Efficient use of biomass waste gases

A new approach to heat recovery 

Louisa Pajnik, FHV graduate of the Environment and Engineering bachelor's degree programme and current student in the Sustainable Energy Systems master's programme, and lecturer Babette Hebenstreit were represented with a joint poster contribution. Their work focused on an open sorption process for recovering heat from waste gas from biomass plants. The aim was to make more Energy usable from exhaust gases containing water vapor, even at higher temperature levels, for example in district heating networks.

Simulation as a basis for decision-making

The contribution was based on Louisa's bachelor's thesis for her Environment and Engineering degree. Using a model developed in Python, it was possible to calculate how much heat can be recovered under different process conditions. "Using Energy as efficiently as possible also means using the exhaust gas as much as possible. With her work, Louisa has created a tool to test potential applications. Taking part in the conference enabled us to test the research results for practical suitability. In addition to researchers, manufacturers of heat recovery systems were also interested in our work," says Babette Hebenstreit.

Study meets research

For Louisa Pajnik, the CEBC also provided valuable professional impetus: "Presenting my bachelor's thesis at the CEBC enabled me to make contact with experts and highlighted many open questions regarding the transformation of the energy system. The conference encouraged me in my goal of contributing to an efficient energy system professionally after completing my Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems."

The presentation showed how findings from the degree program can be transferred to applied research and open up new perspectives for future energy systems. 

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