Publication detail

Process design, integration, and optimization of a novel compressed air energy storage for the coproduction of electricity, cooling, and water

Alirahmi, SM (Alirahmi, Seyed Mojtaba) Gundersen, T (Gundersen, Truls) Arabkoohsar, A (Arabkoohsar, Ahmad) Klemes, JJ (Klemes, Jirf Jaromfr) Sin, G (Sin, Gurkan) Yu, HS (Yu, Haoshui)

Original Title

Process design, integration, and optimization of a novel compressed air energy storage for the coproduction of electricity, cooling, and water

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The use of fluctuating renewable energy over a certain threshold may lead to an unmanageable mismatch between the electricity generation and demand profiles threatening the grid's stability. In this study, an innovative complex energy storage/conversion system is proposed for the cogeneration of electricity, cooling, and water by integrating the liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification process, an organic Rankine cycle, a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system, and a multi-effect distillation unit. The study attempts to minimize the CO2 emission from the CAES technology while addressing interruptions and reductions in the grid upon the extensive use of intermittent renewables. In addition, the proposed system uses excess power and waste heat during the charging and discharging of the CAES to regasify LNG and produce fresh water. The reference system performance is analyzed considering thermodynamic, economic, and environmental perspectives. The multi-objective grasshopper optimization algorithm is used to make a trade-off between the technical, economic, and environmental performance factors of the system. The results show an exergy efficiency of 50.6 % and a total cost rate of 322.8 $/h for the proposed system at the TOPSIS optimal point. The Grassmann diagram indicates the combustion chamber is the main source of irreversibility, and the Chord diagram revealed the discharge unit was responsible for more than 55 % of the total cost.

Keywords

Energy and water; Multigeneration; Renewable energy; Energy storage; Process integration; 4E analysis

Authors

Alirahmi, SM (Alirahmi, Seyed Mojtaba); Gundersen, T (Gundersen, Truls); Arabkoohsar, A (Arabkoohsar, Ahmad); Klemes, JJ (Klemes, Jirf Jaromfr); Sin, G (Sin, Gurkan); Yu, HS (Yu, Haoshui)

Released

17. 1. 2024

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Location

OXFORD

ISBN

1364-0321

Periodical

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Year of study

189

Number

189

State

United States of America

Pages from

114034

Pages to

114034

Pages count

15

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032123008924

BibTex

@article{BUT196918,
  author="Alirahmi, SM (Alirahmi, Seyed Mojtaba) and Gundersen, T (Gundersen, Truls) and Arabkoohsar, A (Arabkoohsar, Ahmad) and Klemes, JJ (Klemes, Jirf Jaromfr) and Sin, G (Sin, Gurkan) and Yu, HS (Yu, Haoshui)",
  title="Process design, integration, and optimization of a novel compressed air energy storage for the coproduction of electricity, cooling, and water",
  journal="RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS",
  year="2024",
  volume="189",
  number="189",
  pages="15",
  doi="10.1016/j.rser.2023.114034",
  issn="1364-0321",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032123008924"
}