MAgPIE - An Open Source land-use modeling framework

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Bioenergy (60_bioenergy)

Description

The bioenergy module provides a regional and crop-specific bioenergy demand \(vm\_dem\_bioen\) to the model (to the 16_demand module). For this calculation it requires information on gross energy content (provided by 16_demand module).

In addition to calculation of bioenergy quantities, the costs associated with the production are provided to the objective function in the 11_costs module.

Interfaces

Input

Output

Realizations

(A) 1stgen_priced_dec18

Total demand for bioenergy comes from different origins 1st generation bioenergy demand is a fixed trajectory of minimum production requirements. Second generation bioenergy splits into a Demand for dedicated bioenergy crops, which are fully substitutable based on their energy content, and residues which are also fully substitutable based on their energy content.

q60_bioenergy(i2,kall) ..
      vm_dem_bioen(i2,kall) * fm_attributes("ge",kall) =g=
      sum(ct, i60_1stgen_bioenergy_dem(ct,i2,kall)) +
      v60_2ndgen_bioenergy_dem_dedicated(i2,kall) +
      v60_2ndgen_bioenergy_dem_residues(i2,kall)
      ;

The used first generation bioenergy trajectory contains demand until 2050 based on currently established and planned bioenergy policies (Lotze-Campen et al. (2014)). For the time after 2050 it is assumed that bioenergy production will be fully transformed to 2nd generation bioenergy crops and residues because of their higher estimated efficiency respectively their low costs.

For second generation bioenergy from dedicated bioenergy crops (kbe60 = bioenergy grasses and bioenergy trees), input is given either on regional or global level (defined via switch \(c60\_biodem\_level\)). As the bioenergy demand for all crop types was fixed in the first step it now has to be released again for second generation bioenergy crops (kbe60).

The bioenergy demand calculation for second generation bioenergy is based on the following two equations from which always only one is active: If \(c60\_biodem\_level\) is 1 (regional) the right hand side of the first equation is set to 0, if it is 0 (global) the right hand side of the second equation is set to 0.

q60_bioenergy_glo.. sum((kbe60,i2), v60_2ndgen_bioenergy_dem_dedicated(i2,kbe60))
                    =g= sum((ct,i2),i60_bioenergy_dem(ct,i2))*(1-c60_biodem_level);
q60_bioenergy_reg(i2).. sum(kbe60, v60_2ndgen_bioenergy_dem_dedicated(i2,kbe60))
                    =g= sum(ct,i60_bioenergy_dem(ct,i2))*c60_biodem_level;

Except the implementation of the switches and the fact that in the first equation the bioenergy demand is summed up to a global demand both equations act the same way: In both cases the equation just makes sure that the sum over all second generation energy crop of the bioenergy demand is greater or equal to the demand actually given by the input file \(i60\_bioenergy\_dem\). There is additionally some demand of residues for second generation bioenergy \(i60\_res\_2ndgenBE\_dem\), which is exogenously provided by the estimation that roughly 33% of available residues for recycling on cropland can be used for 2nd generation bioenergy depending on the SSP scenario, since residue stock and use is mainly driven by population and GDP.

q60_res_2ndgenBE(i2) ..
  sum(kres, v60_2ndgen_bioenergy_dem_residues(i2,kres))
  =g=
  sum(ct,i60_res_2ndgenBE_dem(ct,i2));

Finally, an incentive is provided for the production of 1st generation bioenergy from oils and ethanol even beyond the exogeneous minimum demand. The incentive is kept low, but should provide a more realistic overproduction from couple products.

q60_bioenergy_incentive(i2).. vm_bioenergy_utility(i2)
          =e= sum(k1st60, vm_dem_bioen(i2,k1st60) * (-c60_bioenergy_subsidy));

Limitations There are no known limitations.

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Authors

Jan Philipp Dietrich

See Also

09_drivers, 11_costs, 16_demand

References