Furnace Heat Generation: Alternative heat sources contributing to net-zero emissions. A case study at the Shell Netherlands Refinery

The thesis discusses how alternative heat generation for furnaces can be implemented on the Shell Netherlands Refinery to become CO2 neutral by 2050 or sooner. The research analyses the current knowledge, and future alternatives for furnace heat generation and underlines the need for alternative solutions with net-zero emission impact. Furnaces...

Modelling, simulation and analysis of green gas injection into the gas distribution network

The increase of the average world temperature, as a result of greenhouse gasses, is one of the greatest challenges the world is currently facing and will be facing in the future. One of the many efforts to reduce the increase of carbon dioxide, is to decarbonize the gas network by replacing natural gas with renewable gasses like green gas. Since...

In Search of Sun: Solar Pretreatment to enhance the Biomethane Potential of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) Fibres

In the past decades, fossil fuels have become an increasing concern, due them being a non-renewable energy source and due to the environmental concerns related to the production and use of this fuel. This has led to increasingly more research in the value of bio-sourced lignocellulosic biomass such as Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) fibres from the palm...