Table 1.
EROIfossil, net life cycle GHG emissions, and direct WDs for examined biomass production pathways & locations
| Scenarios | A* | B* | C* | D* | E* | F* | G* | H* | WD1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Location |
MEA/CF/NGD |
MEA/CFP/NGD |
DI/CF/NGD |
DI/CFP/NGD |
MEA/CF/WHD |
MEA/CFP/WHD |
DI/CF/WHD |
DI/CFP/WHD |
CFP |
CF |
| Mobile, AL |
0.40 (44.2) |
0.46 (22.5) |
0.49 (18.9) |
0.59 (−2.8) |
0.60 (−0.4) |
0.68 (−15.1) |
0.86 (−25.7) |
1.04 (−40.4) |
22.1 |
22.3 |
| Phoenix, AZ |
0.38 (48.9) |
0.43 (28.4) |
0.47 (23.5) |
0.56 (3.0) |
0.57 (4.2) |
0.64 (−9.2) |
0.79 (−21.2) |
0.94 (−34.6) |
38.6 |
38.8 |
| San Diego, CA |
0.41 (32.0) |
0.46 (16.0) |
0.51 (6.3) |
0.60 (−9.6) |
0.63 (−12.6) |
0.69 (−21.5) |
0.91 (−38.3) |
1.06 (−47.2) |
32.8 |
33.0 |
| Daytona Beach, FL |
0.38 (43.0) |
0.44 (22.7) |
0.47 (17.5) |
0.57 (−2.7) |
0.58 (−1.6) |
0.66 (−14.8) |
0.81 (−27.1) |
0.97 (−40.2) |
24.1 |
24.3 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
0.38 (43.1) |
0.44 (22.8) |
0.47 (17.7) |
0.57 (−2.6) |
0.58 (−1.5) |
0.66 (−14.7) |
0.81 (−27.0) |
0.97 (−40.1) |
22.6 |
22.9 |
| Key West, FL |
0.38 (43.6) |
0.44 (23.4) |
0.47 (18.2) |
0.57 (−2.1) |
0.57 (−1.0) |
0.65 (−14.2) |
0.80 (−26.4) |
0.97 (−39.6) |
28.4 |
28.6 |
| Miami, FL |
0.38 (42.7) |
0.44 (22.5) |
0.48 (17.3) |
0.57 (−3.0) |
0.58 (−1.9) |
0.66 (−15.1) |
0.81 (−27.3) |
0.98 (−40.5) |
22.1 |
22.4 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
0.39 (42.4) |
0.44 (22.2) |
0.48 (17.0) |
0.57 (−3.2) |
0.58 (−2.2) |
0.66 (−15.4) |
0.82 (−27.6) |
0.98 (−40.8) |
20.8 |
21.1 |
| Tampa, FL |
0.38 (43.2) |
0.44 (23.0) |
0.47 (17.8) |
0.57 (−2.5) |
0.58 (−1.4) |
0.65 (−14.6) |
0.81 (−26.8) |
0.97 (−40.0) |
25.1 |
25.4 |
| West Palm Beach, FL |
0.38 (43.0) |
0.44 (22.7) |
0.47 (17.6) |
0.57 (−2.7) |
0.58 (−1.6) |
0.66 (−14.8) |
0.81 (−27.0) |
0.97 (−40.2) |
22.9 |
23.1 |
| Savannah, GA |
0.39 (45.0) |
0.45 (23.2) |
0.49 (19.7) |
0.59 (−2.1) |
0.60 (0.4) |
0.68 (−14.3) |
0.86 (−24.9) |
1.03 (−39.6) |
24.1 |
24.4 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
0.39 (39.2) |
0.45 (20.8) |
0.49 (13.6) |
0.58 (−4.7) |
0.60 (−5.4) |
0.67 (−16.8) |
0.86 (−31.0) |
1.01 (−42.3) |
22.6 |
22.8 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
0.39 (39.0) |
0.45 (20.6) |
0.49 (13.5) |
0.58 (−4.9) |
0.60 (−5.6) |
0.67 (−16.9) |
0.86 (−31.1) |
1.02 (−42.4) |
23.0 |
23.2 |
| New Orleans, LA |
0.40 (38.9) |
0.45 (20.5) |
0.49 (13.4) |
0.58 (−5.0) |
0.60 (−5.7) |
0.67 (−17.0) |
0.86 (−31.2) |
1.02 (−42.5) |
22.1 |
22.3 |
| Austin, TX |
0.39 (41.5) |
0.45 (20.6) |
0.49 (16.1) |
0.59 (−4.8) |
0.59 (−3.1) |
0.68 (−16.9) |
0.85 (−28.5) |
1.03 (−42.3) |
29.8 |
30.0 |
| Brownsville, TX |
0.39 (41.8) |
0.45 (20.9) |
0.49 (16.4) |
0.58 (−4.5) |
0.59 (−2.8) |
0.68 (−16.6) |
0.84 (−28.2) |
1.02 (−42.0) |
30.6 |
30.8 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
0.39 (42.1) |
0.45 (21.3) |
0.48 (16.8) |
0.58 (−4.1) |
0.59 (−2.5) |
0.67 (−16.3) |
0.84 (−27.8) |
1.02 (−41.7) |
29.7 |
29.9 |
| Houston, TX |
0.39 (42.0) |
0.45 (21.1) |
0.49 (16.7) |
0.58 (−4.2) |
0.59 (−2.6) |
0.67 (−16.4) |
0.84 (−27.9) |
1.02 (−41.8) |
25.6 |
25.8 |
| Lufkin, TX |
0.39 (41.5) |
0.45 (20.6) |
0.49 (16.1) |
0.59 (−4.8) |
0.59 (−3.1) |
0.68 (−16.9) |
0.85 (−28.5) |
1.03 (−42.3) |
26.1 |
26.3 |
| Port Arthur, TX |
0.40 (35.2) |
0.46 (16.9) |
0.51 (9.7) |
0.60 (−8.6) |
0.62 (−9.4) |
0.70 (−20.6) |
0.91 (−34.9) |
1.08 (−46.2) |
22.8 |
23.0 |
| San Antonio, TX |
0.39 (41.3) |
0.45 (20.4) |
0.49 (16.0) |
0.59 (−4.9) |
0.60 (−3.3) |
0.68 (−17.1) |
0.85 (−28.6) |
1.03 (−42.5) |
29.9 |
30.1 |
| Victoria, TX | 0.39 (41.9) | 0.45 (21.0) | 0.49 (16.5) | 0.58 (−4.4) | 0.59 (−2.7) | 0.68 (−16.5) | 0.84 (−28.1) | 1.02 (−41.9) | 27.4 | 27.7 |
MEA monoethanolamine, DI direct injection, CF centrifuge, CFP chamber filter press, NGD natural gas drying, WHD waste heat drying.
* Values in parentheses represent Net Life Cycle GHG Emissions expressed in unit of (g CO2 eq/MJ-Biomass). Values outside of parentheses represent EROIfossil. The last two columns represent water demand (WD).
1 The results for the WD are presented in units of (liters/MJ-biomass).