SCCER EIP – Efficiency of Industrial Processes

Source: Innosuisse,  Swiss Innovation Agency

Partner: EPFL, ETHZ, eawag, Empa, HSLU, NTB, HSR, SPF, Université de Genève

Duration:  2017 – 2020 (48 months)

External website: http://www.sccer-eip.ch/

Abstract:

Energy demand in industry accounts for approximately 20% of the total energy consumption in Switzerland, which results to 43TWh in 2014. The scenario “political measures“ (POM) targets 20% energy reduction for industry to 2035 and 33% to 2050, which reveals an absolute energy reduction of 9TWh until 2035 and of 14TWh until 2050 compared to 20142.

The goals for phase II of the SCCER EIP are twofold. On the one hand, new methods will be developed in order increase the implementation of energy efficiency measures and technologies in industry. On the other hand, novel technologies will be developed in order to increase energy and material efficiency of new processes. Comprehensive techno-economic information of existing and new technologies, new integration methods and tools on company/site level and the inclusion of multiple benefits that facilitate most effectively the implementation energy efficiency measures and novel technologies will be researched. Technologies which will be investigated include separation processes such as adsorption, condensation heat transfer, small and mid-power generation from steam engines, as well as process intensification by improving transport phenomena.

With the stronger involvement of junior faculty, we lay the foundation to ensure the competence centre’s expertise and network existence beyond 2020. The collaboration of EPFL has been particularly enhanced in fundamental research for new processes. A joint program among all SCCER’s is devoted to modelling. In collaboration with the SCCER CREST the socio-economic questions within the work packages will be answered. It is our understanding to reduce the energy consumption in industrial processes by 15% until 2035.

Contact persons: Anna Sophia Wallerand ([email protected]), Ivan Kantor ([email protected]), Hür Bütün ([email protected]), and Maziar Kermani ([email protected])

Publication list:

Bottom-up method for potential estimation of energy saving measures

A. S. Wallerand; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2019-06-16. 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Eindhoven, NL, June 16-19, 2019. p. 1597-1602. DOI : 10.1016/B978-0-12-818634-3.50267-8.

Optimal Design of Heat-Integrated Water Allocation Networks

M. Kermani; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Energies. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 11, p. 2174. DOI : 10.3390/en12112174.

A Holistic Methodology for Optimizing Industrial Resource Efficiency

M. Kermani; I. Kantor; A. Wallerand; J. Granacher; A. Ensinas et al. 

Energies. 2019-04-05. Vol. 12, num. 7, p. 1315. DOI : 10.3390/en12071315.

Exergy Recovery During Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Using Methane as Working Fluid

F. Belfiore; F. Baldi; F. Maréchal 

2018-08-30. Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimization for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, Prague, Czech Republic, August 25-29, 2018. DOI : 10.3303/CET1870090.

Efficiency improvement on a cruise ship: Load allocation optimization

M. A. Ancona; F. Baldi; M. Bianchi; L. Branchini; F. Melino et al. 

Energy Conversion and Management. 2018-05-15. Vol. 164, p. 42-58. DOI : 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.02.080.

A heat integration method with location-dependent heat distribution losses

H. Bütün; I. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2018-08-01. International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering – PSE 2018, San Diego, California, USA, July 1-5, 2018. p. 1195-1200. DOI : 10.1016/B978-0-444-64241-7.50194-4.

Refrigerant selection tool

A. S. Wallerand 

2018-09-21.

Thermal profile construction for energy-intensive industrial sectors

I. D. Kantor; A. S. Wallerand; M. Kermani; H. E. Bütün; A. Santecchia et al. 

2018. 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 17-22, 2018.

A Heat Load Distribution Method for Retrofitting Heat Exchanger Networks, 28th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

H. Bütün; I. Kantor; A. Mian; F. Maréchal 

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 2018. Vol. 43, p. 1395-1400. DOI : 10.1016/B978-0-444-64235-6.50244-8.

Synthesis of Heat-Integrated Water Allocation Networks: A Meta-Analysis of Solution Strategies and Network Features

M. Kermani; I. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Energies. 2018. Vol. 11, num. 5, p. 1158. DOI : 10.3390/en11051158.

A heat integration method with multiple heat exchange interfaces

H. Bütün; I. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Energy. 2018-03-28. Vol. 152, p. 476-488. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2018.03.114.

Optimal heat pump integration in industrial processes

A. S. Wallerand; M. Kermani; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Applied Energy. 2018. Vol. 219, p. 68-92. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.114.

Optimal design of solar-assisted industrial processes considering heat pumping: Case study of a dairy

A. S. Wallerand; M. Kermani; R. Voillat; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Renewable Energy. 2018. Vol. 128, p. 565-585. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2017.07.027.

Generic superstructure synthesis of organic Rankine cycles for waste heat recovery in industrial processes

M. Kermani; A. S. Wallerand; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

Applied Energy. 2018. Vol. 212, p. 1203-1225. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.094.

A Hybrid Methodology for Combined Interplant Heat, Water, and Power Integration

M. Kermani; A. S. Wallerand; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2017. 27th European Symposium On Computer Aided Process Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, October 1-5, 2017. p. 1969-1974. DOI : 10.1016/B978-0-444-63965-3.50330-5.

General Superstructure Synthesis and Bi-level Solution Strategy for Industrial Heat Pumping

A. S. Wallerand; M. Kermani; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering; Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2017. p. 1159-1164.

A process integration method with multiple heat exchange interfaces

H. E. Bütün; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2017. 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2017. p. 1447-1460.

A novel MILP approach for simultaneous optimization of water and energy: Application to a Canadian softwood Kraft pulping mill

M. Kermani; Z. Perin-Levasseur; M. Benali; L. Savulescu; F. Marechal 

Computers & Chemical Engineering. 2017. Vol. 102, p. 238-257. DOI : 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2016.11.043.

Towards optimal design of solar assisted industrial processes: Case study of a dairy

A. S. Wallerand; R. Voillat; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Multi-objective Optimization of a Solar Assisted 1st and 2nd Generation Sugarcane Ethanol Production Plant

A. S. Wallerand; J. Queiroz Albarelli; A. Viana Ensinas; G. Ambrosetti; A. Mian et al. 

2014. ECOS 2014 – THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFICIENCY, COST, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, TURKU, FINLAND, JUNE 15-19, 2014.

An Improved Linear Programming Approach for Simultaneous Optimization of Water and Energy

M. Kermani; Z. Périn-Levasseur; M. Benali; L. Savulescu; F. Maréchal 

2014.  p. 1561-1566. DOI : 10.1016/B978-0-444-63455-9.50095-7.