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Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 2 december 2012
seminar
Guest speakers representing Swedish Innovative SMEs will discuss with students about their experiences in running a competitive business and dealing with climate change mitigation initiatives.
Professor Semida Silveira welcomed the speakers and participants to the seminar organized by the Division of Energy and Climate Studies in cooperation with the Division of Business Development and Entrepreneurship at INDEK/KTH.¶
The moderator was Ms. Malin Olovssom, a Ph.D. student within the department of Business Development and Entrepreneurship at INDEK. She introduced the seminar’s content and our guest speakers.¶
The speakers were:¶
* Mr. Patrik Möller, CEO at CorPower Ocean AB
* Mr. Thomas Wildig, MKT manager and founder at Ecofective AB
* Mr. Sven Lindström, CEO at Midsummer AB
* Mr. Svante Bengtsson, CEO at Rehact
Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 21 november 2012
biograce presentations
The first seminar with BioGrace Presentations in the Climate Change Mitigation Tools was a success and students presented their work ranging from biomass source to electricity generation to biofuels.
BioGrace has proven to be a very interesting tool for helping the understanding on GHG emissions with a life-cycle perspective. We would like to thank Mr. Dilip Khatiwada for his outstanding work with the students and we loo forward to next year's seminar.
Presentation files:¶
* Biodiesel CO2 emissions under Sweden policy scenario and engine technical constraints
* Ethanol from sugarcane: Analysis from Brazil case
* BioGrace Sensitive Analysis: Ethanol from Sugarcane
* Pellets from Brazilian Eucalyptus for electricity generation in Europe
* Project of Bioethanol Production from Sugarcane in Indonesia
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Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 20 november 2012
Assessment of 2nd generation ethanol potentials from rice husk and rice straw in Bali, Indonesia. General Information Category: Master's Thesis Project, 30 hp
Supervisor / Contact Person: Henrique Pacini (Henrique.Pacini@energy.kth.se)
Examiner: Prof. Semida Silveira
Division: Energy and Climate Studies (ECS)
Proposal Deadline: December 10th, 2012
Student Selection: December 14th, 2012
Project Duration: January 1st, 2013 to May 30th, 2013 (5 months)
Funding:The selected student will receive up to SEK15000 to support trip costs to Indonesia (airfare, accommodation and daily subsistence allowance) financed by the ECS department (min 3 weeks)
Background Ethanol fuel can help developing countries move towards sustainable development, and at the same time reduce poverty and develop new agro-industrial systems. The use of agricultural residues and woody biomass to produce advanced biofuels can avoid conflicts with food production and/or significant impacts on food prices. In the specific case of Bali in Indonesia, second-generation (lignocellulosic) ethanol based on existing (and underutilized) agricultural residues from rice paddy could possibly provide a path towards clean energy without the risk of increasing food prices.
An on-going, Sida-funded project at ECS is examining the potential of sugarcane ethanol in Indonesia. The objective of this Master Thesis is to complement the broader ethanol study in Indonesia. The master thesis shall focus specifically in estimating the potential for 2nd generation ethanol production in the Bali region. The estimates should take into consideration residue streams from existing rice production in Bali, and shall be based on parameters available in academic literature, as well as on data gathered during a field visit.
Objectives
* To produce an assessment of the potential production of 2nd generation (lignocellulosic) ethanol which could be produced from rice husk and/or rice straw in the Bali region, Indonesia.
* To map the characteristics of the rice production sector including identification of the actors involved in the production chain;
* To conduct a literature survey exploring technological options available, which could allow the realization of the potentials estimated. The technologies shall ideally be proven in similar contexts in Southern Asia.
Qualifications The analysis to be undertaken is interdisciplinary in nature, and requires some knowledge of agricultural practices, energy conversion technologies, energy planning/policy and economics. Students should have an undergraduate degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, economics, or similar fields.
Study task includes The student(s) will first conduct a literature review on previous research related to second generation ethanol from rice residues. The next step will be to gather data on agricultural production in Bali, focusing on rice. With figures in hand, the student shall produce scenarios of how much 2nd generation ethanol could be produced, based on different assumptions about technology and levels of residue utilization. The study will mainly produce an initial potential assessment of how much energy (in terms of ethanol) could be produced based on current rice production. At the end, the master thesis shall conclude with recommendations of measures which would be necessary in order to realize the potentials identified.
