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. 2021 Oct 27;11(55):34870–34897. doi: 10.1039/d1ra06736b

Estimated data (*) for Biomass Combined Heat and Power plant results.

Term Quantity Unit
Total energy content of hydrochar* 540.26 MWh per year
Thermal energy
Thermal conversion efficiency of BCHP plant19 50.0 %
Thermal energy produced by BCHP plant* 270.13 MWhth per year
Thermal demand of plant* 192.22 MWhth per year
Thermal energy remaining to supply to Chirnside* 77.91 MWhth per year
Domestic thermal energy demand of Chirnside* 11 029 MWhth per year
Thermal production capacity of Chirnside's HTC plant to meet Chirnside's domestic heat demand* 0.71 %
Potential revenue from sale of thermal energy* 1987 £ per year
Electrical energy
Electrical conversion efficiency of BCHP plant19 25.0 %
Electrical energy produced by BCHP plant* 135.07 MWhe per year
Electrical demand of plant* 13.87 MWhe per year
Electrical energy remaining to supply to Chirnside* 121.20 MWhe per year
Electrical demand of Chirnside* 3536 MWhe per year
Electrical production capacity of Chirnside's HTC plant to meet Chirnside's domestic electrical demand* 3.43 %
Potential revenue from sale of electrical energy* 2885 £ per year