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Draft ver.1.1 research proposal Prof. Mohsen Assadi

An invitation to contribute to the research program of Stavanger Energy & Environment Center (SEEC). Draft ver.1.1 research proposal Prof. Mohsen Assadi. Outline. Centre mission Draft research program Basis for the research program Invitation to evaluate and contribute

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Draft ver.1.1 research proposal Prof. Mohsen Assadi

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  1. An invitation to contribute to the research programofStavanger Energy & Environment Center (SEEC) Draft ver.1.1 research proposal Prof. Mohsen Assadi

  2. Outline • Centre mission • Draft research program • Basis for the research program • Invitation to evaluate and contribute • Suggested research areas • Test facilities and industrial facilities • Attachment • Elaboration – main research areas

  3. Centre mission • Be a major international provider of knowledge and technology for sustainable energy solutions • Contribute to converting the experience and expertise in the petroleum cluster in the Stavanger region to long-term, sustainable energy solutions • Attract international academic and commercial partners in joint ventures in cross-disciplinary analyses, including both technology and social science • Lay the scientific foundations for commercialization of sustainable energy solutions • Demonstrate practical solutions to industry, policy makers and the public at large • Develop research based educational programs • Provide and disseminate analyses of the societal, political and economic conditions for sustainable energy solutions

  4. You are invited to • Evaluate the draft proposal • Contribute to the themes of the research program as well as add new ones • Indicate your possible contribution on • Research • Education • By December 15’th • Please contact • Prof. Mohsen Assadi mohsen.assadi@uis.no • Odd Skontorp - Odd.Skontorp@iris.no

  5. Draft research program • A draft research program is defined in the following taking advantage of • Competence at the host institutions, UiS and IRIS • Test facilities such as Risavika Gas Centre (RGC) and the Marine Energy Test Centre (MET) at Karmøy • Industrial facilities such as district el grid, gas distribution net, heat and cooling systems, fiber net connected to RGC • Biogas plants, Utsira, Hå …….. • A 80/20 split between technical and social science is suggested

  6. Energy Efficiency Energy Policy/Econ. GHG Emission Reduction Renewable Energy Maine research areas SEEC • Smart grids • CHP-applic. • Polygen. • Smart buildings • Bio fuel • Wind energy • Wave energy • Solar energy • Geothermal • CO2 capture • NOx/Methane • Fossil fuels • Coal • Bio fuels • CO2 storage • Incentives • Acceptance • Competitiveness • ?

  7. Test facilities and industrial facilities • Risavika • Marine Energy Test centre • Utsira – wind and hydrogen • Hå – biogas – waste heat - CO2

  8. RISAVIKA a unique research facility • Dedicated research rigs • The scale • Continuous gas supply • Flexibly in operation mode • Long term testing • Domestic grid connections • Energy sources • Industry/research interaction

  9. Utsira Wind and Hydrogen • Two 600 kW wind turbines • Hydrogen produced from electrolyze • Hydrogen tank – motor – fuel cell

  10. Hå municipality – unique collaboration - agriculture – industry - energy • Producing methane and CO2 from wet manure • Methane to be utilized via natural gas grid • Drying rest manure by wooden demolition waste fired plant • Waste heat to be used at a dairy • CO2 to greenhouse

  11. Marine Energy Test Centre Offshore wind turbine Hywind Sway Wave energy

  12. Attachments - Elaboration research areas • Renewable Energy • Energy Efficiency • Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction • Energy politics and policy

  13. Renewable Energy

  14. Bio fuel • Ethanol, Bio-diesel, Biogas • Bio gas production • Optimized feed stock mix for efficient production • Sludge from water cleaning processes • Rests from fish farms and slaughterhouse waste • Manure and agricultural waste • Gas cleaning • Sulfur • Siloxane • etc. • Bio gas upgrading • CO2 removal • Heating value assurance

  15. Energy conversion technologies • High temp. fuel cells • Fuel flexibility (internal reforming) • Especially suitable for biogas • High efficiency and low emissions • Gas engines • Widely used with biogas as fuel • Reliable and well known technology • Low efficiency (relatively high emissions) • High maintenance cost • Gas turbine • Tested with biogas with acceptable result • Low maintenance cost • Hybrid plants with fuel cell and gas turbine • Very promising, high efficiency, needs lots of R&D

  16. Wind power (offshore) • Large potential for offshore wind in the region • In-house competence/experience • Marine technology, Marine operation, Design, Structural integrity, Reliability, Risk assessment • Major issues • Maintenance and material selection • Electricity transfer and integration into the grid • Monitoring (existing expertise at UiS) • Selection and further development of suitable technologies

  17. Wave energy • In-house competence/experience from offshore applications within oil and gas • Various solutions presented, testing and evaluation needed for selection of wining concept • Major issues • Material selection/technology • Impact on the marine life • Electricity transfer and integration into the grid • Monitoring

  18. Solar energy • Direct electricity • Thermal process • System integration

  19. Hydro power • Small scale plants • Integration into the grid • Modeling & validation • ??

  20. Geothermal energy • Drilling technique and geology is the fundament • Stavanger has expertise in the field • Major issues • Heat integration into Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) • Modeling and analysis (existing expertise at UiS) • Material technology • Monitoring • Suitable product/knowledge for export to e.g. developing countries (global reduction of CO2!)

