Development of experimental and analytical/modelling methods for the investigation of biomass pyrolysis and gasification in a novel indirect fluidized bed reactor

Doctoral thesis (2024)

Authors

C. Tsekos Large Scale Energy Storage - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Large Scale Energy Storage (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2024 C. Tsekos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:7660e4df-420c-4283-ab05-fd5ea6ec5a1b
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Published Date

2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Process and Energy

Research Group

Large Scale Energy Storage

Abstract

The modern world is faced with a multitude of environmental and socio-economic issues, stemming from the way that energy is used and converted. Climate change due to anthropogenic activities (use of fossil fuel resources and its associated CO2 equivalent emissions), has greatly affected humankind and nature in general, by leading to extreme weather phenomena and reducing the quality of life especially of people belonging to vulnerable communities. The unsustainable practices of the energy sector and the increased energy and materials needs of the public, have brought the situation to a point where immediate action is required to mitigate the effects of climate change. Furthermore, as became apparent by studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian war, the global energy market is heavily exposed to price and availability shocks that have a significant negative impact on the quality of life of people globally also in the very short term. Overall, the transition of the energy sector to a green and renewable alternative is essential and bioenergy constitutes a crucial piece of the puzzle of such a sustainable future....