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Comprehensive process simulation of a biomass-based hydrogen production system through gasification within the BECCS concept in a commercial two-stage fixed bed gasifier (2023)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Comprehensive process simulation of a biomass-based hydrogen production system through gasification within the BECCS concept in a commercial two-stage fixed bed gasifier. Energy Conversion and Management, 298, Article 117812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117812

Hydrogen production through biomass gasification coupled with carbon capture has the potential to be a net negative emission process. Among the different designs of biomass gasifiers, the two-stage fixed bed gasifier has proved its ability to produce... Read More about Comprehensive process simulation of a biomass-based hydrogen production system through gasification within the BECCS concept in a commercial two-stage fixed bed gasifier.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production through power-to-liquid (PtL): A combined techno-economic and life cycle assessment (2023)
Journal Article
Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Cardozo, E., Akram, M., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production through power-to-liquid (PtL): A combined techno-economic and life cycle assessment. Energy Conversion and Management, 292, Article 117427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117427

The current research critically evaluates the technical, economic, and environmental performance of a Power-to-Liquid (PtL) system for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This SAF production system comprises a direct air capture (DAC)... Read More about Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production through power-to-liquid (PtL): A combined techno-economic and life cycle assessment.

A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea (2023)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Udeh, G. T., Park, J., Lee, Y., Kim, S., …Pourkashanian, M. (2023). A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea. International journal of energy research, 2023, Article 4951589. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4951589

The farming sector like any other industry needs to be decarbonized. Hence, it is essential to meet the energy demands of the farms by adopting energy systems with a low-carbon footprint. Depending on the weather conditions, heating or cooling is nee... Read More about A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea.

Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer (2023)
Journal Article
Poggio, D., Sastraatmaja, A., Walker, M., Michailos, S., Nimmo, W., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer. Processes, 11(2), Article 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11020604

In-situ biomethanation combines conventional biogas production from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic matter with the addition of hydrogen to produce a higher quality biomethane gas. However, challenges surrounding its performance and control c... Read More about Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer.

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
Journal Article
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.

Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2022). Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level. In Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4283827

Process modelling based on an open-access design for an MEA post-combustion capture plant that treats CCGT flue gas, has been used to examine the effect of stripper pressure on the energetic performance at low lean loadings as well as potential impro... Read More about Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level.

A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Michailos, S. (2022). A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant. In Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4282112

Pilot tests specifically to derisk full scale deployment of amine post-combustion capture plants are becoming of interest as plans for further commercial projects are being developed in the UK and elsewhere. Experience with problems in full-scale de... Read More about A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant.

An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., & Michailos, S. (2022). An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT. In Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4286280

Bechtel National (Reston, VA) have now completed a FEED study for retrofitting a 2x2x1 natural gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with post-combustion carbon capture (PCC) for CO2 storage/utilization. The comprehensive program of... Read More about An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT.

An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., & Michailos, S. (2022). An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant. In Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3814671

Bechtel National (Reston, VA) have undertaken a FEED study for retrofitting a 2x2x1 natural gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle power plant with post-combustion carbon capture (PCC) for CO2 storage/utilization. The comprehensive programme of work co... Read More about An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant.

A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Michailos, S., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Gibbins, J. (2022). A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber. In Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4283821

Even in optimistic decarbonisation scenarios, there are most likely to be residual emissions that cannot be captured at source or avoided. Hence, research on CDR technologies, such as DACCS, to identify ways for effective deployment is essential for... Read More about A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber.

Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait (2022)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment review of sustainable aviation fuel produced via biomass gasification (2021)
Book Chapter
Michaga, M. F. R., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2021). Techno-economic and life cycle assessment review of sustainable aviation fuel produced via biomass gasification. In R. C. Ray (Ed.), Sustainable Biofuels: Opportunities and challenges (269-303). Duxford: Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820297-5.00012-8

The aviation sector is responsible for at least 2% of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The production and use of new sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) appear as the most relevant strategy to achieve significant GHG emissions reductio... Read More about Techno-economic and life cycle assessment review of sustainable aviation fuel produced via biomass gasification.