Kaukolämmön hinnoittelumallien optimointi ja kehittäminen muuttuvassa toimintaympäristössä

Kaukolämpöliiketoiminnan kehittämistarve korostuu jatkuvasti alan rakennemuutosten ja markkinoiden muutoksien seurauksena. Turku Energian tavoitteena on uudistaa ja kehittää kaukolämmön hinnoitteluaan vastaamaan energian tuotannon, jakelun, loppukäytön ja muihin alan muutoksiin. Tässä opinnäytetyössä tutkitaan kaukolämmön hinnoittelun optimointi ja kehittämistä nykyisessä sekä tulevaisuuden markkina- ja tuotantorakenteessa. Nykyisen hinnoittelumallin lisäksi tutkitaan vaihtoehtoisia tapoja hinnoitella myytävä kaukolämpöenergia, kuten vuodenaikojen mukaan määriteltävä muuttuva energianhinta. Työn kirjallisuusosassa esitellään kaukolämmön tuotanto, siirto ja jakelu sekä liiketoiminta Suomessa ja Turun seudulla. Tutkittavat hinnoittelumallit perustuvat todellisiin ja arvioituihin liiketoiminnan kustannuksiin, sekä esitettyihin laskentaperiaatteisiin. Turku Energian nykyistä perusmaksun hintatasoa tulee korottaa, jotta se vastaa lämmönhankinnan kiinteitä kustannuksia tarkemmin ja minimoi liiketoiminnan markkinariskiä. Nykyisen hinnoittelun verokomponentin kehittämisellä lisätään hinnoittelun läpinäkyvyyttä. Kausihinnoittelun avulla energianhinta noudattaa tuotannon kustannuksia vuoden aikana ja ohjaa asiakkaiden lämmönkulutusta nykyistä tarkemmin. Uusiutuvilla energianlähteillä tuotettua kaukolämpöä voidaan myydä erillisillä tuotteilla, joiden avulla liiketoiminnalle saadaan lisäarvoa.

Small scale energy production in Helsinki Metropolitan area in emission trading point of view

Emission trading with greenhouse gases and green certificates are part if the climate policy the main target of which is reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon dioxide and fine particle emissions of energy production in Helsinki Metropolitan area are calculated in this study. The analysis is made mainly by district heating point of view and the changes of the district heating network are assessed. Carbon dioxide emissions would be a bit higher, if the district heating network is expanded, but then the fine particle emissions would be much lower. Carbon dioxide emissions are roughly 10 % higher, if the district heating network is expanded at same rate as it has in past five years in the year 2030. The expansion of district heating network would decrease the fine particle emissions about 40 %. The cost of the expansion is allocated to be reduction cost of the fine particle emissions, which is considerably higher than the traditional reduction methods costs. The possible new nuclear plant would reduce the emissions considerably and the costs of the nuclear plant would be relatively low comparing the other energy production methods.

Short communication: plasma concentration of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide may regulate milk energy production in lactating dairy cows

In dairy cows, an increase in plasma concentration of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is associated with an increase in metabolizable energy intake, but the role of GIP in energy partitioning of dairy cattle is not certain. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between plasma GIP concentrations and energy partitioning toward milk production. Four mid-lactation, primiparous, rumenfistulated Holstein-Friesian cows were fed a control diet of 55% forage and 45% concentrate [dry matter (DM) basis] in a 4 × 4 Latin square design with 4-wk periods. The 4 treatments were (1) control diet fed at 1000 and 1600 h, and (2) once-daily (1000 h) feeding, (3) twice daily (1000 and 1600 h) feeding, and (4) 4 times/d (1000, 1600, 2200 and 0400 h) feeding of the control diet plus 1 dose (1.75 kg on a DM basis at 0955 h) into the rumen of supplemental vegetable proteins (Amino Green; SCA NuTec Ltd., Thirsk, UK). Measurements of respiratory exchange and energy balance were obtained over 4 d during the last week of each period while cows were housed in open-circuit respiration chambers. Blood was collected from the jugular vein every 30 min for 12 h, using indwelling catheters, starting at 0800 h on d 20 of each period. Plasma GIP concentration was measured in samples pooled over each 5 consecutive blood samplings. The relationships between plasma GIP, DM intake, heat production, respiratory quotient, milk yield, and milk energy output were analyzed using linear correlation procedures, with metabolizable intake as a partial variant. Plasma GIP concentration was not correlated with heat production, or milk yield, but was positively correlated with milk energy yield (correlation coefficient = 0.67) and negatively correlated with RQ (correlation coefficient = −0.72). The correlations between GIP and RQ and milk energy output do not imply causality, but suggest that a role for GIP may exist in the regulation of energy metabolism in dairy cows.

