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Title Investigating the Potential for Increased Energy Utilisation and Reduced CO2Emissions at Mo Industrial Park
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Authors Pettersen, T; Dæhlin, E; Eidem, PA; Berglihn, OT
Title Investigating the Potential for Increased Energy Utilisation and Reduced CO2Emissions at Mo Industrial Park
Year 2020
Published Energies, 13.0, 18
DOI 10.3390/en13184627
Abstract The potential for increased energy utilisation and reduced carbon footprint has been investigated for the industrial park Mo Industri Park (MIP), located at Mo i Rana, Norway. Process data has been gathered to quantify the energy flows between industrial clients. The energy flows have been visualised quantitatively in Sankey diagrams, while the quality of the available energy is presented in the form of a grand composite curve. High temperature flue gas from ferrosilicon (FeSi) production at Elkem Rana represent the largest heat source available for utilisation. A theoretical assessment of potential applications for this energy is presented and includes: (1) electricity production; (2) local biocarbon production, where surplus heat is utilised for drying of wood chips; (3) post combustion carbon capture, where surplus heat is utilised for solvent regeneration. The results indicate that increasing the current energy recovery from 400 GWh to >640 GWh is realistic. The increase in energy recovery can be used for reducing the carbon footprint of the industrial park. Investment in a common utility network for surplus heat may lower the threshold for establishing other energy clients at MIP. These are possibilities which may be investigated in more detail in future work.
Author Keywords industrial parks; energy utilisation; CO(2)footprint
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000580041300001
WoS Category Energy & Fuels
Research Area Energy & Fuels
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4627/pdf?version=1599527492
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