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Environomic multi-objective optimization of an eco-industrial park

François Maréchal, Maziar Kermani, Lindsay Dianne Lessard

A circular economy refers to an industrial economy with a cradle to cradle vision, shifting from the use of fossil fuels towards renewable energy, minimizing the use of toxic chemicals and reducing waste by recycling through careful system design. The conc ...

2015

Multi-objective optimization of SNG production from microalgae through hydrothermal gasification

François Maréchal, Alberto Mian, Adriano Viana Ensinas

The conversion of microalgae biomass into biofuels is a quite well explored field of research. Due to high photosynthetic efficiency, microalgae are considered as a potential feedstock for next-generations biofuel conversion processes. This paper addresses ...

2015

Optimum Biorefinery Pathways Selection Using the Integer-Cuts Constraint Method Applied to a MILP Problem

François Maréchal, Alberto Mian, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Stefano Maronese

Biorefineries are multi-product facilities that convert biomass into a broad variety of products (energy, biofuels, chemicals, feed, and food). In this paper, a new systematic approach to select and rank different biorefinery conversion pathways is propose ...

2015

Thermo-Economic Analysis of a Trigeneration HCPVT Power Plant

François Maréchal, Bruno Michel, Angelos Selviaridis, Anna Sophia Wallerand

The increasing need for electricity and heat in a growing global economy must be combined with CO2 emissions reduction, in order to limit the human influence on the environment. This calls for energy-efficient and cost- competitive renewable energy systems ...

2015

Exergy representations in thermodynamics

Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal

The paper reviews various representations of exergy and exergy losses in energy systems going from simple heat exchanger (heat transfer, dissipation and embedded exergy) to the exergy of full energy systems from fossil or non fossil resources (including th ...

2015

Heat demand estimation for different building types at regional scale considering building parameters and urban topography

François Maréchal, Jessen Page, Alexandre Suzanne Jean-Marie Bertrand, Nils Christian Schüler

This study aims towards an improved estimation of annual heat demand of the building stock for an entire region. This requires the holistic representation of aspects influencing the heat demand of buildings, namely their geometry, fabric, users and surroun ...

Elsevier2015

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

François Maréchal, Zoé Périn-Levasseur, Maziar Kermani

An optimization method based on Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) has been developed for simultaneous optimization of water and energy (SOWE) in industrial processes. The superstructure integrates process thermal streams and optimizes the consumption ...

Elsevier2014

The Energy Efficiency Directive Impact on the Industry Sector: Importance of Energy Management

François Maréchal, Elfie Marie Méchaussie, Greta Martha Van Eetvelde

The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) 2012/27/EU published in October 2012, sets out new requirements for European Member States on energy efficiency, acting on the energy chain from its production to end- use consumption. While improvement of the industry ...

2014

Model Predictive Control Strategies for Low-Voltage Microgrids

François Maréchal, Mario Paolone, Ramanunni Parakkal Menon

Modern concepts for grids are being developed owing to the increasing stress put on the electrical producers and the burgeoning need for thermal demands due to varying climate conditions. The increasing awareness of the depletion of natural resources has a ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2014

Methodology for Identification of Suitable ORC-Cycle and Working-Fluid using Integration with Multiple Objectives

Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal, Matthias Bendig

In recent times the interest in electricity production with Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) has increased. A look into recent publications shows that the identification of suitable working fluids is in general done by a look at a more or less small number of ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2014

Multi-objectives, multi-period optimization of district energy systems: II—Daily thermal storage

François Maréchal, Samira Fazlollahi

2014

Multi-objectives, multi-period optimization of district energy systems: III. Distribution networks

François Maréchal, Samira Fazlollahi

2014

Clustering Urban Areas for Optimizing the Design and the Operation of District Energy Systems

Luc Girardin, François Maréchal, Samira Fazlollahi

Elsevier2014

Life Cycle Assessment Based Process Design of CO2 Capture Options

François Maréchal, Laurence Tock

Elsevier2014

Decision Support for CO2 Capture Process Options under Uncertain Market Conditions using Multi-objective Optimisation

François Maréchal, Laurence Tock

Elsevier2014

Methodology for Minimising the Utility Consumption of a 2g Ethanol Process

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Rami Bechara, Jean-Marc Schweitzer, Juliana Queiroz Albarelli

2014

Process design optimization strategy to develop energy and cost correlations of CO2 capture processes

François Maréchal, Laurence Tock

In the context of CO2 emissions reduction from power plants, CO2 removal from flue gas by chemical absorption with monoethanolamine is analyzed in detail. By applying process integration and multi-objective optimization techniques the influence of the oper ...

Elsevier2014

Thermo-Economic Optimisation of Integrated Ethanol and Methanol Production in the Sugarcane Industry

François Maréchal, Emanuela Peduzzi, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Priscilla Caliandro, Sandro Onorati

The present paper evaluated a sugarcane biorefinery producing ethanol, through the conventional process by sugars fermentation and methanol through bagasse and leaves gasification, hot cleaning and synthesis. The sugarcane biorefinery was modelled using fl ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2014

Robust Optimization for Strategic Energy Planning

Michel Bierlaire, François Maréchal, Stefano Moret

Long-term planning for energy systems is often based on deterministic economic optimization and forecasts of fuel prices. When fuel price evolution is underestimated, the consequence is a low penetration of renewables and more efficient technologies in fav ...

Transport and Mobility Laboratory2014

Swiss-EnergyScope.ch: a Platform to Widely Spread Energy Literacy and Aid Decision-Making

Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret

We develop an energy calculator within an online teaching platform to aid citizens and decision-makers understanding an energy system. The model, designed in order to be easily adapted to any energy system at national or regional scale, is presented and ap ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2014

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