Multi-resource Scheduling of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Agro-Industrial Environments
摘要
Over the past few decades, the energy hub (EH) paradigm has been widely used as a methodology to achieve sustainable energy development in integrated energy systems (IESs) under the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus, where the incorporation of green energy sources is a fundamental component. Within this framework, the inclusion of hybrid-energy storage systems is considered essential due to their ability to store and manage power from different sources in an integrated manner, thus improving system reliability, reducing costs, and optimizing overall performance. They play a crucial role in enabling the integration of green energy sources and providing the flexibility necessary to deal with fluctuations in energy supply and demand. Agroconnect, a state-of-the-art agro-industrial facility ( http://agroconnect.es/ ), is an excellent example of an IES that can be modeled to optimize its energy use. The facility is equipped with a wide range of renewable resources, such as photovoltaic and thermal solar collectors for desalination units and a biomass-powered heating system for a greenhouse. It also has a set of storage devices for storing excess energy production and improving system performance. The authors of this chapter have experience with optimal management of heterogeneous resources using an EH methodology and including preliminary results from Agroconnect-like facilities. Using the same methodology, this chapter explores a multi-resource scheduling problem with a receding horizon within a WEF agro-industrial facility, highlighting the implementation of multiple energy carriers and renewable energy systems. Modeling of Agroconnect’s water, heat, CO2 and electricity systems was performed and showed results of two three-day-long hourly simulations for each of these resources and associated devices.