In this paper, a linear programming model has been developed for the design and evaluation of biomass energy system, while taking into consideration demand side characteristics. The objective function to be minimized is the total annual cost of the energy system for a given customer equipped...

Considering the unclear nuclear future of Japan after Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident since Mar. 11, 2011, this study assesses a series of energy consumption scenarios including the reference scenario, nuclear limited scenarios and current nuclear use level scenario for Japan in...

R&D (research and development) processes of CO2 capture technologies having different levels of energy efficiency are evaluated through GERT (Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique) analyses. Five types of the technologies are targeted for evaluation: chemical absorption, physical adsorption,...