NERUDA – tool for simulation of waste flows at regional and/or international level
What is NERUDA?
NERUDA is a unique computational tool based on a simple principle implemented in a complex problem:
- It optimizes waste treatment strategy in a specific region from a waste producer point of view (regarding economics and environment).
- The region is divided in hundreds of nodes in order to be able to simulate unified waste market and interaction reated to competitive environment
- It integrates waste-to-energy facilities within energy concept of cities
- It analyses various waste treatment technologies
NERUDA – one tool – many ways of results presentation according to a customer‘s demand
The following subjects may contribute from its application:
- Strategy makers at country and/or regional level (government)
- Potential investors interested in new waste-to-energy plants
- Operators of existing plants
NERUDA – typical applications
- Concepts at regional and countries level
In 2013, NERUDA was applied to analyze the future demand for new WtE facilities in the Czech Republic. Forbidden landfilling was considered. The potential of heat delivery within existing district heating systems was adressed
- Feasibility of investmentsin waste-to-energy
Assesment of economic sustainability of projects in a specific locality. Risks such as change in production and quality of residual waste, which cannot be recycled, energy prices, legislation development and competitors strategies were evaluated.
- Waste transport optimization
Optimization of collection of waste commodities, finding a location for transfer stations and their capacities. Proposal of suitable technology for waste transport from producer to processor (road – railway – intermodal system). Daily Transport planning.
- Unified waste market modelling
Application of NERUDA tool for a region including more than one country. Impact modelling of different development of key parameters in individual EU countries (production, capacities, environmental taxes) for effective utilization and planning of Waste-to-Energy capacities.
NERUDA – Find more information about its scientific background!
ŠOMPLÁK, R.; PAVLAS, M.; KROPÁČ, J.; PUTNA, O.; PROCHÁZKA, V. Logistic model-based tool for policy-making towards sustainable waste management. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 16 (2014), pp. 1275 – 1286
FERDAN, T. ŠOMPLÁK R, ZAVÍRALOVÁ L, PAVLAS M., FRÝBA L. A waste-to-energy project: A complex approach towards the assessment of investment risks, Applied Thermal Engineering, 89 (2015)), pp. 1127–1136
NERUDA – Are you interested? Contact us.
doc. Ing. Martin PAVLAS, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Energy&Simulation research group
e-mail: martin.pavlas@vutbr.cz
orcid.org/0000–0002–2300–953X
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