Insights into geothermal utilization of abandoned oil and gas wells

YL Nian, WL Cheng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abandoned oil and gas wells (AOGW) with high bottom-hole temperature contain abundant
geothermal energy, which can be retrofitted to a novel geothermal system for different …

Systems analysis, design, and optimization of geothermal energy systems for power production and polygeneration: State-of-the-art and future challenges

I Lee, JW Tester, F You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy has significant potential to reduce fossil fuel consumptions and
environmental impacts. To improve energy conversion efficiency of geothermal energy …

ANN-based modeling and reducing dual-fuel engine's challenging emissions by multi-objective evolutionary algorithm NSGA-II

S Lotfan, RA Ghiasi, M Fallah, MH Sadeghi - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the combination of artificial neural network (ANN) and non-dominated sorting
genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) has been implemented for modeling and reducing CO and NO …

Systematic methods for working fluid selection and the design, integration and control of organic Rankine cycles—A review

P Linke, AI Papadopoulos, P Seferlis - Energies, 2015 - mdpi.com
Efficient power generation from low to medium grade heat is an important challenge to be
addressed to ensure a sustainable energy future. Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) constitute …

Two-stage multi-objective OPF for AC/DC grids with VSC-HVDC: Incorporating decisions analysis into optimization process

Y Li, Y Li, G Li, D Zhao, C Chen - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A two-stage solution approach for solving the problem of multi-objective optimal power flow
(MOPF) is proposed for hybrid AC/DC grids with VSC-HVDC. First, a MOPF model for hybrid …

Economic evaluation of grid-connected micro-grid system with photovoltaic and energy storage under different investment and financing models

X Han, H Zhang, X Yu, L Wang - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
For the generation planning problem of grid-connected micro-grid system with photovoltaic
(PV) and energy storage system (ESS), taking into consideration of photovoltaic subsidy …

A review of small–medium combined heat and power (CHP) technologies and their role within the 100% renewable energy systems scenario

R De Souza, M Casisi, D Micheli, M Reini - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The energy transition towards a scenario with 100% renewable energy sources (RES) for
the energy system is starting to unfold its effects and is increasingly accepted. In such a …

Multi-objective metaheuristic optimization of combined flash-binary geothermal and humidification dehumidification desalination systems

MR Kolahi, M Amidpour, M Yari - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes two configurations of combined flash-binary geothermal systems for
simultaneous power production and water purification. The binary cycles which are …

Particle swarm optimization applications to mechanical engineering-A review

MNK Kulkarni, MS Patekar, MT Bhoskar… - Materials Today …, 2015 - Elsevier
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a population based stochastic optimization technique
developed by Dr. Eberhart and Dr. Kennedy in 1995, inspired by social behaviour of bird …

Optimization of thermodynamic performance with simulated annealing algorithm: A geothermal power plant

G Çetin, A Keçebaş - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Binary geothermal power plants (GPP) always attract researchers' attention as they are
renewable-energy operated, low-temperature, high-performance, environmentally-friendly …