<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">More and more landfills are being developed, in which biogas is produced and accumulated, which can be used for electricity production. Currently, due to technological reasons, electricity generation from biogas has a very low level of efficiency. In order to develop this type of energy production, it is important to find answers to various engineering, economic and ecological issues.The paper outlines the results obtained by creating a model for the calculations of electricity production in landfill power stations and by testing it in the municipal solid waste landfill "Daibe". The algorithm of the mathematical model for the operation of a biogas power station consists of four main modules:• initial data module,• engineering calculation module,• tariff calculation module, and• climate calculation module.As a result, the optimum capacity of the power station in the landfill "Daibe" is determined, as well as the analysis of the landfill's economic data and cost-effectiveness is conducted.</abstract>

More and more landfills are being developed, in which biogas is produced and accumulated, which can be used for electricity production. Currently, due to technological reasons, electricity generation from biogas has a very low level of efficiency. In order to develop this type of energy production, it is important to find answers to various engineering, economic and ecological issues.The paper outlines the results obtained by creating a model for the calculations of electricity production in landfill power stations and by testing it in the municipal solid waste landfill "Daibe". The algorithm of the mathematical model for the operation of a biogas power station consists of four main modules:• initial data module,• engineering calculation module,• tariff calculation module, and• climate calculation module.As a result, the optimum capacity of the power station in the landfill "Daibe" is determined, as well as the analysis of the landfill's economic data and cost-effectiveness is conducted.

Modelling of the Installed Capacity of Landfill Power Stations

Institute of Environment and Energy Systems Faculty of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Kronvalda blvd. 1, Riga, LV 1010, Latvia

"North Vidzeme Waste Management Organisation", Ltd., Rīgas street 32, Valmiera, LV 4201, Latvia

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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More and more landfills are being developed, in which biogas is produced and accumulated, which can be used for electricity production. Currently, due to...

Modelling of the Installed Capacity of Landfill Power Stations

Published Online: Mar 26, 2010

Page range: 11 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-009-0001-z

Keywords
biogas, capacity, cost efficiency, economical calculations, landfill, modeling, power station, tariff

This content is open access.

Modelling of the Installed Capacity of Landfill Power Stations

Published Online: Mar 26, 2010

Page range: 11 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-009-0001-z

Keywordsbiogas, capacity, cost efficiency, economical calculations, landfill, modeling, power station, tariff

This content is open access.

Keywords
biogas, capacity, cost efficiency, economical calculations, landfill, modeling, power station, tariff