RENESENG Kick-off Meeting

Athens, 28-29 November 2013

Sara GiarolaMayank Patel

Prof. Nilay Shah

Centre for Process System EngineeringImperial College London

WP6. Systems tools and software

s.giarola10@imperial.ac.ukn.shah@imperial.ac.uk

WP6 overall scope

This work package consolidates developments from WP1-WP4 by setting up clusters of modelling and decision support software, repositories of data, information and knowledge for engineers and

biorenewables analysts generated in WP1 – WP4 and validated in WP5

WP6 is aimed to commercial engineering products delivery

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WP6 Tasks

T6.1 Knowledge engineering models and communication hubs (UoS, NTUA, EPFL): The task is intended to help RENESENG organize the vast range of resources produced by its different WPs (models, data, reports, internet sites) also offering means to also invite and integrate with resources outside RENESENG.

T6.2 Platform for high-throughput screening of processes and technologies (NTUA, UoS, EPFL, Imperial, DTU): The proposed platform will enable access to collection of biorefinery related functions developed in WP1 – WP4 to enable (a) screening of industrial chemistries and technologies, (b) targeting of equipment efficiency for reaction and fractionation, and (c) the targeting of the system

integration.

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WP6 Tasks

T6.3 Biorenewable workbooks (NTUA, UoS, EPFL, Imperial, DTU, QUANTIS, DLO, CERTH) : The task is using models in T6.1 to create shareable repositories intended to integrate data and information generated by RENESENG into an accessible and sharable environment.

T6.4 Roadmap visualization of supply chains (Imperial, UoS): This task aims to produce strategic decision roadmaps from available portfolios of feedstocks, chemistries, technologies and business models, of a spatial and temporal nature.

T6.5 Global BioRefinery Costing Early Estimation tool (Arkema, NTUA): The objective is to contribute to build a method for fast Capital Cost (CAPEX) and Operating Cost (OPEX) Evaluation for Technologies under development like the Biorefineries.

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WP6 Milestones

6.1 Completion of knowledge engineering models and communication hubs UoS

6.2 Completion of platform for high-throughput screening of processes and technologies EPFL

6.3 Completion of biorenewable webbooks UoS

6.4 Roadmap visualization of supply chain toolkit delivery Imperial

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Communicate and transfer data in a consistent way within the consortium

Standardised characterization i.e. IDs, technical/economic/environmental description of

feedstock process product

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M6.4: Roadmap visualization of supply chains toolkit delivery

Tool for optimal process selection and network design Strategic and operational optimisation of the biorefining

and supply chain system modelling framework might vary depending on the kind of approach for the

processing path design (WP3)

User-friendly GUI easy parameter input results visualization

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M6.4: Roadmap visualization of supply chains toolkit delivery

M6.4: Roadmap visualization of supply chains toolkit delivery

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Input to change: - assumptions on feedstocks- hypotheses on technologies - definition of product demand (quality/quantity)- link with GIS database

Planning decisions- biorefinery location- biomass catchment areas- logistics- process technologyOperating decisions- scheduling

• resource allocation• storage

M6.4: Roadmap visualization of supply chains toolkit delivery

Results for different perspectives

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Managerial results

Engineering results

Supply chain toolkit functionalities

Changing the objective function Changing the system resolution or the region of study Changing the assumptions around resources and land-use Changing the assumptions about the allowed technologies e.g.

including variability on the yields and allowed transportation infrastructure/modes

Changing the assumptions about the policy environment, including subsidies or opportunity cost for niche crops

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WP6 Deliverables

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Milestones Leading

D6.1 Delivery of bio-refineries knowledge model UoS

D6.2 Delivery of high-throughput platform with workbooks UoS

D6.3 CAPEX modelling tool for Biorefineries Arkema

WP6 Gantt Chart

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Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48ESR1.1ESR1.2ER1.3ESR2.1ESR3.1ER3.2ESR4.1ER6.2ESR9.1ESR11.1