Converting poultry litter into heat and power: A techno-economic analysis and comparison of a fluidised bed combustor with various co-generation technologies

The thesis work performs a techno-economic analysis of a small scale fluidised bed combustor coupled with various co-generation units and fuelled by poultry litter. Literature review on poultry litter energy-conversion technologies is also provided together with a review of the main policies and regulations related with the topic