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Urban Waste Disposal Capacity and Its Energy Supply Performance Optimal Model Based on Multi-energy System Coordinated Operation

Zedi Wang, Yun Teng, Hongyang Jin, Zhe Chen
2021 IEEE Access  
On these premises, This paper presents the Multi-energy Waste Disposal System (MEWDS) topology and its optimal model based on coordinated operation of multi-energy system and waste disposal facilities  ...  Based on the waste stockpile and disposal demands, the waste disposal facilities multi-time scale model of energy supply and demand is proposed.  ...  .: Urban Waste Disposal Capacity and Its Energy Supply Performance Optimal Model FIGURE 3 . 3 Renewable energy output of typical day. TABLE 1 . 1 Key parameters of energy conversion devices.  ... 
doi:10.1109/access.2021.3060421 fatcat:2wxgysy3mbh57k5dqgigtvu7hq

Enhancing Eco-Efficiency of Agro-Products' Closed-Loop Supply Chain under the Belt and Road Initiatives: A System Dynamics Approach

Rui Zhao, Yiyun Liu, Zhenyan Zhang, Sidai Guo, Ming-Lang Tseng, Kuo-Jui Wu
2018 Sustainability  
This study redesigns the supply chain of agricultural products in southwest China under the Belt and Road Initiative to improve its eco-efficiency by considering the associated agro-wastes flowing into  ...  A system dynamics simulation is conducted by using carbon emissions per product as an indicator to obtain the optimal scenario for managerial practice and design an incentivizing mechanism to drive supply  ...  Therefore, this study adopts system dynamics modeling and proposes different operational scenarios of the agro-product supply chain to select the optimal scenario based upon carbon emissions per unit product  ... 
doi:10.3390/su10030668 fatcat:mkw4ysjlsjffhjwxyvpoqkm7oa

Integrated decision-support methodology for combined centralized-decentralized waste-to-energy management systems design

Elizaveta Kuznetsova, Michel-Alexandre Cardin, Mingzhen Diao, Sizhe Zhang
2019 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews  
The proposed integrated DSM for WtEMS planning relies on: i) an MSW segregation and prediction methodology, ii) an optimization methodology for the deployment of multi-level urban waste infrastructure  ...  It also allowed more optimal land use (capacity-land fragmentation was reduced by 74.8%) and reduced the size of the required transportation fleet by 15.3% in comparison with the conventional MSW system  ...  The authors acknowledge the valuable inputs from Yeo Teck Kian on MSW modelling and Tong Huanhuan for sharing her expertise on waste treatment processes.  ... 
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.020 fatcat:sflexsboonc5lnqazds3dzqyky

Strategic Suggestions on the Construction of a"No-Waste Xiong'an New Area"

2017 Chinese Journal of Engineering Science  
Traditional urban construction and operations often produce large amounts of waste. If not handled properly, such waste exerts a negative impact on the environment, resources, and society.  ...  While analyzing the significance of building a "no-waste Xiong'an New Area," this paper puts forward construction ideas for optimizing the layout of energy and industry facilities, constructing a system  ...  a multi-complementary distributed low-carbon energy network based on local conditions.  ... 
doi:10.15302/j-sscae-2017.04.018 fatcat:smlwxzxjxfadle6mkoiyympbfy

Smart Energy Management Policy in India—A Review

Komali Yenneti, Riya Rahiman, Adishree Panda, Gloria Pignatta
2019 Energies  
Rapid urbanization and rapid urban population growth have had a serious impact on energy consumption and subsequent carbon emissions.  ...  Making urban energy smart can manage a city's energy footprint and have a positive impact on future carbon emissions.  ...  Acknowledgments: We would like to thank the two reviewers for their comments and suggestions. The reviews have significantly helped to improve the paper.  ... 
doi:10.3390/en12173214 fatcat:6igdcf5cyzgpngshhufemx5wwa

Design and development of an integrated environmental waste management system with a sustainable solution

Xinman Wang
2022 Water Science and Technology : Water Supply  
The simulation analysis is executed based on Economic, Ecological, and efficiency analysis, proving the suggested framework's reliability using SWR.  ...  Partial sustainable product analysis is implemented to replace the disposal items with reusable items and maintain eco-friendly recycled products to develop the environmental waste management system.  ...  For optimal performance of the proposed MCGESA system, there should be a trade-off between C te and RCE i .  ... 
doi:10.2166/ws.2022.241 fatcat:ori2gqsjize23j32xiw3ojxelm

Optimization of Municipal Waste Collection Routing: Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Environmental Awareness and Sustainability

Tamás Bányai, Péter Tamás, Béla Illés, Živilė Stankevičiūtė, Ágota Bányai
2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  
The scenario analysis validates the model and then evaluates its performance to increase the cost-efficiency and warrant environmental awareness of waste collection process.  ...  The objectives of the model are the followings: (1) optimal assignment of waste sources to garbage trucks; (2) scheduling of the waste collection through routing of each garbage truck to minimize the total  ...  The scientific contribution of this paper for researchers in this field is the mathematical modelling and optimization of waste collection processes based on binary bat algorithm-based optimization.  ... 
doi:10.3390/ijerph16040634 pmid:30795548 pmcid:PMC6406842 fatcat:t5hewlyanvhhrfaoxuqkhxruje

A Holistic Sustainability Framework for Waste Management in European Cities: Concept Development

