Combined cycle (CC) plants are expected to play an important role in balancing generation of heat and electricity from non-dispatchable renewable energy sources. In this work, we study different retrofit options for using hydrogen in CC plants to reduce the plant's CO2 emissions. These options...

The profitable exploitation of asset portfolios in the European electricity markets has become more challenging in recent years. This is particularly true for combined heat and power (CHP) generation units that are often facing must-run conditions due to heat demands that need to be satisfied....

The recent energy crisis in Europe has underlined the importance of a fast replacement of fossil fuels like natural gas by green energy carriers. Great hopes for quick decarbonisation mostly rest on two technologies, hypothesized to form a "perfect match": Combined heat and power (CHP)...

Financing sustainable energy initiatives is critical to achieving China's ambitious carbon neutrality goals. This study conducts a cost-benefit analysis of CO2 reduction strategies in China over the period 2010-2023, focusing on integrating renewable energy with innovative retrofitting solutions...

Effective long-term energy forecasting is essential for efficient management of large institutions like university campuses, yet traditional forecasting methods frequently fall short in capturing complex consumption behaviors. To bridge this gap, this study introduces an advanced machine...

El presente documento identifica recomendaciones para replicar y ampliar el análisis del potencial de metano en PTAR de mediana y pequeña capacidad; Además, propone estrategias para impulsar opciones de financiamiento climático. Para ello, es fundamental considerar como criterio central la...

District heating can help to integrate renewable generation within the electricity domain and thus reach climate and energy goals by providing flexibility services and stabilizing the electricity grid. To determine the economic viability of such flexibility services, this work presents a...

Cogeneration has higher efficiency than separate heat and power generation. Since both are generated in a single process, it is necessary to allocate the emissions to by-products for comparing their environmental performance. Numerous methods exist resulting in very different allocations. There...

Substantial R&D efforts are currently directed towards the development of combined heat and power (CHP) systems that automatically and seamlessly connect to the power grid. In this paper we develop a real options model to assess the impact that the operational flexibility characterizing such...