Proteomic Analysis of Chloroplast-to-Chromoplast Transition in Tomato Reveals Metabolic Shifts Coupled with Disrupted Thylakoid Biogenesis Machinery and Elevated Energy-Production Components

A comparative proteomic approach was performed to identify differentially expressed proteins in plastids at three stages of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening (mature-green, breaker, red). Stringent curation and processing of the data from three independent replicates identified 1,932 proteins among which 1,529 were quantified by spectral counting. The quantification procedures have been subsequently validated by immunoblot analysis of six proteins representative of distinct metabolic or regulatory pathways. Among the main features of the chloroplast-to-chromoplast transition revealed by the study, chromoplastogenesis appears to be associated with major metabolic shifts: (1) strong decrease in abundance of proteins of light reactions (photosynthesis, Calvin cycle, photorespiration) and carbohydrate metabolism (starch synthesis/degradation), mostly between breaker and red stages and (2) increase in terpenoid biosynthesis (including carotenoids) and stress-response proteins (ascorbate-glutathione cycle, abiotic stress, redox, heat shock). These metabolic shifts are preceded by the accumulation of plastid-encoded acetyl Coenzyme A carboxylase D proteins accounting for the generation of a storage matrix that will accumulate carotenoids. Of particular note is the high abundance of proteins involved in providing energy and in metabolites import. Structural differentiation of the chromoplast is characterized by a sharp and continuous decrease of thylakoid proteins whereas envelope and stroma proteins remain remarkably stable. This is coincident with the disruption of the machinery for thylakoids and photosystem biogenesis (vesicular trafficking, provision of material for thylakoid biosynthesis, photosystems assembly) and the loss of the plastid division machinery. Altogether, the data provide new insights on the chromoplast differentiation process while enriching our knowledge of the plant plastid proteome.

Energy production from biomass and waste derived intermediate pyrolysis oils

This study investigates the use of Pyroformer intermediate pyrolysis system to produce alternative diesel engines fuels (pyrolysis oil) from various biomass and waste feedstocks and the application of these pyrolysis oils in a diesel engine generating system for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production. The pyrolysis oils were produced in a pilot-scale (20 kg/h) intermediate pyrolysis system. Comprehensive characterisations, with a view to use as engine fuels, were carried out on the sewage sludge and de-inking sludge derived pyrolysis oils. They were both found to be able to provide sufficient heat for fuelling a diesel engine. The pyrolysis oils also presented poor combustibility and high carbon deposition, but these problems could be mitigated by means of blending the pyrolysis oils with biodiesel (derived from waste cooking oil). The blends of SSPO (sewage sludge pyrolysis oil) and biodiesel (30/70 and 50/50 in volumetric ratios) were tested in a 15 kWe Lister type stationary generating system for up to 10 hours. There was no apparent deterioration observed in engine operation. With 30% SSPO blended into biodiesel, the engine presents better overall performance (electric efficiency), fuel consumption, and overall exhaust emissions than with 50% SSPO blend. An overall system analysis was carried out on a proposed integrated Pyroformer-CHP system. Combined with real experimental results, this was used for evaluating the costs for producing heat and power and char from wood pellets and sewage sludge. It is concluded that the overall system efficiencies for both types of plant can be over 40%; however the integrated CHP system is not economically viable. This is due to extraordinary project capital investment required.

ClimateWell TDC with District Heat

The PolySMART demonstration system SP1b has been modeled in TRNSYS and calibrated against monitored data. The system is an example of distributed cooling with centralized CHP, where the driving heat is delivered via the district heating network. The system pre-cools the cooling water for the head office of Borlänge municipality, for which the main cooling is supplied by a 200 kW compression chiller. The SP1b system thus provides pre-cooling. It consists of ClimateWell TDC with nominal capacity of 10 kW together with a dry cooler for recooling and heat exchangers in the cooling and driving circuits. The cooling system is only operated from 06:00 to 17:00 during working days, and the cooling season is generally from mid May to mid September. The nominal operating conditions of the main chiller are 12/15°C. The main aims of this simulation study were to: reduce the electricity consumption, and if possible to improve the thermal COP and capacity at the same time; and to study how the system would perform with different boundary conditions such as climate and load. The calibration of the system model was made in three stages: estimation of parameters based on manufacturer data and dimensions of the system; calibration of each circuit (pipes and heat exchangers) separately using steady state point; and finally calibration of the complete model in terms of thermal and electrical energy as well as running times, for a five day time series of data with one minute average data values. All the performance figures were with 3% of the measured values apart from the running time for the driving circuit that was 4% different. However, the performance figures for this base case system for the complete cooling season of mid-May to midSeptember were significantly better than those for the monitoring data. This was attributed to long periods when the monitored system was not in operation and due to a control parameter that hindered cold delivery at certain times. 

