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Modelling use of biomass and waste in future energy systems
The world has launched an urgent call for immediate and decisive action towards mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change, pollution, dependence on fossil fuels and volatile fuel prices are setting the world at a cross road concerning the future of energy. Furthermore, global demand for resources is increasing, driven by population growth and improving standards of living, and a transition towards a circular economy is needed, where the use of resources should be optimized throughout their life cycle. The magnitude of the challenges ahead calls for prompt action that must encourage a complete transformation of the existing energy and waste sectors into a system that integrates a range of renewable alternatives and clean technologies, where the use of biomass and waste resources is optimized. This transition must be socially-fair and cost efficient, thus decision-makers deal with difficult choices in the face of large uncertainties, and energy systems analysis might support them. Biomass and waste-to-energy have often been modelled in the contest of either biomass value chains and waste management, or energy systems, but without integrating them in a holistic approach. The research focus of this PhD thesis is to develop decision support tools that can help in using the resources in the overall best possible way, and hence stimulate future sustainable usage of biomass and waste management, integrating economic and environmental considerations. The model OptiFlow has been developed and integrated within the energy systems model Bal-morel, in order to represent multiple inflows and outflows. Optiflow is a data-driven network model that can handle any commodity (arcs) and processes (nodes), optimizing the topologi-cal network design at each time slice and geographical entity, including movements across the spatiotemporal dimensions. OptiFlow is a general model that can be used for a wide variety of applications, such as modelling of waste-to-energy and biomass conversion pathways, among others. Further ...
Modelling use of biomass and waste in future energy systems
The world has launched an urgent call for immediate and decisive action towards mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change, pollution, dependence on fossil fuels and volatile fuel prices are setting the world at a cross road concerning the future of energy. Furthermore, global demand for resources is increasing, driven by population growth and improving standards of living, and a transition towards a circular economy is needed, where the use of resources should be optimized throughout their life cycle. The magnitude of the challenges ahead calls for prompt action that must encourage a complete transformation of the existing energy and waste sectors into a system that integrates a range of renewable alternatives and clean technologies, where the use of biomass and waste resources is optimized. This transition must be socially-fair and cost efficient, thus decision-makers deal with difficult choices in the face of large uncertainties, and energy systems analysis might support them. Biomass and waste-to-energy have often been modelled in the contest of either biomass value chains and waste management, or energy systems, but without integrating them in a holistic approach. The research focus of this PhD thesis is to develop decision support tools that can help in using the resources in the overall best possible way, and hence stimulate future sustainable usage of biomass and waste management, integrating economic and environmental considerations. The model OptiFlow has been developed and integrated within the energy systems model Bal-morel, in order to represent multiple inflows and outflows. Optiflow is a data-driven network model that can handle any commodity (arcs) and processes (nodes), optimizing the topologi-cal network design at each time slice and geographical entity, including movements across the spatiotemporal dimensions. OptiFlow is a general model that can be used for a wide variety of applications, such as modelling of waste-to-energy and biomass conversion pathways, among others. Further ...
Modelling use of biomass and waste in future energy systems
Pizarro Alonso, Amalia Rosa (author)
2019-01-01
Pizarro Alonso , A R 2019 , Modelling use of biomass and waste in future energy systems . Technical University of Denmark .
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/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy , SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land , SDG 15 - Life on Land , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action , SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production , SDG 13 - Climate Action , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth , SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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