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Title: |
Alternative
Power Technologies: A Decision Model For A Sugar Refinery |
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Authors: |
Stef Smith, Alessandra Orsoni |
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ECMS
2007 Proceedings Edited
by: Ivan Zelinka, Zuzana Oplatkova, Alessandra Orsoni ISBN:
978-0-9553018-2-7 Doi: 10.7148/2007 21st European
Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Prague, June
4-6, 2007 |
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Citation
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Smith, S., & Orsoni, A. (2007). Alternative Power Technologies: A
Decision Model For A Sugar Refinery. ECMS 2007 Proceedings edited by: I. Zelinka, Z. Oplatkova, A. Orsoni (pp. 86-91). European
Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2007-0086. |
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DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2007-0086 |
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Abstract: |
This
paper addresses the concerns of industrial users with regard to their
dependence on the natural gas supply. Energy-intensive processes, such as
sugar refining, are currently faced with important increases in their
production costs due to the dramatic rise in the natural gas price over the
past year. They are also faced with significant risks of supply cuts during
possible gas balancing alerts. As many users are forced to re-evaluate their
energy use and energy sources, this paper proposes a decision model to aid
the systematic assessment of alternative power technologies for
energy-intensive processes. The paper discusses the implementation and the
use of the model referring to the case of a large EU- based sugar refinery. |
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