CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus

<p dir="ltr">Securing the growing populations' demand for food energy and water whilst adapting to climate change is extremely challenging. In this regard, bioenergy coupled with carbon capture and storage or utilisation (BECCS/U) is an attractive solution for meeting both the p...

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Main Author: Ikhlas Ghiat (16932564) (author)
Other Authors: Farhat Mahmood (15468854) (author), Rajesh Govindan (15468857) (author), Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268) (author)
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Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)
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CO2 enrichment
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CO2 fertilisation
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description <p dir="ltr">Securing the growing populations' demand for food energy and water whilst adapting to climate change is extremely challenging. In this regard, bioenergy coupled with carbon capture and storage or utilisation (BECCS/U) is an attractive solution for meeting both the population demand, and offsetting CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of BECCS/U pathways utilising CO<sub>2</sub> for agricultural enrichment in enhancing food systems and reducing GHG emissions within the energy, water and food nexus concept. The study bridges negative emissions with CO<sub>2</sub> fertilisation within an integrated system. It consists of a source of CO<sub>2</sub> represented by a biomass-based integrated gasification combined cycle with carbon capture, a CO<sub>2</sub> network for a sustainable CO<sub>2</sub> supply, and a CO<sub>2</sub> sink characterised by agricultural greenhouses. A techno-economic and environmental analysis of each of these subsystems is conducted, feeding to an overall performance analysis of the integrated BECCS/U pathway. Results reveal synergetic opportunities between the energy, water and food subsectors, whereby CO<sub>2</sub> is captured from an energy sub-system and is efficiently utilised to enhance food sub-systems by improving productivity and reducing crop water requirements. Thus, the proposed integrated BECCS/U system is able to improve food availability by enhancing the food system, increasing the yield by 13.8%, whilst reducing crop water requirements by 28%. System outputs resulted in a levelised cost of 0.35 $/kg of agricultural produce when the system is scaled-up, and an abatement of the related environmental burdens throughout the supply chain by achieving negative CO<sub>2</sub> emissions of 24.6 kg/m<sup>2</sup>.year of cultivated land.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Conversion and Management<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113668" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113668</a></p>
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spelling CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food NexusIkhlas Ghiat (16932564)Farhat Mahmood (15468854)Rajesh Govindan (15468857)Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)Earth sciencesClimate change scienceEngineeringEnvironmental engineeringFood securityBECCSCO2 enrichmentNegative emissionsCO2 fertilisation<p dir="ltr">Securing the growing populations' demand for food energy and water whilst adapting to climate change is extremely challenging. In this regard, bioenergy coupled with carbon capture and storage or utilisation (BECCS/U) is an attractive solution for meeting both the population demand, and offsetting CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of BECCS/U pathways utilising CO<sub>2</sub> for agricultural enrichment in enhancing food systems and reducing GHG emissions within the energy, water and food nexus concept. The study bridges negative emissions with CO<sub>2</sub> fertilisation within an integrated system. It consists of a source of CO<sub>2</sub> represented by a biomass-based integrated gasification combined cycle with carbon capture, a CO<sub>2</sub> network for a sustainable CO<sub>2</sub> supply, and a CO<sub>2</sub> sink characterised by agricultural greenhouses. A techno-economic and environmental analysis of each of these subsystems is conducted, feeding to an overall performance analysis of the integrated BECCS/U pathway. Results reveal synergetic opportunities between the energy, water and food subsectors, whereby CO<sub>2</sub> is captured from an energy sub-system and is efficiently utilised to enhance food sub-systems by improving productivity and reducing crop water requirements. Thus, the proposed integrated BECCS/U system is able to improve food availability by enhancing the food system, increasing the yield by 13.8%, whilst reducing crop water requirements by 28%. System outputs resulted in a levelised cost of 0.35 $/kg of agricultural produce when the system is scaled-up, and an abatement of the related environmental burdens throughout the supply chain by achieving negative CO<sub>2</sub> emissions of 24.6 kg/m<sup>2</sup>.year of cultivated land.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Conversion and Management<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113668" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113668</a></p>2021-01-15T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113668https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/CO_sub_2_sub_utilisation_in_agricultural_greenhouses_A_novel_plant_to_plant_approach_driven_by_bioenergy_with_carbon_capture_systems_within_the_energy_water_and_food_Nexus/24210651CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242106512021-01-15T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
Ikhlas Ghiat (16932564)
Earth sciences
Climate change science
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Food security
BECCS
CO2 enrichment
Negative emissions
CO2 fertilisation
status_str publishedVersion
title CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
title_full CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
title_fullStr CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
title_full_unstemmed CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
title_short CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
title_sort CO<sub>2</sub> utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus
topic Earth sciences
Climate change science
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Food security
BECCS
CO2 enrichment
Negative emissions
CO2 fertilisation