A multi-objective optimization model for the design of biomass co-firing networks integrating feedstock quality considerations

• Main Authors: San Juan, Jayne Lois G., Aviso, Kathleen B., Tan, Raymond Girard R., Sy, Charlle L.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Biomass energy; Biomass chemicals; Industrial Engineering; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2293; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3292/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

The growth in energy demand, coupled with declining fossil fuel resources and the onset of climate change, has resulted in increased interest in renewable energy, particularly from biomass. Co-firing, which is the joint use of coal and biomass to generate electricity, is seen to be a practical immed...