Scope

Process and Energy Systems Engineering covers all topics related to the research of tools, technologies and methods for process and energy systems engineering. It targets the research efforts on the grand challenge of energy efficiency considering the rational use and reuse of energy and other resources, the efficient conversion of energy, carbon dioxide capture and valorization, the integration of renewables and the large scale integration of complex energy systems. The section thus welcomes manuscripts on the design, the operation and the demonstration of systems realizing an efficient usage and conversion of energy and resources in industrial processes and urban systems.
Process and Energy Systems Engineering accepts contributions in process system simulation, modeling, optimization and design for example through mathematical programming thermo- and exergo-economic approaches. It also welcomes contributions on the innovative usage of information technology (e.g. grid computing, data mining, “big data” and mimetic models); development of metrics for sustainability and efficiency (e.g. life-cycle environmental impact methods and thermodynamic concepts such as exergy, emergy and material flow analysis); and their use for the design and management of process and energy systems.
The section covers the different aspects of the system engineering, considering the analysis, the design and the operation of process and energy systems. It welcomes therefore contributions in complex system control, including measurements, system dynamics, reliability and safety issues. It also considers all kind of management and decision support methodologies to cope with efficiency and uncertainties. Of special interest for this section is complex system integration. This includes waste management; biomass and bioresources ; mass and energy integration; engineering aspects of industrial clusters, biorefineries, industrial ecology, large-scale integration of industrial and urban systems; and the design and management of supply chains applied to energy systems, with an emphasis on biomass, waste, and bioproducts. Process and Energy Systems Engineering also welcomes manuscripts on innovative (bio)energy conversion technologies and their integration in process and energy conversion systems. The complete energy chain is considered here, including energy extraction and harvesting, energy conversion, energy distribution (e.g. steam cycles, district heating and cooling, grids), and supply of energy services. It thus covers the combined production of heat and power, polygeneration systems, energy resource conditioning and the integration of renewable energy (e.g. solar heat, geothermy, and biomass) into the global energy system.

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