Servitization in the Shipbuilding Industry: A research into the relation of user profiles and service contracts of high speed transport vessels

Research in the field of servitization as a business strategy is emerging since its first appearance by Vandermerwe, 1988 and later but parallel developments by Goedkoop, 1999. Servitization is the act of selling complete packages of goods and after sales services. Various industry examples present successes with the implementation of the...

A modelling based study on the integration of 10 MW_th indirect torrefied biomass gasification, methanol and power production

This work is focused on the process system modelling of an indirectly heated gasifier (10 MW_th) using torrefied wood as feedstock and its integration with methanol and power production using Aspen Plus®. The modelling of the gasification process along with the obtained reaction kinetics were validated with experimental data found...

An LCA-based evaluation of biomass to transportation fuel production and utilization pathways in a large port’s context

This study evaluates whether a transition of large ports facilities to biofuel production for mobility improves the environmental performance and satisfies the renewable energy directive (RED) and it is the first LCA study that considers biofuel production from torrefied wood. The systems studied are wood, torrefied wood, and straw pellets...