Engineering design of green hybrid energy production and supply chains : Engineering design of green hybrid energy production and supply chains Written by: Hossam A. Gabbar
Summarized by: Josue De Lara Bashulto 1
Introduction : Current production chains
Oil and coal
Urgent need for alternate, flexible green energy
Biomass, solar, nuclear, eolic, geothermal, hydro, and waste-to-energy among others
Practical strategies required for implementation
Design and operation framework is proposed
Energy production chains
Combined renewable energy sources/technologies
Analyzed in terms of environmental impacts and LCA Introduction 2
Energy processing cycle : The cycle includes
Resource processing
Treatment and conversion
Production technologies
Varying levels
National, company, or individual
Hybrid energy production
“It is essential to provide energy production strategies that are based on combined renewable energy sources…” (Hossam Gabbar, 2009) Energy processing cycle 3
Engineering design : Engineering design LCA
Different energy sources available, matched by resources and costumer requirements 4
Energy production scenarios : Energy production scenarios 5
Engineering design : Engineering design 6
Operation design : Define operation
Job, procedure, unit procedure, operation, and phase
Define topology partitions
Define cell, unit , operation and equipment isolation area
Evaluate LCA/LCC
Health, safety, environment, and cost Operation design 7
Hybrid energy supply system : Hybrid energy supply system 8
Where does the LCA fit? : Evaluate each production scenario
Definition of process models
Inventory analysis
Control units
Validation and conflict resolution
RISK
Optimization Where does the LCA fit? 9
Environmental assessment : Environmental assessment 10
Conclusion : Effective, and robust simulation-optimization is necessary to evaluate multiple renewable energy chain scenarios.
Complexity and non-linearity of the system requires mature engineering design
Not yet available
Operation and topology paths are evaluated at each step to ensure minimum environmental impact.
Importance for near future energy generation systems
Able to incorporate the emerging technologies in an sound and efficient manner. Conclusion 11