Optimisation Approaches for Energy Supply Chains

This research presents decision-support tools for the assessment of energy systems development at national and regional scales. For this purpose, mathematical frameworks for the design and optimisation of energy systems are developed. A methodology is proposed as a preliminary assessment of shale gas development. For this purpose, economic and environmental metrics are proposed to address different aspects of well-pad designs such as productivity and water intensity. The outcome of this methodology is included in a comprehensive optimisation-based decision-support tool developed to address the design of shale gas supply chains along with water management strategies. In this framework, the optimisation of well-pad designs is regarded as a critical decision variable. Next, implications of water scarcity, the role of economy of scales, and the impact of wastewater quality are addressed through a case study focusing on the development of shale gas supply chains in Colombia. The production of synthetic natural gas is studied as a possible substitute of natural gas. In this case, an optimisation approach is proposed to address decisions such as feedstock procurement, transportation and optimal production schemes of BioSNG and power. The mathematical framework can be implemented to investigate policies that encourage the development of renewable energy sources. The impact of uncertainty in input data is addressed through a global sensitivity analysis (GSA). The implementation of GSA assists not only in the identification of key parameters in the design of BioSNG supply chains, but also in revealing recurring trends in light of uncertainty. Finally, the development of BioSNG supply chains in the UK is investigated through the implementation of the proposed mathematical framework

Gestión del conocimiento. Perspectiva multidisciplinaria. Volumen 7

El libro “Gestión del Conocimiento. Perspectiva Multidisciplinaria”, volumen 7, de la Colección Unión Global, es resultado de investigaciones. Los capítulos del libro, son resultados de investigaciones desarrolladas por sus autores. El libro es una publicación internacional, seriada, continua, arbitrada de acceso abierto a todas las áreas del conocimiento, que cuenta con el esfuerzo de investigadores de varios países del mundo, orientada a contribuir con procesos de gestión del conocimiento científico, tecnológico y humanístico que consoliden la transformación del conocimiento en diferentes escenarios, tanto organizacionales como universitarios, para el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas del quehacer diario. La gestión del conocimiento es un camino para consolidar una plataforma en las empresas públicas o privadas, entidades educativas, organizaciones no gubernamentales, ya sea generando políticas para todas las jerarquías o un modelo de gestión para la administración, donde es fundamental articular el conocimiento, los trabajadores, directivos, el espacio de trabajo, hacia la creación de ambientes propicios para el desarrollo integral de las instituciones