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Integration of Demand and Supply side Management
Integration of Demand and Supply side Management
Most energy-intensive industries, such as cryogenic air separation, Chlor-alkali, etc., have long been ardent to implement measures to reduce their total energy consumption as well as the carbon footprint. Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power have enormous potential in handling these challenges and have drawn increased attention in the recent past. However, due to their stochastic and intermittent nature, hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) based micro-grid technologies comprising renewable and deterministic sources and energy storage units have attracted great interest among researchers. As the energy storage systems are costly, more systematic decision-making is required to properly assess the optimal battery capacity. The efficacy of energy storage and the deterministic power source can be discerned further once the uncertainties related to renewable power sources are considered, which will need an investigation of stochastic frameworks, which paves the way for future research in this domain.
Biomass to Fuels/Chemicals
Biomass to Fuels/Chemicals
In the COP26, India pledged to attain Net Zero emission targets by 2070. The continued reliance on fossil fuel for energy needs is unsustainable due to depleting reserves and increasing greenhouse gases owing to its use. The effect of the ongoing Russia - Ukraine war on neighboring European countries demonstrated the socio-political impact of overreliance on fossil fuels and showed that all the countries should strive to be energy-independent. It is thus imperative to balance development and the environment and design our strategies and policies to achieve low-carbon pathways. According to Council for Energy, Environment, and Water Research (CEEWR) to achieve the net zero target, India needs to reduce coal consumption by 99% and crude oil consumption by at least 90%, which demands vigorous research initiatives in finding alternative, carbon-neutral and potentially sustainable energy sources. In the last two decades, the use of liquid biofuels has shown tremendous growth, especially in the transportation sector, owing to the policies directed towards energy security and mitigation of global GHG emissions. Global demand for biofuels is set to grow by 28% from 2021-2026 and Asia is projected to surpass Europe in both biofuel supply and demand owing to strong policies, export-driven production, and increasing liquid fuel demand.
Biomass to biofuels/chemicals is still a very coveted field of research over the world and each year several new technologies are published in the literature. One of the major issues that are hindering the progress regarding commercial-scale implementation is the lack of proper strategies to identify and evaluate potential pathways. We propose to create a systematic method for evaluating and assessing Biomass to biofuels/chemicals production pathways starting from feedstock selection to finding bio-based fuel/chemical alternatives and identifying the process limitations, complexities and alternatives.
Relevant Research Articles from Group:
Perez JM, Sener C, Misra S, Umana GE, Coplien J, Haak D, Li Y, Maravelias CT, Karlen SD, Ralph J, Donohue TJ, Noguera DR. Integrating lignin depolymerization with microbial funneling processes using agronomically relevant feedstocks. Green Chemistry 24, 2795-2811, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC03592D.
Misra S, Pravin PS, Gudi RD, Bhartiya S. Integration of Supply and Demand Side Management Using Renewable Power Sources: Application on an Air Separation Plant. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60 (9), 3670-3686, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05810.
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