PNS optimization

A case study, as part of the so called Syn-Energy[19] project, was carried out in a spa town in Upper Austria wherein the set-up of the supply chain was seen as one of the key parameters. Beside detailed analyses of intercrops (e. g. biogas content, yields) a main focus was to find a network in respect of a higher degree of decentralization for biogas production. This can be achieved e. g. with several separated decentralized fermenters that are linked by biogas pipelines to a single combined heat and power plant. The specific data for intercrops were used to carry out the evaluations. Of note was to show how intercrops can affect networks from an ecological and economical point of view.