ENERGY CARRIER SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION: A TEXAS CASE STUDY Chapter uri icon

abstract

  • 2019 Elsevier B.V. Increasing the penetration of renewable energies requires energy storage to combat the challenges with solar and wind intermittency. A possible storage option is using chemicals such as hydrogen, ammonia, or methanol. Unlike batteries, chemicals are more energy dense, easily transportable, and adaptable in their end-usage. Likewise, their production is not geographically constrained. Chemicals are flexible energy carriers moving solar and wind energy from areas of excess supply to demand. However, the design of a supply chain network of such energy carriers is an ongoing problem. We describe the development of a MILP model for designing an energy carrier supply chain network to analyze the various tradeoffs and competing options. Results on Texas case studies are discussed.

author list (cited authors)

  • Tso, W. W., Demirhan, C. D., Lee, S., Song, H., Powell, J. B., & Pistikopoulos, E. N.

citation count

  • 15

complete list of authors

  • Tso, William W||Demirhan, C Doga||Lee, Seungyeon||Song, Haneol||Powell, Joseph B||Pistikopoulos, Efstratios N

Book Title

  • Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design

publication date

  • January 2019