Techno-economic comparison of green ammonia production processes

H Zhang, L Wang, F Maréchal, U Desideri - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
To reduce the fossil-fuel consumption and the impacts of conventional ammonia production
on climate change, green ammonia production processes using green hydrogen need to be …

Techno-economic optimization of power-to-methanol with co-electrolysis of CO2 and H2O in solid-oxide electrolyzers

H Zhang, U Desideri - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Power-to-methanol processes with co-electrolysis in solid-oxide electrolyzer provides a
promising approach to deal with two problems: large-scale renewable electricity storage and …

Techno-economic optimization of biomass-to-methanol with solid-oxide electrolyzer

H Zhang, L Wang, M Pérez-Fortes, F Maréchal… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to assess techno-economically the integration of solid-oxide
electrolysis in biomass-to-methanol processes:(1) The hydrogen produced by electrolysis …

Eco-techno-economic analysis of methanol production from biogas and power-to-X

E Moioli, T Schildhauer - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Methanol is a key ingredient for the chemical industry. To foster the transition into carbon-
neutral future, it would be of great interest to reduce the fossil carbon footprint of the …

Thermo-economic optimisation of the polygeneration of synthetic natural gas (SNG), power and heat from lignocellulosic biomass by gasification and methanation

M Gassner, F Maréchal - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
After a brief review of the current research on the production of synthetic natural gas (SNG)
from lignocellulosic biomass by gasification and methanation, this paper presents detailed …

Systematic integration of LCA in process systems design: Application to combined fuel and electricity production from lignocellulosic biomass

L Gerber, M Gassner, F Maréchal - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology to integrate life cycle assessment (LCA) in thermo-
economic models used for the optimal conceptual design of energy conversion systems. It is …

Techno-economic evaluation of biomass-to-fuels with solid-oxide electrolyzer

H Zhang, L Wang, F Maréchal, U Desideri - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermochemical biomass-to-fuel conversion requires an increased hydrogen concentration
in the syngas derived from gasification, which is currently achieved by water–gas-shift …

Multi-objective, multi-period optimization of district energy systems: IV–A case study

S Fazlollahi, G Becker, A Ashouri, F Maréchal - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A multi-objective, multi-period model for optimizing the design and operating strategy of
district energy systems is proposed by authors [1]. In the developed model the process and …

Techno-economic comparison of 100% renewable urea production processes

H Zhang, L Wang, F Maréchal, U Desideri - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Urea is widely used in agriculture, industry, and food, while it is also a potential fuel. Large-
scale urea production relies on fossil fuels, thus there is a strong need for green urea given …

Direct catalytic methanation of biogas–Part II: Techno-economic process assessment and feasibility reflections

J Witte, A Kunz, SMA Biollaz, TJ Schildhauer - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Six different processes for the direct methanation of biogas for biomethane production were
evaluated regarding their economically optimised operating conditions, their absolute costs …