| Title |
Technology-enabled circular business models for the hybridisation of wind farms: Integrated wind and solar energy, power-to-gas and power-to-liquid systems |
| ID_Doc |
22645 |
| Authors |
Mendoza, JMF; Ibarra, D |
| Title |
Technology-enabled circular business models for the hybridisation of wind farms: Integrated wind and solar energy, power-to-gas and power-to-liquid systems |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.spc.2023.01.011 |
| Abstract |
The hybridisation of wind farms (HWF) through the implementation of multiple renewable energy production, storage and distribution technologies can optimise the performance and efficiency of the entire renewable en-ergy system. Likewise, the implementation of wind-based Power-to-X (PtX) technology solutions represents an instrumental strategy to facilitate fossil fuel and pollutant emission savings in high-energy and high-carbon intensive sectors (e.g. transportation, industry and buildings). Nevertheless, the shift towards innovative renew-able energy production and consumption systems should be pursued through the implementation of circular economy (CE) strategies driven by circular business models (CBM) to optimise resource efficiency and sustain -ability performance. However, none of the research studies available on the HWF, and/or the development of hy-brid renewable energy plants or PtX systems, have yet provided an overview of all the potential CBM typologies and configurations that can facilitate this process, including the market uptake of Power-to-Gas (PtG) and Power -to-Liquid (PtL) products. Building upon the analysis of 82 documents, including journal papers, industrial reports, R&D projects and business cases, this paper provides a comprehensive categorisation and characterisation of CBMs for the deployment and management of integrated wind and solar energy plants, and PtG (hydrogen and methane) and PtL (methanol, ammonia and e-fuels) systems. The major industrial, market and policy chal-lenges for a resource-efficient and sustainable HWF and deployment of PtX solutions are also discussed. The find-ings are relevant to the renewable and low-carbon energy sector, the industry and transportation sectors, and all the stakeholders and policymakers pursuing the sustainable energy transition. (c) 2023 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; e -Fuels; Green hydrogen; Hard -to -abate sectors; Hybrid renewable energy systems; Literature review |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000926460900001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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