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- Ahlgren, Erik, 1962, et al.
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Produktionsrelaterade systemstudier
- 2006
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I denna rapport, Produktionsrelaterade systemstudier – flexibla el- och värmesystem, har kortfattat ett antal områden som kan tänkas få betydelse för utvecklingen av de svenska el- och värmeförsörjningssystemen analyserats. Målet har varit att ge en bakgrundsbeskrivning av ett antal tekniska och teknisk-ekonomiska områden som kommer att påverkas av och/eller påverka framtida el- och värmeförsörjning. Författarna har utgått från de övergripande frågorna, såsom försörjningstrygghet i en avreglerad marknad och energisektorns miljöpåverkan speciellt med avseende på klimatpåverkan. Systemgränsen runt el- och värmesektorn har avsiktligt dragits mycket brett så att också bebyggelse- och industrisektorerna är inkluderade, eftersom dessa är de klart dominerande sektorerna både med avseende på elanvändning och med total energianvändning. Avsikten med detta har varit att peka på den stora betydelse som ändrade energiefterfrågemönster inom bebyggelsesektorn och än annan syn på industrisektorn, inte bara som energianvändare utan också delvis som energileverantör, kan få för det framtida el- och värmeförsörjningssystemet. Studien behandlar produktionsrelaterade elsystemfrågor, men med ett perspektiv av interaktion mellan tillgång och efterfrågan. Ett stort antal tillförseltekniker och –system har kort berörts. Vissa av dessa dominerar systemet idag, andra kan tänkas få en inte oväsentlig betydelse i framtida system. Genomgående trycks på behovet av en integrerad analys där hänsyn tas till samspel mellan tillförsel och användning, mellan teknik och ekonomi, mellan kort och lång sikt, mellan el och värme och även transporter, för att uppnå en högre verkningsgrad och därmed minskad miljöbelastning. Verkningsgraden har betraktats utgående från ett systemperspektiv snarare än från ett anläggnings-perspektiv. Slutsatsen av analysen är att det fortfarande finns ett antal markanta kunskapsluckor, och att dessa framför allt finns på systemnivå i samspelet, eller det möjliga samspelet, mellan ovan nämnda områden; tillförsel och användning; el, värme och transporter; samt betydelsen för försörjningssystemet av förväntade ändringar med tiden av såväl el- och värmeefterfrågan, som av tillgängliga tekniska lösningar.
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- Andersson, Eva Ingeborg Elisabeth, 1956, et al.
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Energy efficient upgrading of biofuel integrated with a pulp mill
- 2006
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Ingår i: Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-5442 .- 1873-6785. ; 31:10-11, s. 1384-1394
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents and evaluates different energy efficient options for integrating drying and pelletising ofbiofuel with a modern energy efficient pulp mill process. When drying biofuel, a large amount of the heat input canoften be recovered. One option for heat recovery is to cover low-temperature heat demand in the pulping process.Alternatively available excess heat from the pulp mill can be used for drying. Both alternatives will contribute to abetter energy efficiency for the combined pulp mill and biofuel upgrading facility. Pinch analysis tools can be usedto estimate the excess heat potential at different temperature levels in the pulp mill. Three different technologies forpulp mill integrated biofuel drying were chosen for the study, namely steam drying, flue gas drying and vacuumdrying. The different technologies are evaluated on the basis of energy usage, global CO2 emissions and resultingpellets production cost, using stand-alone pellets production as a reference. The pulp mill assumed for thecalculations is the Eco-Cyclic reference pulp mill. The results of the study indicate that the most attractiveintegrated drying technology option is the flue gas dryer, using flue gases from the black liquor boiler. With theavailable flue gas stream at the reference pulp mill, a potential pellets production of 70,000 ton/yr could beachieved at a cost of 24.6 EUR/ton. The associated reduction in CO2 emissions compared to stand-alone pelletsproduction is 3136 kg/MWh-pellets.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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A tool for creating energy market scenarios for evaluation of investments in energy intensive industry
- 2007
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Ingår i: Conference ECOS 2007 Padova, Italy, June 25-28, 2007. - 8889884088 ; 2, s. 1587-1594
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The energy intensive industry can be a major contributor to CO2 emissions reduction, provided that appropriate investments are made. Predictions about future energy market conditions are needed to assess profitability and net CO2 emissions reduction potential of such measures. Energy market scenarios can be used to reflect different possible future energy market conditions. This paper presents a tool for creating consistent energy market scenarios adapted for evaluation of energy related investments in energy intensive industrial processes. Required user inputs include fossil fuel prices and costs associated with policy instruments, and the outputs are energy market prices and CO2 consequences of import/export of different energy streams (e.g. electric power and biofuel) from an industrial process site. The paper also presents four energy market scenarios for 2020 created with the tool.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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A tool for creating energy market scenarios for evaluation of investments in energy intensive industry
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Ingår i: Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-5442 .- 1873-6785. ; 34:12, s. 2069-2074
