Design and Operation of Multipurpose Production Facilities Using Solar Energy Sources for Heat Integration Sustainable Strategies

Pedro Simão, Miguel Vieira, Telmo Pinto and Tânia Pinto-Varela
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Pedro Simão: CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Miguel Vieira: CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Telmo Pinto: Univ Coimbra, CEMMPRE, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Tânia Pinto-Varela: CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: Industrial production facilities have been facing the requirement to optimise resource efficiency, while considering sustainable goals. This paper addresses the introduction of renewable energies in production by exploring the combined design and scheduling of a multipurpose batch facility, with innovative consideration of direct/indirect heat integration using a solar energy source for thermal energy storage. A mixed-integer linear programming model is formulated to support decisions on scheduling and design selection of storage and processing units, heat exchange components, collector systems, and energy storage units. The results show the minimisation of utilities consumption, with an increase in the operational profit using combined heat integration strategies for the production schedule. A set of illustrative case-study examples highlight the advantages of the solar-based heat storage integration, assessing optimal decision support in the strategic and operational management of these facilities.

Keywords: facilities design; heat integration; solar energy; scheduling; combinatorial optimisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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