A Context Strategic Analysis

A Context Strategic Analysis
Author: Rami Ali
Publisher:
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN:

This thesis investigates the Danish biofuel industry in 2009-2010. Danish energy policy formulated in 2008, calls for improvements to the energy sector and a greater focus on sustainability. The most ambitious goal stated was the desire to make Denmark completely independent from fossil fuels in a realistic long-term perspective. One of the hardest sectors to convert to sustainable energy is the transport sector. This is because fuel energy used to run vehicles must be portable, able to be stored, and have a high power to volume/weight ratio. What more is that this sector dominates one third of Denmark's gross energy consumption and, 95% of its consumed energy is non-sustainable fossil fuels. The thesis evaluates bioethanol's candidacy as a possible sustainable solution for fossil fuel substitution. It does so by first stating what the circumstances are, that are calling for such a change in energy policy. This is done in part I and Part II. Otherwise, most of part I acts as an introduction to the topic and illustrates the thesis's framework. Thereafter in part II, detailed descriptions of what biofuels are, what process they are made by and how the industry looks today is presented. To complete the industry description there is a brief look at the legal framework the industry is to operate by. In part III a theoretical framework in an empirical context is formulated. This will predominantly look at strategic considerations and scenario planning. Secondarily it looks at governance from a managerial perspective Part IV is where the strategic analysis comes to fruition and a strategy is formulated. The strategy is formulated based on the industry description in part II and the strategic analysis in part III. Finally, the concluding thoughts on the thesis are presented.

Energy and Fuel Systems Integration

Energy and Fuel Systems Integration
Author: Yatish T. Shah
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482253127

Energy and Fuel Systems Integration explains how growing energy and fuel demands, paired with the need for environmental preservation, require different sources of energy and fuel to cooperate and integrate with each other rather than simply compete. Providing numerous examples of energy and fuel systems integration success stories, this book: Discusses the use of different mixtures of fuels for combustion, gasification, liquefaction, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion processes Describes the use of hybrid nuclear and renewable energy systems for power and heat cogenerations with nonelectrical applications Details the holistic integration of renewable, nuclear, and fossil energy systems by gas, heat, and smart electrical grids Energy and Fuel Systems Integration emphasizes the many advantages of these integrated systems, including sustainability, flexibility for optimization and scale-up, and more efficient use of storage, transportation, and delivery infrastructures.

Solid Fuel Blending

Solid Fuel Blending
Author: David Tillman
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-03-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0123809320

Create affordable solid fuel blends that will burn efficiently while reducing the carbon footprint. Solid Fuel Blending Handbook: Principles, Practices, and Problems describes a new generation of solid fuel blending processes. The book includes discussions on such topics as flame structure and combustion performance, boiler efficiency, capacity as influenced by flue gas volume and temperature, slagging and fouling, corrosion, and emissions. Attention is given to the major types of combustion systems including stokers, pulverized coal, cyclone, and fluidized bed boilers. Specific topics considered include chlorine in one or more coals, alkali metals (e.g., K, Na) and alkali earth elements, and related topics. Coals of consideration include Appalachian, Interior Province, and Western bituminous coals; Powder River Basin (PRB) and other subbituminous coals; Fort Union and Gulf Coast lignites, and many of the off-shore coals (e.g., Adaro coal, an Indonesian subbituminous coal with very low sulfur; other off-shore coals from Germany, Poland, Australia, South Africa, Columbia, and more). Interactions between fuels and the potential for blends to be different from the parent coals will be a critical focus of this of the book. One stop source to solid fuel types and blending processes Evaluate combustion systems and calculate their efficiency Recognize the interactions between fuels and their potential energy output Be aware of the Environmental Aspects of Fuel Blending

Proceedings

Proceedings
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 816
Release: 1993
Genre: Biomass chemicals
ISBN:

Biomass Processing Technologies

Biomass Processing Technologies
Author: Vladimir Strezov
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1482282607

This book is a thoroughly up-to-date treatment of all the available technologies for biomass conversion. Each chapter looks at the viability and implementation of each technology with examples of existing equipment and plants. In addition, the text addresses the economics of biomass processing. The book could also be used as a supplementary text for senior undergraduate courses on biomass processing.

Paper

Paper
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1996
Genre: Mechanical engineering
ISBN: