Optimal design of a biomass-based energy production process
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We propose mathematical programming models for solving problems arising from planning and running an energy production process based on burning biomasses. The models take into account different aspects of the problem: determination of the biomasses to produce and/or buy, transportation decisions to convey the materials to the respective plants, and plant design. Whereas the “running model” is linear, the “planning model” is a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming problem, which we solve by reformulating it to a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming problem.
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