Modelling a cable structure for a new wind energy production device

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica Especialização em Concepção e Produção

Energy production from lipids by novel anaerobes

[Excerpt] Anaerobic microbial diversity encloses a very high potential that can be used for biotechnological applications. This potential is still largely unexplored, since the majority of the microorganisms in Nature are unknown or poorly characterized. This work is focused on the study of novel anaerobic microorganisms that participate in the metabolism of lipids, long chain fatty acids (LCFA) and glycerol, with the main goal of producing valuable energy-rich organic compounds. For that, conventional anaerobic culturing procedures were combined with continuous bioreactors operation and allied to microbial ecology approaches. Two main examples of the work performed will be presented. (...)

The Rebound Effect with Energy Production: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis

Rebound is the extent to which improvements in energy efficiency fail to translate fully into reductions in energy use because of the implicit fall in the price of energy, when measured in efficiency units. This paper discusses aspects of the rebound effect that are introduced once energy is considered as a domestically produced commodity. A partial equilibrium approach is adopted in order to incorporate both energy use and production in a conceptually tractable way. The paper explores analytically two interesting results revealed in previous numerical simulations. The first is the possibility that energy use could fall by more than the implied improvement in efficiency. This corresponds to negative rebound. The second is the finding that the short-run rebound value can be greater than the corresponding long-run value.

Distributed Energy Production in the North-West Region of Russia

The energy system of Russia is the world's fourth largest measured by installed power. The largest are that of the the United States of America, China and Japan. After 1990, the electricity consumption decreased as a result of the Russian industry crisis. The vivid economic growth during the latest few years explains the new increase in the demand for energy resources within the State. In 2005 the consumption of electricity achieved the maximum level of 1990 and continues to growth. In the 1980's, the renewal of power facilities was already very slow and practically stopped in the 1990's. At present, the energy system can be very much characterized as outdated, inefficient and uneconomic because of the old equipment, non-effective structure and large losses in the transmission lines. The aim of Russia's energy reform, which was started in 2001, is to achieve a market based energy policy by 2011. This would thus remove the significantly state-controlled monopoly in Russia's energy policy. The reform will stimulateto decrease losses, improve the energy system and employ energy-saving technologies. The Russian energy system today is still based on the use of fossil fuels, and it almost totally ignores the efficient use of renewable sources such as wind, solar, small hydro and biomass, despite of their significant resources in Russia. The main target of this project is to consider opportunities to apply renewable energy production in the North-West Federal Region of Russia to partly solve the above mentioned problems in the energy system.

Lämmitysvoimalaitoksella tuotetun kaukolämpöenergian korvaaminen erillishankinnalla

Diplomityön tavoitteena on määrittää rajahinta Mertaniemen lämmitysvoimalaitoksella tuotetun kaukolämpöenergian korvaamiselle erillishankinnalla Lappeenrannan Energian kannalta tarkasteltuna. Tarkoituksena on muodostaa taulukkolaskentapohjat erilaisille lämmönkorvaustapauksille sekä päivittää kyseisen lämmitysvoimalaitoksen sähköteho/kaukolämpöteho -karakteristikat. Työssä selvitetään myös lämmön erillishankinnan vaikutusta laitoksen ajotapaan. Laadittujen laskentapohjien ja karakteristikoiden avulla arvioitiin erillishankinnan kannattavuutta suunnitellun UPM-Kymmene Oyj:n Kaukaan voimalaitoksen, paikkakunnan teollisuuslaitoksien, Mertaniemen voimalaitoksen kaasukattiloiden sekä Lappeenrannan Energian lämpökeskuksien lämmöntuotannon tapauksissa. Lisäksi työssä tehtiin kustannuslaskelma kiinteälle lämpökeskukselle sekä laadittiin optimointilaskelma lämmöntuotannon polttoaineiden käytölle. Tuloksiksi saatiin, että yhteistuotanto on erillishankintaa paljon edullisempaa kaikissa tapauksissa. Kaukaan voimalaitoshankkeesta Lappeenrannan Energia jättäytyi täten toistaiseksi pois. Paikkakunnan teollisuuslaitoksilta ostetaan lämpöä edelleen, koska se on todettu edulliseksi yhteistuotannon seisokkien aikaan. Lappeenrantaan suunnitellaan uutta kiinteää lämpökeskusta, mutta sen käyttö korvaamaan yhteistuotantoa ei kannata nykyisillä polttoaineen hinnoilla.

