Integrated Strategies for Developing Sustainable Energy Systems: From Carbon Capture to Energy System Optimization brings together insights into sustainable energy production and carbon capture technologies, as well as strategies for more sustainable chemical processes, from all aspects from process design and optimization strategies, through to effective implementation. This book equips readers with the knowledge and tools to implement sustainable chemical processes, providing them with the knowledge and tools needed to advance sustainability and energy optimization in their respective fields. The content combines a strong theoretical foundation, methodology details, real-world case studies and calculations to offer detailed process design theory and methodology, integrated strategies, carbon-capture technologies and eco-friendly energy system designs. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in sustainable energy systems and related practices, including researchers, faculty, industry professionals, policy makers, decision makers, and environmental advocacy groups.
1. Introduction to Integrated Sustainability Strategies
2. Forest Reforestation as a Keystone for Carbon Mitigation and Energy Strategy
3. Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Energy System Optimization
4. Designing Eco-Friendly Energy Systems with Carbon Offsetting
5. Enhancing Power Networks through Interregional Connectivity
6. Sustainable Resource Management in the Nexus of Water, Energy, and Food
7. Methanol Value Chain Optimization within a Sustainable Economic Model
8. National Gas Strategy: A Blueprint for Sustainable and Unconventional Resources
9. Equitable and Sustainable Integrated Fuel Production Planning
10. Population Behavior and Energy System Planning: An Integrated Approach
11. Visioning the Future: Perspectives and Pathways for Integrated Sustainability
Esbeydi Villicaña-García is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Environmental Process Engineering Department, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico. She obtained her PhD and master degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo in Mexico in 2023 and 2019 respectively. She is a member of the National Research System of Mexico. The research interests of Villicaña- García are the energy system, supply chain, sustainable design, and population behaviour. She has published more than 10 papers and 2 book chapters.
Edgar Geovanni Mora-Jacobo received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. His academic career includes the publication of four scientific papers and the presentation of his research at several conferences. The areas of focus and interest of Mora-Jacobo are process optimization, strategic planning, sustainable energy, and the analysis of environmental metrics.
Thelma Posadas-Paredes is a Masters Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. She received her Bachelors degree from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (Mexico). Posadas-Paredes has published 2 journal papers, her main areas of interest are sustainable energy and strategic planning.
Aurora de Fátima Sánchez-Bautista is a Professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She received her Master's and Ph.D. degrees in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico in 2020. Her academic career includes of five scientific papers and the presentation of her research at several conferences. The main areas of interest are sustainable energy, circular economy, and optimization.
César Ramírez-Márquez is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Guanajuato, Mexico, in 2020. His current research focuses on the production of materials for the solar energy industry and base chemicals in the chemical industry. He has published more than 55 journal papers, six book chapters, presented his work at over fifteen international and regional conferences, and holds four patents. José María Ponce-Ortega is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He earned his Ph.D. and Masters degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Celaya, Mexico, in 2009 and 2003, respectively. He completed postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University, USA, and served as a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Dr. Ponce-Ortega is a full professor and a member of the National Research System of Mexico. His research focuses on the optimization of chemical processes, sustainable design, energy, mass, water, and property integration, and supply chain optimization. He has published more than 310 papers, five books, and 60 book chapters. He has supervised 30 Ph.D. students and 50 Masters students and secured funding for 15 research projects totaling approximately $1,000,000. Dr. Ponce-Ortega serves on the editorial boards of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy and Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, and is a subject editor for Sustainable Production and Consumption, as well as associate editor in Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
