Abstract
• Biogas of animal waste could be used in distributed electricity generation. • Developing an MILP model for planning animal waste-to-energy supply chain. • Considering multi-period conditions for multiple suppliers. • Optimizing the capacity levels of collection and production centers. • Applying the proposed model in a real case study in Iran. The need for clean energy and fossil fuel depletion are the reasons behind the increasing tendency to utilize renewable energy resources. Biogas as the final product of anaerobic fermentation of some sources including animal waste, could be used in distributed electricity generation. This paper presents a mixed linear programming model for designing and planning of electricity production supply chain from animal manure. The proposed model determines the optimum locations for establishing facilities, optimum capacity level, and material flow throughout the supply chain. Multiple suppliers, collection centers and production centers, and multi-period conditions are considered in the proposed model. The proposed model is applied in a real case of Iran including all its 30 provinces for 10 years planning horizon. The achieved results confirm the capability of the proposed model in efficient design of electricity production chain network.
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