Regional waste heat valorisation: A mixed integer linear programming method for energy service companies

Alexandre Bertrand, Alberto Mian, Ivan Kantor, Riad Aggoune and François Maréchal

Energy, 2019, vol. 167, issue C, 454-468

Abstract: A Mixed Integer Linear Programming method for the optimal valorisation of regional waste heat, formulated for energy service companies, is proposed in this work. The model provides a framework to simultaneously optimise the multi-period exchange of waste heat between regional thermal sources and sinks, as well as the selection of the backup heating technology. Given the pre-defined cost contributions of the involved sources, the sinks, the heat transport infrastructures and the heating technologies, the configuration is optimised by maximising the system profitability. The approach accounts for variations of temperature levels and heat loads across periods for the same sources and sinks, considers specific energy prices for multiple competing sinks and provides a predesign of the waste heat distribution network considering standard pipe sizes.

Keywords: Regional waste heat valorisation; Utility technology selection; MILP; Energy service company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.152

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