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The energy return on investment of BECCS: is BECCS a threat to energy security?

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Fajardy, Mathilde, Mac Dowell, Niall·2018·Energy & Environmental Science
DOI 10.1039/c7ee03610h
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Energy intensive supply chains and low power generation efficiency could challenge the ubiquitous assumption that BECCS is a net provider of electricity. Deploying a net negative energy technology at the EJ scale could represent a threat to energy security.

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  • In BECCS facilities, improved electricity generation is subject to a trade-off with reduced CO2 sequestration per kWh.

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Authors
Fajardy, M., & Mac Dowell, N.
Affiliations
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Centre for Environmental Policy
ORCID
Venue
Energy & Environmental Science
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Published
2018
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
1581-1594
ISSN
  • 1754-5692 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-5706
DOI
10.1039/c7ee03610h
OpenAlex
W2802129680
Cited by
126
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 5
FWCI
24.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Energy & Environmental Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NE/P019900/1)
  • Imperial College London
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
Keywords
bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, energy return on investment, energy security, power generation efficiency, electricity supply

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