  21. Water as a resource • Water cleaning • Efficient use • Economy

  22. Energy Efficiency

  23. Energy efficiency Fuel flexibility CO2 capture Renewable energy Intelligent monitoring Energy politic & policy Equipment Testing Research & Development Education & Competence

  24. Smart Energy Systems Smart integration (wind, wave, biogas, hydrogen, natural gas), monitoring and control, optimized use of various energy carriers, distributed power

  25. Energy efficiency • Improved energy efficiency in buildings • Material selection • Design of energy solutions and use • Smart in-house climate control (needs continues energy monitoring, Lyse’s fiber net!) • Small scale, distributed power generation (poly-generation) to access local heat sinks

  26. Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction

  27. CO2-Research Topics ??? ??? ??? Gas turbine development System integration Condenser design H2-rich fuel comb. CO2 rich Comb. Envir. Regeneration energy Oxygen production Amine degradation Gasification/ Reforming Pre-comb. Oxy-Fuel Post-comb. CO-Capture

  28. CO2 capture and storage (CCS) Biogas & Natural gas • Reforming (pre combustion technology) • H2 production with CO2 capture (negative CO2-emission) • Integrated with fuel cells • Post combustion • Need for flexible test rig, testing various absorbers, energy consumption, degradation rate, etc • Modeling, analysis, system integration, validation • Monitoring • Oxy-fuel • Thermo-physical properties, impurity impact (CO, N2, O2, Ar, etc.), system studies • Oxygen production (Air Separation Unit, membrane)

  29. CO2 capture and storage (CCS) Coal (is accepted by NFR & politicians!) • Gasification & pre-combustion capture • Gasifier technology (air blown, oxygen blown, etc.) • System integration • Direct coal fuel cells • Combustion technology for hydrogen rich gases • Plant dynamic (start up, shut down) • Monitoring

  30. Fuel flexibility Access to recuperated air C T G Fuel CC Air Rec Exhaust gases Eco Access to compressed air Fuel flexibility, Existing test rig at RGC • 100 kW electricity • Combined Heat & Power (CHP) • Fuel flexibility (biogas, hydrogen) • Innovative cycles Flexible test rig Modeling & Validation

  31. Intelligent tools for modeling & monitoring Artificial Neural Network (ANN) • Data driven • Tailor made • On-line / Real time

  32. Fuel Cell CHP-System & CO2 capture Detailed modeling System analysis Data driven modeling and monitoring

  33. Gas engine Various loads Performance Efficiency Emissions Degradation Maintenance Availability Etc. Biogas Range of compositions Gas turbine Various loads Fuel cell Various loads Biogas & energy conversion technology • Small gas engines (13 kW) • Flexible gas turbine rig • High temperature fuel cell (SOFC) • Fuel flexibility; impact on performance & maintenance • Biogas production; optimum mix of feedstock

  34. Planned infrastructure: CO2 capture and storage laboratory CHP plant with flexible CO2 capture • Amine based / Membrane based Small scale, flexible post combustion CO2 capture unit Biogas / Natural Gas Power production Turbec 100 kWe

  35. Energy Efficiency Energy Policy/Econ GHG Emission Reduction Renewable Energy SEEC • CO2 capture • NOx/Methane • Fossil fuels • Bio fuels • ? • CO2 storage • Incentives • Competitiveness • ? • Bio fuel • Wind energy • Wave energy • Solar energy • Geothermal • ? • Smart grids • CHP-applic. • Polygen. • Smart build. • ? Energy politics and policies: Adressing the political and economic challenges of the energy transformation

  36. Energy politics and policy • RENEWABLE ENERGY CHALLENGES: Policy support for the development of new renewables; political and policy obstacles; consumer behaviour; public perceptions, attitudes and acceptability; competitiveness and regulation issues; innovation processes. • ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHALLENGES: The identification of energy efficiency barriers and opportunities (including political, policy, economic, public perceptions and attitudes); business responses to energy efficiency and climate change; business efforts to capture new energy opportunities, including corporate sustainability strategies and multistakeholder initiatives • GHG EMISSION REDUCTION CHALLENGES: Climate change policies; the politics of carbon capture and storage CCS, including economic and environmental risks and benefits, appropriate regulatory regimes, strategic place in international climate abatement efforts; export potential, and integration into international climate regime; the future of hydrocarbon production in the North Sea, Russia and the Artic; European energy policy and consequences for Norway; Norway's place within the European energy supply and climate change response framework; the integration of energy security and climate change policies).

  37. Education • Educational program • BSc-, MSc- and PhD-level • Especial courses for professionals/industries • ??

  38. Dissemination • Sustainable center on campus • Demonstration of various energy solutions • Lab facilities for different levels/ages • Bio fuel • Food • Research Center for Energy & Climate • Coordination of research activities

  39. Facilities and infrastructure • Test facility: • Planed biogas production and CO2-capture plant • Significant volume of natural gas (max 180 bar) • Large Outdoor testing area • Several Indoor test facilities • Electrical- and district heating/cooling grid • Long termtestsfeasible • Range of test scales:Lab, pilot and large scale

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