Publications de Victor Codina Gironès

Life cycle assessment integration into energy system models: An application for Power-to-Methane in the EU

François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Alexis Laurent

As the EU energy system transitions to low carbon, the technology choices should consider a broader set of criteria. The use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) prevents burden shift across life cycle stages or impact categories, while the use of Energy System ...

2020

Scenario modelling and optimisation of renewable energy integration for the energy transition

Victor Codina Gironès

A large number of countries have engaged themselves in an energy transition towards more re- newable energy in their energy systems. Motivations stem mainly from the need to reduce CO2 emissions, and from a desire of their population to phase out technolog ...

EPFL2018

On the Assessment of the CO2 Mitigation Potential of Woody Biomass

François Richard Vuille, François Maréchal, Emanuela Peduzzi, Victor Codina Gironès

Woody biomass, a renewable energy resource, accumulates solar energy in form of carbon hydrates produced from atmospheric CO2 and H2O. It is, therefore, a means of CO2 mitigation for society as long as the biogenic carbon released to the atmosphere when de ...

2018

Characterization of input uncertainties in strategic energy planning models

Michel Bierlaire, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret

Various countries and communities are defining strategic energy plans driven by concerns for climate change and security of energy supply. Energy models can support this decision-making process. The long-term planning horizon requires uncertainty to be acc ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2017

Optimal use of biomass in large-scale energy systems: insights for energy policy

François Maréchal, Emanuela Peduzzi, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret, Marco Nasato

Biomass chemical conversion processes allow the production of solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels, which can substitute almost any kind of fossil fuel and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this potential, high investment costs and conversion ...

2017

Exergy assessment of future energy transition scenarios with application to Switzerland

Daniel Favrat, François Richard Vuille, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Matteo Allais

Using an exergy based indicator is highly desirable to compare future national energy strategies. A new web- based information platform called energyscope.ch, informing the general public on the Swiss energy transition was presented at ECOS2016. This paper ...

2017

Optimal use of biomass in large-scale energy systems: insights for energy policy

François Maréchal, Emanuela Peduzzi, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret, Marco Nasato

Biomass chemical conversion processes allow the production of solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels, which can substitute almost any kind of fossil fuel and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this potential, high investment costs and conversion ...

University of Ljubljana2016

The information platform energyscope.ch on the energy transition scenarios

Daniel Favrat, François Richard Vuille, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès

Switzerland like many countries plans to undertake an energy transition and the government proposes different paths for 2035 and 2050 to achieve it. However the authors of this paper felt the need for a better information of the public on the energy matter ...

2016

Strategic energy planning for large-scale energy systems: A modelling framework to aid decision-making

Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret

Concerns related to climate change and security of energy supply are pushing various countries to make strategic energy planning decisions. This requires the development of energy models to aid decision- making. Large scale energy models are often very com ...

2015

Swiss-EnergyScope.ch: a Platform to Widely Spread Energy Literacy and Aid Decision-Making

Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Stefano Moret

We develop an energy calculator within an online teaching platform to aid citizens and decision-makers understanding an energy system. The model, designed in order to be easily adapted to any energy system at national or regional scale, is presented and ap ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2014

Thermo-Economic Optimization of Integrated First and Second Generation Sugarcane Ethanol Plant

François Maréchal, Victor Codina Gironès, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Juliana Queiroz Albarelli

The sugarcane industry has been responsible in some countries for the production of most of the sugar and ethanol available in the world for internal and external markets. In this sector, ethanol can be produced by fermentation of sugars obtained directly ...

2013