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The energy intensive industry can be a major contributor to CO2 emissions reduction, provided that appropriate investments are made. To assess profitability and net CO2 emissions reduction potential of such investments, predictions about future energy market conditions are needed. Energy market scenarios can be used to reflect different possible future energy market conditions. This paper presents a tool for creating consistent energy market scenarios adapted for evaluation of energy related investments in energy intensive industrial processes. Required user inputs include fossil fuel prices and costsassociated with policy instruments, and the outputs are energy market prices and CO2 consequences of import/export of different energy streams (e.g. electric power and biomass fuel) from an industrial process site. The paper also presents four energy market scenarios for the medium-term future (i.e. around 2020) created using the tool.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Heat integration opportunities in an average Scandinavian fine paper mill: Model study and comparison with a market pulp mill
- 2008
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Ingår i: Tappi Journal. - 0734-1415. ; 7:2, s. 19-25
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Within the FRAM programme, two models of average Scandinavian mills producing bleached market pulp have been analysed from an energy perspective. The aim was to explore the opportunities for heat integration in order to create a steam surplus. The steam surplus gives opportunities for increased power generation or lignin extraction. The technical and economic consequences of using the steam surplus in this way are explored in a continuation of this project. Two different approaches for creating a steam surplus have been investigated: 1) conventional measures and 2) processintegrated evaporation (PIvap). The former approach includes improved heat integration and new equipment. The latter approach means that excess heat from the mill is used for evaporation to partly replace live steam.The two model mills created within FRAM both produce 1000 ADt/d softwood pulp. The mills differ in the level of water usage, since it is expected that the amount of excess heat for PIvap will increase with decreasing water usage. By investing 11 M€ in conventional measures it is possible to create a steam surplus of 53 MW (about 26% of the total consumption), independent of the level of water usage. For the PIvap approach, the level of water usage matters, since there is more excess heat for PIvap in the mill with lower water usage. As a result, the total steam surplus with the PIvap approach differs in the two mills: up to 52 and 56 MW, respectively. Hence, the steam savings for the PIvap approach are similar to those in the approach with conventional measures; and so are the investments needed (10-12 M€). Even though the two approaches give approximately the same savings with the same investment, the PIvap approach might be easier to implement in an existing mill.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Heat integration opportunities in average Scandinavian kraft pulp mills: Pinch analyses of model mills
- 2006
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Ingår i: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. ; 21:4, s. 466-475
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Within the FRAM programme, two models of average Scandinavian mills producing bleached market pulp have been analysed from an energy perspective. The aim was to explore the opportunities for heat integration in order to create a steam surplus. The steam surplus gives opportunities for increased power generation or lignin extraction. The technical and economic consequences of using the steam surplus in this way are explored in a continuation of this project.Two different approaches for creating a steam surplus havebeen investigated: 1) conventional measures and 2) processintegrated evaporation (PIvap). The former approach includes improved heat integration and new equipment. The latter approach means that excess heat from the mill is used for evaporation to partly replace live steam.The two model mills created within FRAM both produce 1000 ADt/d softwood pulp. The mills differ in the level of waterusage, since it is expected that the amount of excess heat for PIvap will increase with decreasing water usage.By investing 11 M€ in conventional measures it is possible to create a steam surplus of 53 MW (about 26% of the total consumption), independent of the level of water usage. For the PIvap approach, the level of water usage matters, since there is more excess heat for PIvap in the mill with lower water usage.As a result, the total steam surplus with the PIvap approach differs in the two mills: up to 52 and 56 MW, respectively. Hence, the steam savings for the PIvap approach are similar to those in the approach with conventional measures; and so are the investments needed (10-12 M€). Even though the two approachesgive approximately the same savings with the same investment, the PIvap approach might be easier to implement in an existing mill.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Increased capacity in kraft pulp mills: Lignin separation and reduced steam demand compared with recovery boiler upgrade
- 2006
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Ingår i: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. - 2000-0669 .- 0283-2631. ; 21:4, s. 485-492
