Motivation

Due to social, ecological and political developments, companies are increasingly considering aspects of sustainability (such as greenhouse gas neutrality) in their strategic orientation. The thermal energy supply required to power production processes is one of the biggest levers in this regard. However, consolidating holistic transformation concepts is a complex undertaking because of diverse interactions of possible measures.

Objectives

In MISTRAL, dependencies between different organizational units of a company are to be considered for the first time in a model-based process. The transformation of thermal, industrial energy supply systems, including time-varying and uncertain framework conditions as well as staggered investment decisions, will be taken into account.

Approaches

The complexity of transformation planning results from the interactions between different measures that are handled by different company departments. To master this complexity, a method is being developed that enables stakeholders to develop site-specific transformation concepts. Here, a holistic, software-supported approach offers the opportunity to select those measures that fulfil both company-specific objectives and constraints. The development of a consistent software framework is intended to map corporate strategy aspects, process level measures, and energy infrastructure measures.

Acknowledgement

The joint research project MISTRAL is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK). We are grateful for the opportunity to work on this project.

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