The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations
Because biogas systems may take many forms, utilizing different feedstock and finding different end uses for the biogas, it is becomes difficult to produce explanations, inferences, and conclusions about biogas systems in general, which is why concepts for specific types of biogas systems are needed...
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| description | Because biogas systems may take many forms, utilizing different feedstock and finding different end uses for the biogas, it is becomes difficult to produce explanations, inferences, and conclusions about biogas systems in general, which is why concepts for specific types of biogas systems are needed. This paper introduces the concept of the Nordic biogas model, an urban waste-based biogas system where biogas is upgraded to biomethane and used as transport fuel and the digestate applied as biofertilizer on farmland. The Nordic biogas model has three functions, namely, renewable transport fuel production, waste management service, and biofertilizer production that all bring secondary and tertiary positive societal effects, such as reduced climate gas emissions and productivity benefits to industry. This has implications for environmental and sustainability assessment of the Nordic biogas model as the multi-functionality must be considered when choosing reference scenarios, system boundary, and indicators to use within assessments. Finally, the paper discusses policy recommendations for supporting the implementation of the Nordic biogas model. Such policy should respect the multi-functionality of the Nordic biogas model by creating coherent policy mixes that neither neglect nor over-compensate for the multi-functionality of the Nordic biogas model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d27b42f01a2c4377af46c80a6edea0fb2022-12-22T02:52:20ZengElsevierCity and Environment Interactions2590-25202022-08-0115100083The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendationsAxel Lindfors0Linda Hagman1Mats Eklund2Corresponding author at: Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.; Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenEnvironmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenEnvironmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, SwedenBecause biogas systems may take many forms, utilizing different feedstock and finding different end uses for the biogas, it is becomes difficult to produce explanations, inferences, and conclusions about biogas systems in general, which is why concepts for specific types of biogas systems are needed. This paper introduces the concept of the Nordic biogas model, an urban waste-based biogas system where biogas is upgraded to biomethane and used as transport fuel and the digestate applied as biofertilizer on farmland. The Nordic biogas model has three functions, namely, renewable transport fuel production, waste management service, and biofertilizer production that all bring secondary and tertiary positive societal effects, such as reduced climate gas emissions and productivity benefits to industry. This has implications for environmental and sustainability assessment of the Nordic biogas model as the multi-functionality must be considered when choosing reference scenarios, system boundary, and indicators to use within assessments. Finally, the paper discusses policy recommendations for supporting the implementation of the Nordic biogas model. Such policy should respect the multi-functionality of the Nordic biogas model by creating coherent policy mixes that neither neglect nor over-compensate for the multi-functionality of the Nordic biogas model.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252022000058BiogasAnaerobic digestionSustainability assessmentConceptualizationMulti-functionalitySustainability solution |
| spellingShingle | Axel Lindfors Linda Hagman Mats Eklund The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations City and Environment Interactions Biogas Anaerobic digestion Sustainability assessment Conceptualization Multi-functionality Sustainability solution |
| title | The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations |
| title_full | The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations |
| title_fullStr | The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations |
| title_short | The Nordic biogas model: Conceptualization, societal effects, and policy recommendations |
| title_sort | nordic biogas model conceptualization societal effects and policy recommendations |
| topic | Biogas Anaerobic digestion Sustainability assessment Conceptualization Multi-functionality Sustainability solution |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590252022000058 |
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