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Table 8 GHG emissions expressed as CO2-eq kWhe-1 of electricity under different scenarios (SC)

From: The effect of digestate and mineral fertilisation of cocksfoot grass on greenhouse gas emissions in a cocksfoot-based biogas production system

Fertiliser type

Mineral N fertiliser

Digestive

N application rate (kg ha-1 y-1)

0

180

360

90

180

270

360

450

Scenario

Year

SC1

SC2

SC3

SC4

SC5

SC6

SC7

SC8

2010

− 0.467

− 0.246

− 0.355

− 0.426

− 0.372

− 0.317

− 0.282

− 0.253

2011

− 0.125

− 0.314

− 0.034

− 0.304

− 0.314

− 0.273

− 0.234

− 0.053

2012

− 0.148

− 0.303

− 0.031

− 0.307

− 0.322

− 0.235

− 0.204

− 0.013

2013

− 0.097

− 0.047

0.408

− 0.129

0.023

0.087

0.138

0.216

2014

− 0.161

0.016

0.684

− 0.110

− 0.109

− 0.060

0.015

0.000

2015

− 0.069

0.269

0.868

− 0.126

− 0.072

− 0.030

0.050

0.031

Total 2010− 2015

− 1.067

− 0.625

1.540

− 1.402

− 1.166

− 0.828

− 0.517

− 0.072