Ecos2015 : 28th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

The Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol – evaluation of a new tool for an old technology

Auditorium Alfred de Vigny

Dominik Godde. H2GO

The role of gas in the energy transition

Auditorium Alfred de Vigny

Gabriel André and Cécile Boesinger. TIGF.

Coffee break

8. Nonbiomass renewable energy: solar, wind, water, others & hydropower

Adolphe Alphand

Chairman: Soteris Kalogirou - Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

› Integrated model of a solar chimney equipped with axial turbines - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wind turbine rotor in varying wind - 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Assessment of point-/line-focus hybrid scheme for CSP plant - 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› Sustainable transition to high PV penetration: Curtailment retrofit for the already deployed micro-inverters - 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› A theoretical criterion to determine the appropriate tracking strategy for PV solar systems - 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Influence of thermal energy losses on the yearly performance of medium size CSP plants. - Mario Petrollese - Dept. of Mechanical Chemical and Materials Eng,. Univ. of Cagliari, Italy 12:00-12:20 (20min)

15. Buildings, urban & distributed energy systems

Aristide de Monpezat

Chairman: Rory Greenan - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

› Utilisation of a set of DG sources controlled by ANN to meet electricity demand of public utility buildings - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Stirling Engine Based Cogeneration System Retrofit Impact on the Energy Requirement and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Canadian Housing Stock - 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Phase change materials characterisation and applications to the thermal simulation of buildings - 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› Energetic and Exergetic Analysis of a Low-Temperature Based District Heating Substation for Low Energy Buildings - 11:10-11:40 (30min)

› Particle Swarm Optimization and Kalman Filtering for Demand Prediction of Commercial Buildings - 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Support Vector Machine in Prediction of Building Energy Demand Using Pseudo Dynamic Approach - Subodh Paudel - Department of Energy Systems and Environment, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France 12:00-12:20 (20min)

16. Refrigeration & air conditioning, Heat pumps

Auditorium Alfred de Vigny

Chairman: Vincent Lemort - Université de Liège, Belgium

› Comparison of a solar-driven heat pump heating system with other typical heating systems with TRNSYS - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Modelling of a new thermal compressor for supercritical CO2 heat pump - Rabah Ibsaine - Laboratoire de Thermique Energétique et Procédés, University of Pau, France 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Novel method to estimate thermal conductivity of geological layers from experimental data of a TRT by a finite elements 3D model simulation - 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› Measurement of ammonia absorption in ionic liquids - 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› Efficiency of the fixed and controllable ejectors installed in a CO2 refrigeration system - Jakub Bodys - Silesian University of Technology, Poland 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› New solar hybrid absorption / thermochemical refrigeration cycle - 12:00-12:20 (20min)

5. Process integration, simulation & optimization of energy systems

Auditorium Alphonse de Lamartine

Chairman: Andrea Lazzaretto - University of Padova, Italy

› Experiment and modeling of photovoltaic modules under solar flux augmented by planar reflectors in a Paris suburb climate - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Developing an operating map to define the best thermal scheme, in off-design conditions, for a utilities plant. - 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Modelling of the annual performance of a CAES plant and relative economic analysis - 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› On the optimum integration of solar energy into natural gas combined cycles - Giovanni Manente - University of Padova, Italy 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› Methodology for designing a heat-integrated resource allocation network considering multi-contaminants, properties and non-isothermal mixing - 11:40-12:00 (20min)

23. Energy systems: social, environmental & sustainability issues

Ernest Gabard

Chairman: Matteo Muratori - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

› Achieving net zero carbon performance in a commercial building by aligning technical and policy alternatives - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Multi-objective thermodynamic performance optimization of thermal power generation - 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Analysis of use of bioenergy production by-products to enhance electrolysis process - 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› Indexes to evaluate energy related self-sufficiency in motor fuel production from oil shale - 11:20-11:40 (20min)

14. Energy conversion, storage and transport

Lautréamont

Chairman: Didier Haillot, University of Pau, France

› A soil-based seasonal thermal energy storage system assisted by a PV-driven heat pump under Danish conditions - 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Assessing the performance of Concentrated Solar Power plants in selected locations of Chile - Allan Ricardo Starke - Laboratory of Energy Conversion Engineering and Energy Technology/EMC/UFSC, Brazil 10:40-11:00 (20min)

› Numerical modelling of a latent thermal energy storage system for high efficiency processes - Eric Pernot - Laboratoire de Thermique Energétique et Procédés, University of Pau, France 11:00-11:20 (20min)

