Optimization study of the Chablais industrial ecosystem Netzero 2050

Semester/Master project

Contact: Daniel Flórez-Orrego, daniel.florezorrego@epfl.ch

Semester/Master project in collaboration with Monthey industrial zone

Objectives

The goal is to develope the study of the Monthey industrial zone

Profile

• Interest in modeling of industrial and chemical processes, energy conversion systems and energy integration method.
• Some knowledge in Python and Lua is desirable.

Project plan

The study includes:

1. Study the feasibility of climate neutrality for the Monthey industrial zone.
2. Propose different climate neutral scenarios based on different sustainability metrics.
3. Propose a transition scenario for energy agents and chemical agents.
4. Identify the technological solutions and investments needed.
5. Assess the uncertainty on energy prices.
6. Direct interaction with the industry engineers.

Observation

The project is related to the Coalition for Green Energy and Storage CGES

Sources

See more at: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/06/eth-zurich-and-epfl-launch-a-green-energy-coalition.html

Supervisors

Daniel Flórez-Orrego, daniel.florez.orrego@epfl.ch