TITLE:
Application Model of Energy Management and Emissions Control to Limit Environmental Risks of Fossil Fuel
AUTHORS:
Eman M. Gabr
KEYWORDS:
Energy Management, Greenhouse Gases, Heat Exchangers Networks, Fuel Switching, Thermal Insulation, Carbon Capture
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
10,
2022
ABSTRACT: Around the world energy sustainability and environment protection face many challenges due to the continuously increasing population and energy demands, where the demanding rate of energy increases by at least 2.3% per year. According to statistical data, until 2035, fossil fuels still are the main source of energy consumption. Burning fossil fuels produces the greenhouse gas of carbon dioxide as a byproduct. CO2 emissions have a dangerous effect on both human health and the natural environmental balance. There are many types of clean energy like solar, biofuel, and wind energy. The major limitations of using these types, their availability depends on climate conditions and their production rate is inadequate for energy demand. For any country, energy resources’ availability and economic conditions imposed on projects’ prioritization. Application of energy management and emissions control techniques for industrial unit can limit fuel combustion environmental effects and transfer this fossil fuel to an eco-friendly type. In this work, we applied Green Energy Model GEM to the Hydrotreater Unit of the refinery, GEM is composed of four techniques. Which are Heat Exchangers Networks Synthesis [HENS], Fuel Switching, Thermal Insulation application, and Carbon Captures Storage [CCS]. Where they reduce energy consumption by the rate of 3% - 34% and control CO2 emissions by the rate of 26% - 90%. This model is a radical way to face climate change challenges and practical solutions for both energy and environmental crises.