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Sécurité énergétique et technologies renouvelables

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Developing structure-oriented models for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

With the unsustainable use of fossil fuels increasing strains on human institutions and ecosystems, the development of a renewable energy alternative is of paramount importance. Second generation biorefineries, based on the production of fuels and chemical ...

EPFL2021

Advances in Biofuel Production by Strain Development in Yeast from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Edgard Gnansounou

The development of biorefineries directed to the production of fuels, chemicals, and energy is important to reduce economic dependence and environmental impacts of a petroleum‐based economy. The last two decades have witnessed a fast industrialization and ...

Wiley2020

Techno-economic comparison of green ammonia production processes

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Ligang Wang, Hanfei Zhang

To reduce the fossil-fuel consumption and the impacts of conventional ammonia production on climate change, green ammonia production processes using green hydrogen need to be investigated. For commercial production scale, potential alternatives can be base ...

2020

Aqueous electrolytes for high-voltage batteries and supercapacitors

David Reber

Lithium-ion batteries are widely implemented as energy storage devices due to their high energy density and low cost. They enabled modern portable electronics and electric ve-hicles, and are key to manage the integration of intermittent renewable electrici ...

EPFL2020

Key Performance Indicators for Decision Making in Building Energy Systems

François Maréchal, Luc Girardin, Luise Middelhauve, Alessio Santecchia

Policy makers and energy operator have the responsibility to select indicators for their mission to lead the renewable energy transition ensuring energy independence and security of supply in the context of decarbonisation of the energy mix and and/or nucl ...

2020

Methodology for the identification of promising integrated biorefineries

Ayse Dilan Celebi

Steady increase in global energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and depletion of fossil energy resources, together with increased attention towards sustainable development has prompted researchers to discover economical and environmentally competit ...

EPFL2019

Impacts of extreme climate conditions due to climate change on the energy system design and operation

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Vahid Moussavi Nik

Extreme climate events occur more frequently and stronger in the future due to climate change. Maintaining the energy security during extreme conditions is essential to reduce the impacts of extreme climate and avoid disasters. Resilient design of the ener ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2019

Are renewables really that expensive? The impact of uncertainty on the cost of the energy transition

François Maréchal, Xiang Li, Stefano Moret, Francesco Baldi

The dramatic evidence of climate change is making the transition to more renewable energy systems an urgent global priority. As energy planners normally look 20-50 years ahead, it is crucial to consider the key uncertainties stemming from inaccurate foreca ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2019

Redefining energy system flexibility for distributed energy system design

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Vahid Moussavi Nik

A novel method is introduced in this study to consider flexibility taking into account both system design and operation strategy by using fuzzy logic. A stochastic optimization algorithm is introduced to optimize the system design and operation strategy of ...

2019

Improving the energy sustainability of a Swiss village through building renovation and renewable energy integration

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Silvia Coccolo, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, Nahid Mohajeri Pour Rayeni, Lucas Mosca, Morgane Le Guen

The integration of renewable energy technologies and building renovation are the two main procedures for improving energy sustainability of buildings at neighborhood scale. It is difficult, however, to optimize these procedures simultaneously. This study f ...

Elsevier2018

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