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Economic analysis of the profitability of energy-saving architectural measures for the achievement of the EPB-standard

Audenaert, A.; De Boeck, L.; Roelants, K. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 7, pp. 2965-2971

Energy efficiency in buildings has become a key goal of any energy policy. Europe relies on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which has been converted by Flanders into the ‘Energy Performance and Interior Climate’ (EPB). Taking into account this Flemish EPB-standard (in...

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An energy management system (EMS) strategy for combined heat and power (CHP) systems based on a hybrid optimization method employing fuzzy programming

Moradi, Mohammad H.; Hajinazari, Mehdi; Jamasb, Shahriar; … - In: Energy 49 (2013) C, pp. 86-101

An optimization method, which considers the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) model under uncertainty, has been developed to determine the optimal capacities for the CHP and boiler such that thermal and electrical energy demands can be satisfied with high cost efficiency. The proposed method offers...

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Analyzing a self-managed CHP system for greenhouse cultivation as a profitable way to reduce CO2-emissions

Compernolle, Tine; Witters, Nele; Van Passel, Steven; … - In: Energy 36 (2011) 4, pp. 1940-1947

To counter global warming, a transition to a low-carbon economy is needed. The greenhouse sector can contribute by installing Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems, known for their excellent energy efficiency. Due to the recent European liberalization of the energy market, glass horticulturists...

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Influence of properties of various common bio-fuels on the combustion and emission characteristics of high-speed DI (direct injection) diesel engine: Vegetable oil, bio-diesel, eth...

Rakopoulos, Dimitrios C.; Rakopoulos, Constantine D.; … - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 354-366

) bio-diesel, or ethanol, or n-butanol, or diethyl ether were investigated. Fuel consumption, exhaust gas temperature, and …

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The impact of ethanol and iso-butanol blends on gaseous and particulate emissions from two passenger cars equipped with spray-guided and wall-guided direct injection SI (spark igni...

Karavalakis, Georgios; Short, Daniel; Vu, Diep; … - In: Energy 82 (2015) C, pp. 168-179

We examined the effects of different ethanol and iso-butanol blends on the gaseous and particulate emissions from two … fuel effects. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde were the main carbonyls in the exhaust, with the higher ethanol blends showing … different butanol blends when compared to ethanol blends, but not for all cases. The higher ethanol and butanol blends showed …

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Double-effect distillation and thermal integration applied to the ethanol production process

Palacios-Bereche, Reynaldo; Ensinas, Adriano V.; … - In: Energy 82 (2015) C, pp. 512-523

recovery. Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the incorporation of double-effect distillation in ethanol production, and …

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Life cycle assessment of biofuels from an integrated Brazilian algae-sugarcane biorefinery

Souza, Simone P.; Gopal, Anand R.; Seabra, Joaquim E.A. - In: Energy 81 (2015) C, pp. 373-381

Sugarcane ethanol biorefineries in Brazil produce carbon dioxide, electricity and heat as byproducts. These are … essential inputs for algae biodiesel production. In this paper, we assessed ethanol's life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and … sugarcane ethanol by around 10% and 50%, respectively, compared to a traditional Brazilian sugarcane ethanol distillery. …

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Life cycle assessment of fuel ethanol from sugarcane molasses in northern and western India and its impact on Indian biofuel programme

Soam, Shveta; Kumar, Ravindra; Gupta, Ravi P.; Sharma, … - In: Energy 83 (2015) C, pp. 307-315

India's biofuel programme relies on the ethanol from molasses for blending into gasoline. Therefore, quantification of … GHG (green house gas) emissions and the energy consumed during the process of ethanol production is desirable to help … assessment) is conducted for 1 ton of fuel grade ethanol in the NR (northern region) and WR (western region) of India. Four …

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Exergetic analysis of the integrated first- and second-generation ethanol production from sugarcane

Palacios-Bereche, Reynaldo; Mosqueira-Salazar, Klever Joao - In: Energy 62 (2013) C, pp. 46-61

This study carried out an exergetic analysis of a proposed ethanol production scheme in which a new process – enzymatic … conventional ethanol production plant without hydrolysis, a conventional plant combined with hydrolysis and hydrolysate … with their exergetic cost. For the conventional process, in which ethanol and surplus electricity are the major products, a …

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Theoretical and experimental studies of an ethanol basin solar still

Namprakai, P.; Hirunlabh, J. - In: Energy 32 (2007) 12, pp. 2376-2384

A transient-state mathematical model for an ethanol basin solar still based on Spalding's work was developed. Driving … ethanol basin solar still was tested under outdoor conditions. The model had RMSEs of 4% and 23% of the measured mean … simulated distillate concentrations were 74, 59 and 24%v/v for ethanol solution concentrations of 50, 30 and 10%v/v. The monthly …

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