What is it about?

We propose a simple methodology to build new models for industrial processes (like air ventilation, ovens, electrolysis pots) aiming at exposing the benefits of electrical flexibility, in a context where renewable sources of energy are becoming more common.

Featured Image

Why is it important?

The major disadvantage of renewables is their intermittency: they cannot produce electricity whenever it is needed. The industry must be able to exploit this new property of electrical grids. Currently, grid operators are offering flexibility services to the industry: for instance, they pay large consumers not to consume any electricity at a given time. New operation systems are required to take advantage of these services. To do so, building mathematical models of industrial processes is paramount.

Perspectives

I believe that this methodology can be used to quickly assess the potential of many industrial sites. This is a great step forward in the global energy transition. It can also be useful to improve the profitability of heavy industry in countries in the process of deindustrialisation.

Thibaut Cuvelier
CentraleSupelec

Read the Original

This page is a summary of: Embedding reservoirs in industrial models to exploit their flexibility, SN Applied Sciences, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03925-2.
You can read the full text:

Read

Resources

Contributors

The following have contributed to this page