Outputs (29)

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
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Jiang, L., Liu, W., Liu, W., Wang, R. Q., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Rojas-Michaga, M. F., …Font-Palma, C. (2023). Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, Article 101069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101069

Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion capture. I... Read More about Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization.

Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait (2022)
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Alfailakawi, M. S., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 52, Article 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102324

This work evaluates the Solar Power Tower performance in arid regions where elevated aerosols levels and water scarcity threaten solar applications feasibility. The work conducts an aerosols aware modelling and techno-economic assessment by consideri... Read More about Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait.

A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO<inf>2</inf> Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases (2022)
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Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2022). A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO2 Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, Article 866838. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.866838

The principal purpose of this study is to examine the changes in process conditions that might be needed to achieve up to 99% capture levels in amine post-combustion capture (PCC) plants for combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) flue gases. This informat... Read More about A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO<inf>2</inf> Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases.

An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution (2022)
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Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Akram, M., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution. Energy Conversion and Management, 258, Article 115495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115495

Biomass gasification technology is evolving and more research through modelling alongside the experimental work needs to be performed. In the past, all the attention has been concentrated on the combustion and reduction stages to be the controlling r... Read More about An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution.

A modified rule-based energy management scheme for optimal operation of a hybrid PV-wind-Stirling engine integrated multi-carrier energy system (2022)
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Udeh, G. T., Michailos, S., Ingham, D., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). A modified rule-based energy management scheme for optimal operation of a hybrid PV-wind-Stirling engine integrated multi-carrier energy system. Applied energy, 312, Article 118763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118763

In this study, rule-based energy management strategies (EMS) based on the modifications of the traditional load following (LF) and circuit charging (CC) have been proposed and developed to effectively coordinate the operation of an integrated multi-c... Read More about A modified rule-based energy management scheme for optimal operation of a hybrid PV-wind-Stirling engine integrated multi-carrier energy system.

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) potential in jet fuel production from forestry residues: A combined Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment approach (2022)
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Fernanda Rojas Michaga, M., Michailos, S., Akram, M., Cardozo, E., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) potential in jet fuel production from forestry residues: A combined Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment approach. Energy Conversion and Management, 255, Article 115346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115346

In this study, the economic and environmental feasibility of a process configuration based on the Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) concept is assessed. The research analyses the production of jet fuel from forestry residues-derived sy... Read More about Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) potential in jet fuel production from forestry residues: A combined Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment approach.

Optimal sizing of a hybrid PV-WT-battery storage system: Effects of split-ST and combined ST + ORC back-ups in circuit charging and load following (2022)
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Udeh, G. T., Michailos, S., Ingham, D., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Optimal sizing of a hybrid PV-WT-battery storage system: Effects of split-ST and combined ST + ORC back-ups in circuit charging and load following. Energy Conversion and Management, 256, Article 115370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115370

This study explores the opportunities in deploying split Stirling and combined Stirling and organic Rankine cycle (ORC) in circuit charging and load following dispatch modes, respectively as the back-up of a hybrid renewable energy system. The optima... Read More about Optimal sizing of a hybrid PV-WT-battery storage system: Effects of split-ST and combined ST + ORC back-ups in circuit charging and load following.

Design and Techno-economic assessment of a new hybrid system of a solar dish Stirling engine instegrated with a horizontal axis wind turbine for microgrid power generation (2021)
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Shboul, B., AL-Arfi, I., Michailos, S., Ingham, D., AL-Zoubi, O. H., Ma, L., …Pourkashanian, M. (2021). Design and Techno-economic assessment of a new hybrid system of a solar dish Stirling engine instegrated with a horizontal axis wind turbine for microgrid power generation. Energy Conversion and Management, 245, Article 114587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114587

The increasing interest in renewable microgrids have motivated the exploration of more sustainable alternatives to traditional energy supply. In this study, a novel hybrid renewable energy-based microgrid power system is proposed, designed and techno... Read More about Design and Techno-economic assessment of a new hybrid system of a solar dish Stirling engine instegrated with a horizontal axis wind turbine for microgrid power generation.

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of BECCS in fuel generation for FT-fuel, bioSNG and OMEx (2021)
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Emenike, O., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2021). Techno-economic and environmental assessment of BECCS in fuel generation for FT-fuel, bioSNG and OMEx. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(13), 3382-3402. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1se00123j

This study focuses on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in fuel generation and assesses the potential of biofuel generation to decarbonise the fuel economy by reducing CO2emissions to the atmosphere. The research investigates the tech... Read More about Techno-economic and environmental assessment of BECCS in fuel generation for FT-fuel, bioSNG and OMEx.

A new ANN model for hourly solar radiation and wind speed prediction: A case study over the north & south of the Arabian Peninsula (2021)
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Shboul, B., AL-Arfi, I., Michailos, S., Ingham, D., Ma, L., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. (2021). A new ANN model for hourly solar radiation and wind speed prediction: A case study over the north & south of the Arabian Peninsula. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 46, Article 101248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101248

Prediction models for renewable energy sources are frequently used to manage stand-alone micro grid systems. Such prediction models are important due to the high cost or even the unavailability of real-world data in many regions. Herein, a new techni... Read More about A new ANN model for hourly solar radiation and wind speed prediction: A case study over the north & south of the Arabian Peninsula.