023.9636
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Alves O: CoLAB BIOREF—Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, 4466-901 São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal; VALORIZA—Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Garcia B: CoLAB BIOREF—Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, 4466-901 São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal
Rijo B: CoLAB BIOREF—Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, 4466-901 São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal
Lourinho G: CoLAB BIOREF—Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, 4466-901 São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal; VALORIZA—Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal
Nobre C: VALORIZA—Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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18
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6600
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2022
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2022-09-09
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