Exploring the emergence of waste recovery and exchange in industrial clusters

Self-organized industrial symbiosis (IS) starts with one actor's decision to invest in a waste recovery plant and the other actors' decision to buy the recovered flow. Technical and institutional conditions of the cluster influence actors' decisions. This paper explores the emergence of IS collaborations in industrial clusters under different...

Assessment of the sustainability of various ways of hydrogen production and supply by applying LCA and exergy

The Netherlands is known for its high penetration of natural gas use in households and industry, but the threat of climate change and earthquakes in the province of Groningen, caused by natural gas production, stimulate the search for alternatives, such as hydrogen gas. Various ways of producing and supplying hydrogen have the attention of...

Assessing storage and substitution as power flexibility enablers in industrial processes

Renewable energy sources are currently presented as an economically viable and environmentally safe option in the near future. A major constraint to the incorporation of wind and solar generation at large scale is the increase of variability in the power system. To assure the perpetual balance between power production and gross consumption a...

An Approach for Integrating Valuable Flexibility During Conceptual Design of Networks

Energy and industrial networks such as pipeline-based carbon capture and storage infrastructures and (bio)gas infrastructures are designed and developed in the presence of major uncertainties. Conventional design methods are based on deterministic forecasts of most likely scenarios and produce networks that are optimal under those scenarios....

Designing Networked Energy Infrastructures with Architectural Flexibility

Development of networked energy infrastructures (like gas pipe networks), generally requires a significant amount of capital investment under resources, market and institutional uncertainties. Several independent suppliers and consumers are to be connected into these networks. However, the actual commitment of these parties and the capacities...

Electricity production from renewable and non-renewable energy sources: A comparison of environmental, economic and social sustainability indicators with exergy losses throughout the supply chain

Drivers, Options and Approaches for Two Seaport Authorities on the Joint Reduction of Bunker Oil Related Emissions

The international agreements, made by International Maritime Organization in 2008 are an encouraging start to reduce the SO2 emissions caused by the use of bunker oil. Port authorities are confronted with a dilemma. From an environmental point of view, a proactive attitude is preferred. However, a unilateral initiative may jeopardize their...

Modelling cooperative agents in infrastructure networks

This paper describes the translation of concepts of cooperation into an agent-based model of an industrial network. It first addresses the concept of cooperation and how this could be captured as heuristical rules within agents. Then it describes tests using these heuristics in an abstract model of an industrial network. The discussion addresses...

Reduction of bunker oil related emissions through cooperation between two seaports

The international agreements, made by International Maritime Organization in 2008 are an encouraging start to reduce the SO2 emissions caused by the use of bunker oil. Port authorities are confronted with a dilemma. From an environmental point of view a proactive attitude is preferred. However, a unilateral initiative may jeopardize their bunker...

Optimalisatie van de volgorde van produktieruns in een multi-product batch-fabriek

Produceert u een visceuze lijm of een donkere kleurstof die zelfs in geringe hoeveelheid een ander produkt van specificatie brengt? Of een amine- en een epoxyverbinding die doorreageren tot een ongewenste produkt? Als planner van produktieruns heeft u handen vol werk om een optimale volgorde vast te stellen. Vooral als u maar een beperkt aantal...

Gas and liquid maldistributions in packed columns