A multi-period mixed integer linear programming model for water and energy supply planning in Kuwait

The demand for water often necessitates desalination, particularly in arid coastal environments. Desalination is often integrated with electrical cogeneration. The demands for water and electricity change over time and are subject to uncertainty. A country-wide large-scale energy and water cogenerat...

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Published inClean technologies and environmental policy Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 485 - 499
Main Authors AlQattan, Nael, Ross, Mark, Sunol, Aydin K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Coastal environments
Cogeneration
Consumption
Demand
Desalination
Distillation
Drinking water
Earth and Environmental Science
Electricity
Electricity distribution
Energy consumption
Energy usage
Engineering
Engineering schools
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental policy
Industrial and Production Engineering
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Linear programming
Mathematical models
Mathematical programming
Mixed integer
Natural gas
Original Paper
Population
Power plants
Production capacity
Renewable resources
Reverse osmosis
Solar energy
Sustainable Development
Water demand
Water supply
Water supply engineering
ISW, Kuwait
Capacity expansion
Mixed integer linear programming
Cogeneration
Desalination
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Summary:The demand for water often necessitates desalination, particularly in arid coastal environments. Desalination is often integrated with electrical cogeneration. The demands for water and electricity change over time and are subject to uncertainty. A country-wide large-scale energy and water cogeneration planning model for Kuwait is formulated as a multi-period mixed integer linear programming problem and solved to minimize the net present value over the time period of 2013–2050. Five different plant technology options were considered for desalination and cogeneration including Oil & Multi Stage Flash, Natural Gas & Multi-Effect Distillation, Natural Gas & Reverse Osmosis, Solar Energy & Multi-Effect Distillation, and Solar Energy & Reverse Osmosis. Both water and energy usage in Kuwait and data from existing plants were utilized in providing the parameters and forecasts necessary for solution of the mathematical programming model. The model provides technology choice and associated capacity decisions for existing plants, new plants at green sites, and existing plant capacity expansions as well as their timing to meet the demands.
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ISSN:1618-954X
1618-9558
DOI:10.1007/s10098-014-0806-8