Systems Thinking for Renewable Energy

 

Christos Maravelias, the Anderson Family Professor for Energy and the Environment and professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, presented “Systems Thinking for Renewable Energy.” Maravelias was the first speaker in the fall 2024 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Professor Maravelias discussed how systems engineering can facilitate the development of novel strategies to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Importantly, he showed how ‘systems thinking’—thinking about the entire system rather than its components—can be used to identify technological and economic drivers, and, ultimately, guide future research efforts.

In addition to giving an overview of the methods used for such studies, Maravelias presented results on the synthesis and analysis of biomass-to-fuels/chemicals systems as well as share information about systems that employ solar energy for power and fuels generation.

Systems Thinking for Renewable Energy

Publish Date

October 1, 2024

Presenter(s)

Christos Maravelias

Link to Video

https://youtu.be/fRal2hNF5co

Video Length

1:06:00

 

Christos Maravelias, the Anderson Family Professor for Energy and the Environment and professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, presented “Systems Thinking for Renewable Energy.” Maravelias was the first speaker in the fall 2024 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Professor Maravelias discussed how systems engineering can facilitate the development of novel strategies to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Importantly, he showed how ‘systems thinking’—thinking about the entire system rather than its components—can be used to identify technological and economic drivers, and, ultimately, guide future research efforts.

In addition to giving an overview of the methods used for such studies, Maravelias presented results on the synthesis and analysis of biomass-to-fuels/chemicals systems as well as share information about systems that employ solar energy for power and fuels generation.