Comparative Evaluation of Biomass Power Generation Systems in China Using Hybrid Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

Table 11

Energy saving performance of BPG systems.

Items	25 MW biomass-only fired	140 MW cofiring	25 MW cofiring	1 MW gasification	5.5 MW gasification
Energy savings^a (GJ/GJ)	2.57	3.44	4.42	2.68	2.66
Cost of energy saving (yuan/GJ)	29.5	10.5	8.3	21.8	22.3
Cost of energy saving (GJ biomass/GJ)	1.66	0.99	0.98	2.30	1.55

^aIn the case of cofiring systems, coal transportation in reference system was not taken into consideration.