Sue Taelman, Davide Tonini, Alexander Wandl, Jo Dewulf
2018 Sustainability  
To optimize the system from a sustainability perspective, moving the transition towards a more circular economy, a better understanding of the different stages of waste management is necessary.  ...  The framework comprises a combination of methods capable of identifying future strategies and scenarios, to assess different types of impacts based on a life cycle perspective, and considers the value  ...  Acknowledgments: The authors thank Sophie Sfez (Ghent University, department of green chemistry and technology) for her valuable contribution and comments at the first stage of this paper.  ... 
doi:10.3390/su10072184 fatcat:wb2zpx3dx5ez5km24lg66ip2sa

Supporting Urban Planning of Low-Carbon Precincts: Integrated Demand Forecasting

Steffen Lehmann, Atiq Zaman, John Devlin, Nicholas Holyoak
2013 Sustainability  
The tool will also help to assess waste management performance and materials flow in relation to energy and water consumption and travel behavior, supporting the design and management of urban systems  ...  This large multi-stakeholder research project develops a shared platform for integrated ETWW (energy, transport, waste and water) planning in a low-carbon urban future, focusing on synergies and alternative  ...  Acknowledgements This article was supported by the Zero Waste Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour (sd+b) and the China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development (CAC_SUD) at the  ... 
doi:10.3390/su5125289 fatcat:voknwcmw7behbnjbeyljcppwxu

Circularity in the Management of Municipal Solid Waste – A Systematic Review

Dilip Khatiwada, Farzin Golzar, Brijesh Mainali, Aarthi Aishwarya Devendran
2021 Environmental and Climate Technologies  
Modern and proven waste management practices with collection systems, recycling facilities, sanitary landfills, and waste-to-energy (WtE) and nutrient recovery offer opportunities to improve urban environment  ...  The consequences of inappropriate waste management are manifold and the trend would continue if immediate interventions are not taken for its reversion amid rapid urbanization and current consumption patterns  ...  Curitiba performs one of the best cities when it comes to the management of MSW waste.  ... 
doi:10.2478/rtuect-2021-0036 fatcat:tfehxbxsxjfgne7xl7tnv7b5ha

Integrated reverse supply chain model for food waste based on industry 4.0 revolutions

Sharareh Mohajeri, Fatemeh Harsej, Mahboubeh Sadeghpour, Jahanfar Khaleghi Nia
2021 Quality Assurance and Safety of crops & foods  
The present research offeres a model to the advantage of operations for the food reverse supply chain by perfor-mancing Industry 4.0 Revolutions model of expanding a fuzzy multi-phase model for the food  ...  The present work proposes an end-to-end solution for Reverse Supply Chain Management for food waste based on the Industry 4.0 Revolutions.  ...  to the advantage of operations for the food reverse supply chain by perfor- mancing Industry 4.0 Revolutions model of expanding a fuzzy multi-phase model for the food waste gathering reverse supply chain  ... 
doi:10.15586/qas.v13i4.1002 fatcat:7ks6pao27zaajouakcameeiwl4

Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Disposal in the Belt and Road Initiative: A Preliminary Proposal for Chengdu City

Junhan Huang, Rui Zhao, Tao Huang, Xiaoqian Wang, Ming-Lang Tseng
2018 Sustainability  
These three scenarios are assessed based on their greenhouse gas emissions, costs, and public acceptance, to determine the optimality for future managerial practice.  ...  Scenario 1 represents the current waste disposal mode in Chengdu; Scenario 2 considers all the wastes being incinerated; and Scenario 3 focuses on the incorporation of three disposal methods, i.e., anaerobic  ...  Therefore, it is essential to preferentially consider coordination Literature Review Recent studies on MSW disposal have mainly focused on its optimization, with most of the studies centered on the optimization  ... 
doi:10.3390/su10041147 fatcat:xw4ivsxvcjfzhkck5dcowjxz4a

INTEGRATED DEMAND FORECASTING TO SUPPORT URBAN PLANNING OF LOW-CARBON PRECINCTS: THE WASTE SCENARIO

Steffen Lehmann, Atiq U. Zaman, John Devlin
2013 Journal of Green Building, College Publishing, USA  
The tool will also help to assess waste management performance and materials flow in relation to energy and water consumption and travel behaviour, supporting the design and management of urban systems  ...  This large multi-stakeholder research project has been designed to develop a shared platform for integrated ETWW (energy, transport, waste, and water) planning in a low-carbon urban future, focusing on  ...  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This article was supported by the Zero Waste Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour (sd+b) and the China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development (CAC_SUD) at the  ... 
doi:10.3992/jgb.8.2.54 fatcat:fua7wibcpzbpvdpysvnydsfwxu

Empowering Citizens' Cognition and Decision Making in Smart Sustainable Cities

J. Beneicke, A. A. Juan, F. Xhafa, D. Lopez-Lopez, A. Freixes
2020 IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine  
Based on that, many efforts were made to simulate and optimize some social aspects of relations within social networks, and it has been found that agent-based simulation (ABS) is one of the best approaches  ...  ; (ii) the incorporation of a lean-based approach -so that collection actions are performed just when needed; and (iii) the optimization of the routing plans considering different types of waste, uncertainty  ... 
doi:10.1109/mce.2019.2941457 fatcat:szwzyveuifdmrj4icnxq4jtk74

Regional Distributed Energy System Planning: A Case Study of an Ecological Town in China

Juan Chen, Bin Lu
2019 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies  
The optimization model of the regional distributed energy system based on decision and capacity optimization is constructed at the macro and micro levels.  ...  Firstly, a multi-agent based information physical fusion model for regional distributed energy systems is proposed in this paper.  ...  Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China (17BGL252) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (17MS169).  ... 
doi:10.15244/pjoes/98989 fatcat:6a6ts4snnvhylpazagn5wt3wm4
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