Publications related to Energy policy of the European Union

Importance of hydropower reservoirs and dams in Europe to mitigate the energy crisis and to serve as a catalyst and enabler for the Green Deal

Hydropower has a long tradition in Europe and contributed significantly during the last century to industrial development and welfare in most of the countries in Europe. The ambitious plan for an energy transition in Europe now seeks to achieve a lowcarbon ...

CRC Press/Balkema2023

European Economic impacts of cutting energy imports from Russia: A computable general equilibrium analysis

Marc Vielle, Sigit Pria Perdana

The recent economic sanctions against Russia can jeopardise the sustainability of the European Union's (EU) energy supply. Despite the EU's strong commitment to stringent abatement targets, fossil fuels still play a significant role in the EU energy policy ...

ELSEVIER2022

Combined exergy analysis, energy integration and optimization of syngas and ammonia production plants: A cogeneration and syngas purification perspective

François Maréchal, Daniel Alexander Florez Orrego, Shivom Sharma

Modern ammonia production plants are equipped with efficient energy integration networks able to recover an important fraction of the waste heat exergy available throughout the chemical system. However, in order to drive the endothermic reforming reactions ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2020

Benefits of a Diversified Energy Mix for Islanded Systems

Christophe Ballif, Nicolas Würsch, Laure-Emmanuelle Perret Aebi, Lionel Benjamin Bloch, Christian Rod, Marine Dominique Cauz

Achieving energy self-sufficiency is a major challenge for remote areas, especially islands. Various technologies have recently been developed to exploit renewable resources in such areas in order to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. This work focuses on ...

2020

The Effect of European Integration on Swiss Energy Policy and Governance

Matthias Finger, Paul Adrianus Van Baal

The unique “Swiss way” of association with the European Union (EU) has received increasing attention in light of recent events such as Brexit as it is based on sectoral agreements without an overarching institutional framework. As such, Europeanization of ...

2019

Computational methods for multi-criteria decision support in urban planning

Nils Christian Schüler

Urbanization and climate change induce many challenges for todayâ s cities. These challenges have to be faced by urban planners during complex planning processes that involve many stakeholders. Interactive computational approaches can provide assistance d ...

EPFL2018

Obstacles in energy planning at the urban scale

François Maréchal, Sébastien Cajot

Cities are expected to play a key role in achieving the ambitious energy targets set by the European Union. By looking at opportunities beyond the single building scale, urban planners can significantly contribute to shape energy-efficient and low-carbon c ...

2017

Combined Exergy Analysis and Energy Integration for the Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilizer Plants

François Maréchal, Daniel Alexander Florez Orrego, Shivom Sharma

Modern ammonia production plants are equipped with efficient energy integration networks able to recover an important fraction of the enthalpy of reaction released by the exothermic chemical systems. However, to fully supply the exergy demands of the highl ...

University of San Diego2017

Towards integrated design strategies for implementing BIPV systems into urban renewal processes: first case study in Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Sophie Lufkin, Sergi Aguacil Moreno, Emmanuel Rey

In view of the importance of urban renewal processes, building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems can potentially provide a crucial response to the challenges of the energy turnaround. Functioning both as envelope material and electricity generator, th ...

2016

Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty: a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Modeling Framework for Large-Scale Energy Systems

Michel Bierlaire, François Maréchal, Stefano Moret

Various countries and communities are defining strategic energy plans driven by concerns related to climate change and security of energy supply. Energy models are needed to support this decision-making process. The long time horizon inherent to strategic ...

Elsevier2016

Energy Strategy Formation in the Middle East and North Africa Using a Technology-Driven Energy Planning Approach : Application to the Case of Ras Al Kaimah

Ralf Matthias Dyllick-Brenzinger

The constituent countries of the MENA region---defined in this thesis in conformity with the regional definition of the International Energy Agency and encompassing 17 Muslim countries in North Africa, in the Levant, on the Arabian Peninsula, and Iran---ha ...

EPFL2014

A post-2020 EU energy technology policy: Revisiting the Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Matthias Finger

With the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) expiring in 2020, the EU needs to revisit its energy technology policy for the post-2020 horizon and to establish a policy framework that fosters the achievement of ambitious EU commitments for ...

Elsevier2014

A strategic energy technology policy towards 2050: no-regret strategies for European technology push

Matthias Finger

As current policy frameworks are expiring in 2020, the EU is revisiting its energy technology policy for the post-2020 horizon. The main long-run objective for energy technology policy is to foster the achievement of ambitious EU goals for decarbonisation ...

2013

A strategic energy technology policy towards 2050 : no-regret strategies for European technology push

Matthias Finger

As current policy frameworks are expiring in 2020, the EU is revisiting its energy technology policy for the post-2020 horizon. The main long-run objective for energy technology policy is to foster the achievement of ambitious EU goals for decarbonisation ...

2013

Energy Security: a robust optimization approach to design a robust European energy supply via TIAM-WORLD

Frédéric Louis François Babonneau

Energy supply routes to a given region are subject to random events, resulting in partial or total closure of a route (corridor). For instance: a pipeline may be subject to technical problems that reduce its capacity. Or, oil supply by tanker may be reduce ...

Springer Verlag2012

A Network- and Performance-based Zonal Configuration Algorithm for Electricity Systems

Christof Lorenz Duthaler

An efficient and non-discriminatory capacity allocation and congestion management is a core task of transmission system operators in any restructured electricity sector. For historic reasons, the allocation of transmission capacity in the European electric ...

EPFL2012

SYNTHESIS AND PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION OF A COMBINED SUGAR AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS INTEGRATED WITH A CHP SYSTEM Part 2: Maximization of total site net power

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas

The combined sugar and ethanol production process from sugar cane is a paradigmatic application for energy integration strategies because of the high number of hot and cold streams involved, the external hot utility requirement at two temperature levels fo ...

2009

Energy Efficiency Comparison of Asynchronous and Synchronous Circuits Operating in the Sub-Threshold Regime

Yusuf Leblebici, Omer Can Akgun

Digital circuits operating in the sub-threshold regime are able to perform minimum energy operation at a given delay. In the sub-threshold regime circuit delay, hence the leakage energy consumption depends on the supply voltage exponentially. By reducing t ...

2008

Synthesis and parameter optimization of a combined sugar and ethanol production process integrated with a CHP system Part 1: Minimization of the process external heat requirement

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas

The combined sugar and ethanol production process from sugar cane is a paradigmatic application for energy integration strategies because of the high number of hot and cold streams involved, the external hot utility requirement at two temperature levels fo ...

2009