› Investigation on the performance of traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine unit - 11:20-11:40 (20min)

› Latent thermal energy storage system for heat recovery: Numerical study - Sacha Rigal - Laboratoire de Thermodynamique Energétique et Procédés, University of Pau, France 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Simuling a compressed air energy storage for a net zero energy building in tropics - Jean Castaing-Lasvignottes - Physical and Mathematical Engineering for Energy, Environment and Building, Réunion, France 12:00-12:20 (20min)

Lunch

Salle des Ambassadeurs

8. Nonbiomass renewable energy: solar, wind, water, others & hydropower

Adolphe Alphand

Chairman: Soteris Kalogirou - Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

› Mechanism of Mid-Temperature Solar heat Hybridization with traditional fossil-fired power plant - 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Impact of wave energy conversion on sediment transport - 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Model reduction for simulating the dynamic behavior of parabolic troughs and a thermocline energy storage in a micro-solar power unit - 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Performance analysis of a solar driven organic Rankine cycle using multi component working fluids - 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Fast algorithm for the flux distribution calculation for a parabolic trough solar concentrator - 15:20-15:40 (20min)

› Optimal energy management strategy for CSP-CPV integrated power plants with energy storage - 15:40-16:00 (20min)

15. Buildings, urban & distributed energy systems

Aristide de Monpezat

Chairman: Jean Castaing-Lasvignottes - University of la Réunion, France

› Operational Management of Residential Energy Supply Networks Based on Optimization Approaches - 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Purely agent based control of building energy supply systems - 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Optimal system design for end-users and components in microgrids and smart grids - 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Approach for simulation-based scenario analyses of district energy systems - 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› A modelling approach for district heating systems with emphasis on transient heat transfer in pipe networks - a case study of Studstrup, Denmark - 15:20-15:40 (20min)

› Impact of passive solar design parameters on an office building energy use in Serbia - 15:40-16:00 (20min)

16. Refrigeration & air conditioning, Heat pumps

Auditorium Alfred de Vigny

Chairman:

› Importance of the reconciliation method to handle experimental data: application to a reversible HP/ORC unit integrated in a positive energy building - Olivier Dumont - Université de Liège, Belgium 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Experimental Investigation on Travelling-wave Thermoacoustic Heat Pump System Using in Cold Regions - 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Solar thermo-hydraulic engine for combined heat, cold and electricity production for the residential sector. - Rémy Borgogno - Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, France 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Thermodynamic analysis of secondary refrigeration loops: effects of slurry type and flow conditions - 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Energetic, exergetic and exergoeconomic analysis of CO2 refrigeration systems operating in hot climates - 15:20-15:40 (20min)

› Investigation on the performance characteristic of Ericsson refrigeration cycle based on Gd5Si2Ge2 or Gd - 15:40-16:00 (20min)

5. Process integration, simulation & optimization of energy systems

Auditorium Alphonse de Lamartine

Chairman: Asfaw Beyene - San Diego State University, USA

› Evaluation of energy efficiency efforts on oil and gas offshore platforms - 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Model-based thermoeconomic assessment and selection of alternative configurations for crude-oil tankers discharge systems - 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Method for Evaluating Real Life Energy Consumption of an Automotive Subsystem - 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› A process modelling approach to the evaluation of ship machinery configuration alternatives of LNG carriers - 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Experimental and numerical analysis of a PCM for more uniform battery temperatures - 15:20-15:40 (20min)

› Relative Performance Evaluation of Energy Supply Systems Under Uncertain Energy Demands - 15:40-16:00 (20min)

22. Energy policy & planning

Ernest Gabard

Chairman: Antonio Valero - Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption, Spain

› Biomass district heating system: a solution for the directive 27/2012/EU - 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› The influence of technology assumptions on scenarios of carbon capture and storage deployment - 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Finding correlations between the crude oil price and stock returns in china by partial wavelet coherence - 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Contribution of renewable energy to regional structuring in southern Europe - 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Optimization of the operating parameters of heat and power facilities based on local environmental impacts - 15:20-15:40 (20min)

› The impact of energy policy on energy efficiency in Europe: a case study of waste heat recovery with an organic Rankine cycle in Flanders - 15:40-16:00 (20min)

Poster 14. Energy conversion, storage and transport

Hall Anna de Noailles

Chairman: Didier Haillot, University of Pau, France

› Analysis of a micro-dispersed PCM composite behaviour in a building's wall for different climates - 14:00-15:00 (1h)