Risk Management Services in Energy Production

Työ käsittelee energian tuotannossa esiintyviä tärkeimpiä taloudellisia ja teknisiä riskejä sekä niiden hallitsemista energian tuottajan näkökulmasta. Ensiksi käsitellään yleisesti riskienhallintaa, eri riskityyppejä ja esitetään periaatteellinen riskienhallintaprosessi. Sen jälkeen tarkastellaan energiamarkkinoiden nykytilannetta lähinnä Pohjoismaiden tasolla ja verrataan sitä aikaisempaan tilanteeseen energian tuottajan kannalta. Tämä siksi, että energiamarkkinoiden vapautuminen on muuttanut merkittävästi energian tuotantoon liittyviä taloudellisia riskejä, käytännössä lisännyt niitä. Pääpaino on energian tuotannossa esiintyvien olennaisten riskien tarkastelussa ja niiden hallitsemisessa. Ensin esitellään työn kannalta olennaiset riskit ja tekijät joista ne aiheutuvat. Jokainen riski ja sen aiheuttamat haitat liiketoiminnalle kuvataan lyhyesti. Sen jälkeen kiinnitetään huomiota asioihin, jotka ovat tyypillisiä energian tuotannolle ja aiheuttavat samalla erikoisvaatimuksia riskienhallinnalle. Sitten käydään läpi sopivat riskienhallinnan menetelmät, jotka ovat yleisesti käytössä energian tuotannossa, aiemmin esitetyille olennaisille riskeille. Esitetyistä riskienhallinta menetelmistä useimpia ei ole kohdistettu millekään yksittäiselle riskille, vaan monia niistä voidaan käyttää useammankin riskin hallintaan.

Utilisation of biomass for energy production in the North-West Russian forest industry

Traditionally, fossil fuels have always been the major sources of the modern energy production. However prices on these energy sources have been constantly increasing. The utilization of local biomass resources for energy production can substitute significant part of the required energy demand in different energy sectors. The introduction of the biomass usage can easily be started in the forest industry first as it possesses biomass in a large volume. The forest industry energy sector has the highest potential for the fast bioenergy development in the North-West Russia. Therefore, the question concerning rational and effective forest resources use is important today as well as the utilization of the forestry by-products. This work describes and analyzes the opportunities of utilising biomass, mainly, in the form of the wood by-products, for energy production processes in general, as well as for the northwest Russian forest industry conditions. The study also covers basic forest industry processes and technologies, so, the reader can get familiar with the information about the specific character of the biomass utilization. The work gives a comprehensive view on the northwest forest industry situation from the biomass utilisation point of view. By presenting existing large-scale sawmills and pulp and paper mills the work provides information for the evaluation of the future development of CHP investments in the northwest Russian forest industry.

Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Production: Performance Evaluation of Distributed Generation fuelled by Landfill Gas

The environmental impact of landfill is a growing concern in waste management practices. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of the solutions implemented to alter the issue is of importance. The objectives of the study were to provide an insight of landfill advantages, and to consolidate landfill gas importance among others alternative fuels. Finally, a case study examining the performances of energy production from a land disposal at Ylivieska was carried out to ascertain the viability of waste to energy project. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. The study was conducted in two parts; the first was the review of literatures focused on landfill gas developments. Specific considerations were the conception of mechanism governing the variability of gas production and the investigation of mathematical models often used in landfill gas modeling. Furthermore, the analysis of two main distributed generation technologies used to generate energy from landfill was carried out. The review of literature revealed a high influence of waste segregation and high level of moisture content for waste stabilization process. It was found that the enhancement in accuracy for forecasting gas rate generation can be done with both mathematical modeling and field test measurements. The result of the case study mainly indicated the close dependence of the power output with the landfill gas quality and the fuel inlet pressure.