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The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy
Today, with the progress of technology, the world is facing an increasing growth in power consumption. Since the fuel of most power plants is supplied from fossil fuels, it has caused an increase in global fossil fuel consumption and environmental degradation. ّFurthermore, the volatility of fossil...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9932676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36816276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13407 |
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author | Kiehbadroudinezhad, Mohammadali Merabet, Adel Ghenai, Chaouki Abo-Khalil, Ahmed G. Salameh, Tareq |
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description | Today, with the progress of technology, the world is facing an increasing growth in power consumption. Since the fuel of most power plants is supplied from fossil fuels, it has caused an increase in global fossil fuel consumption and environmental degradation. ّFurthermore, the volatility of fossil fuel prices and unstable energy security have prompted international organizations and governments to apply policies to restrict fossil fuel use and examine alternatives to fossil fuels. Since biofuels come from renewable sources and are clean fuels, they can be an appropriate alternative to fossil fuels and play a more expansive role in supplying energy for transportation industries, power plants, and heat production systems. Although there is some research about the drawbacks of using fossil fuels and the commendation of using biofuels in various industries such as transportation, the literature lacks a comprehensive study on the evaluation and analysis of the potential of using biofuels instead of conventional fuels in power generation systems. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of utilizing biofuels instead of fossil fuels in microgrids to achieve carbon neutrality objectives. Furthermore, this paper reviews previous research studies that have operated biofuels in three categories: solid, liquid, and gas, to generate electricity and analyzes the potential of different biofuels to produce heat and electricity for microgrid power systems. In addition to outlining the present knowledge gaps in this area, this study explores the prospects and threats associated with expanding the use of biofuels in the power production industry and the development of sustainable microgrids. This study indicated that if the technical and economic problems of employing biofuels are overcome, these clean fuels have a great potential to obtain the maximum share of the global power generation market and move toward Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE) goals. |
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spelling | pubmed-99326762023-02-17 The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy Kiehbadroudinezhad, Mohammadali Merabet, Adel Ghenai, Chaouki Abo-Khalil, Ahmed G. Salameh, Tareq Heliyon Review Article Today, with the progress of technology, the world is facing an increasing growth in power consumption. Since the fuel of most power plants is supplied from fossil fuels, it has caused an increase in global fossil fuel consumption and environmental degradation. ّFurthermore, the volatility of fossil fuel prices and unstable energy security have prompted international organizations and governments to apply policies to restrict fossil fuel use and examine alternatives to fossil fuels. Since biofuels come from renewable sources and are clean fuels, they can be an appropriate alternative to fossil fuels and play a more expansive role in supplying energy for transportation industries, power plants, and heat production systems. Although there is some research about the drawbacks of using fossil fuels and the commendation of using biofuels in various industries such as transportation, the literature lacks a comprehensive study on the evaluation and analysis of the potential of using biofuels instead of conventional fuels in power generation systems. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of utilizing biofuels instead of fossil fuels in microgrids to achieve carbon neutrality objectives. Furthermore, this paper reviews previous research studies that have operated biofuels in three categories: solid, liquid, and gas, to generate electricity and analyzes the potential of different biofuels to produce heat and electricity for microgrid power systems. In addition to outlining the present knowledge gaps in this area, this study explores the prospects and threats associated with expanding the use of biofuels in the power production industry and the development of sustainable microgrids. This study indicated that if the technical and economic problems of employing biofuels are overcome, these clean fuels have a great potential to obtain the maximum share of the global power generation market and move toward Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE) goals. Elsevier 2023-02-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9932676/ /pubmed/36816276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13407 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Kiehbadroudinezhad, Mohammadali Merabet, Adel Ghenai, Chaouki Abo-Khalil, Ahmed G. Salameh, Tareq The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title | The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title_full | The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title_fullStr | The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title_short | The role of biofuels for sustainable MicrogridsF: A path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
title_sort | role of biofuels for sustainable microgridsf: a path towards carbon neutrality and the green economy |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9932676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36816276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13407 |
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