› Conversion of waste heat to electricity: cartography of possible cycles due to hot source characteristics - 14:00-15:00 (1h)

› Deep freezing thermochemical storage for refrigerated transport applications - Aleix Pubill - PROMES-CNRS, France 14:00-15:00 (1h)

› Modeling and analysis of energy flow in a hybrid wind-diesel-compressed air energy storage system - 14:00-15:00 (1h)

› Study and conception of heat recovery system for hybrid power plant – development of thermal design software - 14:00-15:00 (1h)

Refreshment

8. Nonbiomass renewable energy: solar, wind, water, others & hydropower

Adolphe Alphand

Chairman: Ryohei Yokoyama - Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

› Wind characteristics and energy potentials in three locations northern Morocco - Mouhammad Al'anfaf Mohamed Mladjao - Research Laboratory in Industrial Eco-innovation and Energetics, ECAM-EPMI, France, Laboratory of Studies and Research on Wood Material, University of Lorraine, France 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› Analysis of energy supply from renewable sources considering the climate in Riga - 16:40-17:00 (20min)

› Energetic and exergetic evaluation of the hybridization of Combined Cycle Power Plants - 17:00-17:20 (20min)

15. Buildings, urban & distributed energy systems

Aristide de Monpezat

Chairman: Laurent Zalewski, University of Artois, France

› A comparative study for simulation of heat transport in large district heating network. - 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› Key Energy and Technological Aspects of Three Innovative Concepts of District Energy Networks - 16:40-17:00 (20min)

› A MINLP optimization of the configuration and the design of a district heating network : academic study case - Theophile Mertz - NOBATEK-INEF4, Laboratoire de Thermique Energétique et Procédés, University of Pau, France 17:00-17:20 (20min)

› Experimentation and modeling of an active skylight - 17:20-17:40 (20min)

› Thermal fluid-dynamic model of a DHN for load prediction of thermal plants - Vittorio Verda, Energy Department, Politecnico di Torino, Italy 17:40-18:00 (20min)

16. Refrigeration & air conditioning, Heat pumps

Auditorium Alfred de Vigny

Chairwoman: Sabine Sochard - University of Pau, France

› Present and future solid state energy conversion technologies - 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› Dynamic modelling of water-ammonia absorption chiller in GAX configuration - 16:40-17:00 (20min)

› Modeling of a thermal storage system incorporated into a solar cooling installation in an office building - Jean Castaing-Lasvignottes - Physical and Mathematical Engineering for Energy, Environment and Building, University of la Réunion, France 17:00-17:20 (20min)

22. Energy policy & planning

Ernest Gabard

Chairman: Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats, University of Pau, France

› Pro-ecological exergy tax of electricity - Wojciech Stanek - Silesian University of Technology, Poland 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› Flanders energy dilemma: the challenges and opportunities of energy storage - 16:40-17:00 (20min)

› Optimal development of the future Danish energy system – insights from TIMES-DTU model - 17:00-17:20 (20min)

Poster 23. Energy systems: social, environmental & sustainability issues

Hall Anna de Noailles

Matteo Muratori

› Acceptance of regenerative energies: the importance and the measurement of scepticism - 16:20-17:20 (1h)

› Preferences of regenerative energies in Switzerland - 16:20-17:20 (1h)

› Services that enhance the demand response capability - 16:20-17:20 (1h)

9. Fossil energy: coal, oil, natural gas

Lautréamont

Chairman: Alberto Mirandola - University of Padova, Italy

› Evolution of International Fossil Fuel Trade Patterns: A Network Analysis Based on Emergy - Weiqiong Zhong - School of Humanities and Economic Management, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› Dynamic simulation of a three pressure level heat recovery steam generator - 16:40-17:00 (20min)

› Energy analysis of a CCGT power plant integrated to a LNG regasification process - 17:00-17:20 (20min)

Poster 16. Refrigeration & air conditioning, Heat pumps

Hall Anna de Noailles

Chairwoman: Sabine Sochard - University of Pau, France

› A numerical prediction of the thermal environment of a room heated with a hydronic heating system - 17:20-18:00 (40min)

› Design and test of an autonomous wireless probe to measure temperature inside borehole pipes - 17:20-18:00 (40min)

› Determination of the composition of H2O/LiBr mixtures using SW-near infrared spectroscopy for absorption chillers - 17:20-18:00 (40min)

› Study of Oil / Ammonia separation for combined absorption power and cooling systems - 17:20-18:00 (40min)

Banquet - Domaine de Cinquau