Our local partner in Bali is Dr. Alit Artha Wiguna (Bali Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology). During the field visit to Indonesia, Dr. Alit will host the master student in the Institute, in order to gather data on rice residue streams. Other stakeholders could also be consulted by the student.
Research Methodology Students shall formulate the appropriate research questions to meet the given objective. They should develop an appropriate research methodology and work plan, keeping the above points in consideration.
Applications are welcome from interested candidates, who want to do their MSc thesis under this topic. Knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia will be an advantage for this study but is not a requirement. The student should submit the application including a brief proposal of 2 to 3 pages (with background of the study country, objectives and tentative methodology) on the topic along with a brief CV, credits and grades obtained so far. Note that you should already have at least 60 credits completed before the date you apply. The proposal shall be submitted by email to Henrique.pacini@energy.kth.se not later than December 10th, 2012.
Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 20 november 2012
The students' presentations will be held on Monday, November 12th, from 13:00 to 15:00. Each presentation will have 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes discussions.
The reports should be submitted on Tuesday, November 20th, to Mr. Dilip Khatiwada for grading. Please use Bilda to upload the report file and email it also to dilip.khatiwadalessandro.sanches.pereira@energy.kth.se
It is important to remember that results should include GHG emissions reduction (savings) compared to fossil fuel reference.
Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 29 oktober 2012
carl hamilton lecture
Dr Carl Hamilton from KTH's Centre for Transport Studies. gave a lecture on climate change mitigation in the transport sector.
Recommended readings Westin, J. & Kågeson, P. (2012). Can high speed rail offset its embedded emissions? Transportation Research Part D, 17(1). 1-7.
Suggested readings Harford, T. (2005). The Undercover Economist. United Kingdom: Little, Brown.
Harford, T. (2011). Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure.New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
I had a good impression of fresh ideas from today's recture. In every topic, we focused on a question, "Is that really worth it?" I haven't imagined about it. For example, thinking of which is better for reduction of CO2 emission, tomato in Sweden or imported tomato, and whether or not we should avoid buying production with high energy. The concrete examples helped me to consider about it deeply.
I learned how to estimate electricity power to use for infrastructures with consumer in an example of build a new rail road. I also understood how electricity companies dicide the price of electricity with marginal price including their profit.
I really enjoyed the concept of the lecture with more dialoge than usual and the small exercises. Some lecturers say they want dialoge, but it requires the lecturer to ask good questions, which was the case here . If you just read from the slides, at least I lose interest quickly.
I really liked the lecture a lot, especially that it involved us students. It was more like a dialog and it really got me started thinking. There were interesting things pointed out, combined with basic knowledge in a very nice way (what do we have to consider when we see a pie chart). It was always given very nice background information, which made a complete picture and helped to understand everything. As I mentioned earlier I also liked the thought-provoking impulse a lot, in general but especially about the climate consciousness. The following discussion about climate consciousness, weather we look at the train rail, tomato, green electricity or what have you, was very interesting!
He taught us not to make pre-assumptions in any information given. Not for daily life, but for writing scientific papers we have to crosscheck any information given. We could work on an idea that we assume to be necessarily true, but going one step further we suddenly realize about our huge mistake. Clearly seen in tomato's example.
Besides, it was interesting to notice that people's awareness about climate change it is not closely linked to their will in acting actively against climate change mitigation. Government has to take active measures such as the economic measure shown in the example below (Transport energy efficiency, IEA) if real results are expected:
Labels showing fuel economy and CO2 emissions values and displayed on vehicles are necessary to inform consumers about the fuel efficiency characteristics of the vehicle in question. However, experience in the European Union shows that labels in isolation do not reduce vehicle emissions. A review of EU labelling policy demonstrated that the highest level of success in influencing consumers’ vehicle purchasing behaviour occurred when fuel economy and CO2 emissions labels were combined with fiscal incentives.
Alessandro Sanches Pereira redigerade 31 oktober 2012
biograce Logo¶
The BioGrace Lab has started and the groups were formed to conducted the analysis on Biofuels. The groups will conduct the analysis raging from biogas from municipal organic waste to biodiesel being produced in Sweden. ¶
My main outcomes from the lecture were as follows: