Problem description:

A straw based biomass power plant has a capacity of $5$ MWe. The power plant is going to be

installed in four different countries. Calculate how much land $($in ha$)$ in each country will be required

to grow the amount of biomass corresponding to the capacity of the above plant? What is the

production cost of the same biomass in different countries?

Tasks:

$$ Select a straw biomass type $($i$.$e$.,$ rice straw, wheat straw and so on$)$;

$$ Select four different countries of your choice where the selected biomass is available;

$$ Use the Phyllis $2$ database to study, access and collect the characteristics data of the selected

biomass type;

$$ Use the FAOSTAT database to collect the yield, land area required and cost of production of the

selected biomass data for the selected countries;

$$ Perform the asked calculations considering the assumptions below and organize the data;

$$ Go to the Phyllis $2$ and FAOSTAT as many times as you need and perform the necessary

calculation until the above questions are adequately addressed;

$$ Analyze the obtained data and present them in various graphs and tables;

$$ Outline the bioenergy power plant based on the concept above;

$$ Show the calculated numbers $($mass and energy balance$)$ at different points of the plant layout;

$$ Prepare the one$-$page article or poster based on the list of items$/$content shown in the following

pdf template page. A power point version of this template will also be provided, which you

would be able to directly edit to make your own version, which can eventually be submitted.

Note that the texts found in the power point template are just the examples, and your actual

texts should not be the same as those;

$$ Submit the one$-$page article either as a pdf report or as a pdf of the poster within the deadline.

Assumptions:

$$ The biomass conversion to energy production is to be achieved by means of $$combustion$,$

through heat produced by the steam;

$1$ kg biomass$/$crop $($i$.$e$.,1$ kg rice grain$/1$ kg wheat grain, etc.$)$ generates $1$ kg straw;

$$ Combustion efficiency $(\backslash$eta combustion$)$ is $98\%,$ boiler efficiency $(\backslash$eta boiler$)$ is $95\%$; thermal efficiency

$(\backslash$eta thermal$)$ is $80\%,$ electrical efficiency $(\backslash$eta elec$)$ is $30\%,$ and

$$ Consider the following efficiency definition in your calculation: combustion efficiency $=$ heat to

boiler$/$heat from biomass; boiler efficiency $=$ heat to steam$/$heat to boiler; thermal efficiency $=$

work from the turbine$/$heat in steam; electrical efficiency $=$ heat to electricity by a

generator$/$work from the turbine;

$$ Generated flue gas is not condensed;

$$ Produced price of grain is the same as produced price for straw;

$$ Plant operational hours are $8000$ hours$/$year$.$Provide a little background of your study here:

What are the objectives? Hypothesis? Purpose of the work?

Approach of the study? Expected outcome? Relevant literature,

references $[1],[2]$ and $[3]$ and so on$.$

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

Describe the material and method of the study

below. Please try to illustrate with bullet points

for easy understanding:

The characteristics of the studied biomass is

presented in the table $x.$

The selected biomass is suitable for

combustion. However, it needs close

monitoring for its property control.

Phyllis$2$ database was used to identify the

characteristics of the selected biomass.

FAOSTAT database was used to find out the

yield, production and cost data.

The list of countries considered for the

analysis are the following.

The country A is the biggest producer of the

selected biomass.

figure$/$table on study approach, materials and methods.

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The list of assumptions used in this study is

desplayed by the table $y.$

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

The calculation results of different parameters are

illustrated by the figure $\frac{4}{?}$ table $4$ below.

Based on the calculation, the mass and energy

balance at different points of the designed

bioenergy system is shown by the figure $5/$table $5.$

The land area requires to produce the required

amount of biomass across the countries A$,$ B$,$ C

and $D$ is presented by the figure $\frac{6}{?}$ table $6$ below.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

CONCLUSIONS

Based on the mass and energy balance, it is found that minimum $x$ ha of land is required to enable the desired heat and electricity production.

In terms of the maximum yield, the country $A$ is the most suitable.

In terms of the minimum production cost, the country $C$ is the most suitable.

From the designed bi