The Aspen Plus process simulation package is used to evaluate the characteristics of the four-step Cu–Cl thermochemical water splitting cycle in terms of energy and exergy, to support the ultimate development of a pilot plant. Alternative designs for the heat exchanger network using Aspen...

Biomass can be converted thermo- and bio-chemically to solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels. In this paper, energy, exergy and exergoeconomic analyses are applied to a biomass integrated post-firing combined-cycle power plant. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the cycle are found to be...

A renewable energy-based multi-generation system is developed and studied energetically and exergetically. Two renewable sources of energy, biomass and geothermal, are combined to deliver five useful outputs for residential applications. The energy products from biomass sources are used to drive...

Hydrogen demand as an energy currency is anticipated to rise significantly in the future, with the emergence of a hydrogen economy. Hydrogen production is a key component of a hydrogen economy. Several production processes are commercially available, while others are under development including...

Both thermoeconomic modeling and multi-objective optimization studies are undertaken for a novel integrated multigeneration system, containing a biomass combustor, an organic Rankine cycle to produce electricity, a double-effect absorption chiller for cooling, a heat exchanger, a proton exchange...

TES (Thermal energy storage) can enhance energy systems by reducing environmental impact and increasing efficiency. Thermochemical TES is a promising new type of TES, which permits more compactness storage through greater energy storage densities. In this article, closed and open thermochemical...

District energy (DE) systems provide an important means of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and the significant related concerns associated with global climate change. DE systems can use fossil fuels, renewable energy and waste heat as energy sources, and facilitate intelligent integration of...

Due to the higher oxygen content and lower heating value, the amount of biomass required in a combined cycle, where it is used as supplementary fuel, to meet a given energy demand is such that the biomass consumes almost all of the oxygen remaining from gas turbine combustion process under...

A comprehensive thermodynamic modeling and optimization is reported of a polygeneration energy system for the simultaneous production of heating, cooling, electricity and hot water from a common energy source. This polygeneration system is composed of four major parts: gas turbine (GT) cycle,...

Environmental and health benefits are shown to be possible in the province of Ontario by using heat cogenerated from the facilities of the main provincial electrical utility, Ontario Hydro, to drive absorption chillers which supply the cooling needs of district-cooling networks in the province....