Aguado, RoqueVera, DavidLópez García, Diego AntonioPérez Torreglosa, JuanJurado, Francisco2021-03-192021-03-192021-01Aguado, R., Vera, D., López García, D. A., Pérez Torreglosa, J. P. & Jurado, F. (2021). Techno-Economic Assessment of a Gasification Plant for Distributed Cogeneration in the Agrifood Sector. Applied Sciences, 11(2), 660. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app110206602076-3417http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19578This research work presents a techno-economic analysis of a biomass gasification plant fueled with residues from the olive oil and almond industries for combined heat and power generation in the agrifood sector. The experimental plant consists of a downdraft fixed bed gasifier, a producer gas cleaning and cooling system and a spark-ignition engine–generator set as a power generation unit, which generates about 10–12 kW of rated electric power. With an average consumption between 13–14 kg/h of exhausted olive pomace pellets as feedstock, the producer gas volumetric flow rate was 31 Nm3/h (vol. %: 19.2 H2, 12.9 CO, 1.9 CH4, 19.2 CO2, 46.7 N2). The average cold gas efficiency was nearly 63%. This work also addresses the characterization and potential application of the carbonaceous solid residue (biochar), discharged from the gasifier at 1.7 kg/h. Finally, an economic feasibility analysis was developed, wherein the payback period ranges between 5–9 years.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Agrifood industry wastesDowndraft gasifierCombined heat and powerCHPjournal article10.3390/app11020660open access