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Worst-Case Optimal Battery Filling Policies with Constrained Adjustable Service

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We study battery filling policies with hard deadlines when the supply of energy can be modulated. This occurs for example with an electric plug-in vehicle using an adjustable electricity service for charging; such a service is offered in some countries as ...
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Toward the sustainable cultivation of microalgae to produce renewable biofuels and fine chemicals

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Microalgae are considered as renewable feedstock for the production of next-generation biofuels. However to achieve the financial sustainability to the algal biofuel production, it will be necessary to integrate it with the processing of high-value product ...
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