The potential of dimethyl ether (DME) and dimethoxymethane (DMM), representatives the attractive oxymethylene (OME) alternative fuel family, are explored here as reactivity enhancers for methane-fueled polygeneration processes. Typically, such processes that can flexibly generate power, heat, or chemicals, operate under fuel-rich conditions in gas turbines internal combustion engines. To provid...

In the design of trigeneration plants for buildings, two fundamental issues must be addressed: synthesis plant configuration (installed technologies and capacity, etc.) operational planning. Given variety technology options available great diurnal annual fluctuations in energy demands, finding optimal supply system services is a complex task. Cost allocation multi-product systems requires speci...

Resources embedded in the waste streams are often not properly recovered and mostly ended up landfills or only as energy via energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities. Innovative resource recovery from strategies urgently needed to maximise efficiency, divert reduce reliance on EfW. This study proposes a novel mechanical-biological treatment with valorisation concept (MBT-v) that combines material fue...

Abstract The multi-sources hybrid polygeneration energy systems are of great interest and topicality as they one the most promising technologies in European’s Green Deal panorama, with aim serving users electrical thermal using a single plant powered by or more sources. In waste heat recovery field Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plants becoming increasingly popular, especially for exploiting...

Abstract Bio-hydrogen from sustainable biomass (i.e. agro-industrial residues) gasification can play a relevant role in the hydrogen economy, providing constant renewable sources. Nowadays, most production systems integrate one or more water-gas shift (WGS) units to maximize yield that, however, needs additional syngas treatments, investment and operational costs. Besides, different electricity...

• In this study integration of biofuel and district heating production is discussed. The focus on economic aspects effects global GHG emissions. Trade-offs influencing are identified. A system approach required to evaluate profitability. There several barriers increased use in the transport sector (e.g., shortage feedstocks, high costs, relatively low energy yields from standalone plants). One ...