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- For increased production in pulp mills, the recoveryboiler is often a bottleneck. Two different approaches todebottleneck the recovery boiler have been investigated in twomodel mills that represent typical Scandinavian pulp mills. As areference approach, the recovery boiler was upgraded. Inconnection with this, the turbine system was also upgraded toenable increased electricity production. As an alternative to thisconventional approach, the load of the boiler was kept constantby extracting lignin from the black liquor in proportion to theproduction increase. To keep the steam balance, the specificsteam consumption at the mill was reduced through steamsavingmeasures to such an extent that the amount of steamproduced from burning the lignin-lean black liquor was sufficient.Consequently, the extracted lignin was not needed in-houseand could be sold as a biofuel. The net profit of implementinglignin separation was calculated for different conditions. Theresult was that, depending on the conditions, the lignin pricehad to be 2-17 /MWh for lignin separation to be equallyprofitable as boiler upgrade. With an assumed lignin price ofabout 15 /MWh, the conclusion is that lignin separationshould be an economically attractive alternative for debottleneckingthe recovery boiler. With a high power price and along-term investment strategy, however, upgrading the recoveryboiler and the turbine system can be more profitable.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Opportunities for Process Integrated Evaporation in a Eucalyptus Pulp Mill and Comparison with a Softwood Mill Study
- 2007
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Ingår i: Conference PRES 07, Ischia Island, Italy. ; , s. 727-732
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Significant energy savings can be made in the pulp and paper industry by implementing process-integrated evaporation (PIvap). The concept of PIvap has been evaluated for a Eucalyptus mill producing bleached kraft market pulp in Portugal and the results were compared to the ones from an earlier model mill study of a soft wood mill. In the eucalyptus mill there were, theoretically, 0.86 GJ/ADt of excess heat suitable for a PIvap besides the 2.6 GJ/ADt of pinch violations. The pinch violations could be transferred to excess heat, but some pinch violations were cost effective to solve. A suggestion where 1.1 GJ/ADt of pinch violations are solved and 1.6 GJ/ADt of excess heat are extracted is presented. If the excess heat is used in a 7 effect PIvap with integrated stripper and increased dry solids content, steam savings of 2.7 GJ/ADt could be made in the evaporation plant. Together with the pinch violations and opportunities for improved soot blowing, the total steam savings from the suggested measures were 4.5 GJ/ADt or 35%. The amount of steam savings and associated costs were similar to the ones in the soft-wood model-mill. Hence, no significant differences could be found for the opportunities to implement PIvap in the hardwood mill compared to in the soft wood mill. The existence of a pre-evaporation plant, however, showed to hinder introduction of PIvap, since a pre-evaporation plant uses excess heat, and uses it ineffectively compared to a PIvap. Hence, the pre-evaporation has been removed in the suggestion for integration presented here.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Opportunities for process-integrated evaporation in a hardwood pulp mill and comparison with a softwood model mill study
- 2008
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Ingår i: Applied Thermal Engineering. - : Elsevier BV. - 1359-4311. ; 28:16, s. 2100-2107
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Significant energy savings can be made in the pulp and paper industry by implementing process-integrated evaporation (PIvap). The aim of this paper was to evaluate the concept of PIvap for a existing hardwood mill producing kraft pulp and compare the results with the ones from an earlier study of a softwood model mill. Using pinch tools, we found a solution where 1.3 GJ/ADt of pinch violations are solved and 1.1 GJ/ADt of excess heat is extracted. If the excess heat is used in an efficient PIvap, steam savings of 2.7 GJ/ADt could be made in the evaporation plant. Together with the pinch violations and improved soot blowing, the total steam savings were 4.6 GJ/ADt or 36% for an investment cost of 6.6 M€. Compared with the softwood model mill, the configuration of the hardwood mill offered about the same savings with 2.7 M€ lower investment cost, making PIvap more interesting in the hardwood mill. As an alternative to implementing PIvap, more pinch violations can be solved. The PIvap approach gives more steam savings to approximately the same specific cost.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Pinch analysis of a model mill: Economic and environmental gains from thermal process-integration in a state-of-the-art magazine paper mill
- 2005
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Ingår i: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. ; 20:3, s. 308-315
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A model of a modern magazine paper mill has been investigated from an energy perspective. The mills refining process has a power demand of 100 MW (3050 kWh/ADt pulp), and 86 MW of this is recovered as steam. Since the steam demand of the mill is low, there is a steam surplus of 21.5 MW. The steam surplus could be increased by 41 % through thermal process-integration. Simultaneously the cooling demand decreased by 13.2 MW or 49 %, resulting in reduced cooling costs and decreased thermal pollution. The financial evaluation, for which a grass-root situation was assumed, shows promising economy if the mill can sell the surplus heat (e.g. to a district heating system): the marginal payback period for increasing the steam surplus would be less than a year, even with low energy prices. If the surplus steam has to be used on site, power generation in a condensing steam turbine is an option. The financials for increasing the power generation are very dependent on the power price, but with current Swedish power prices the marginal payback period would be 3 to 4 years. Energy exports, whether heat or power, would presumably replace fossil fuel. Consequently, the greenhouse gas emissions in society would decrease by thousands of tons per year. In the future it might be possible to decrease the power consumption in the refining process, resulting in a decrease of the steam surplus. With process integration, the power input can be decreased by 30 % before there is a steam deficit. This option offers a good opportunity for profit as well as decreased environmental impact.
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