Dr Stavros Michailos' Outputs (11)

Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2022, October). Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant. Presented at 16th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-16, Lyon, France

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 2022 (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Michailos, S., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Gibbins, J. (2022, October). A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

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.