Whose objective is it anyway? Assessing the impact of decision maker focus in the optimal design of district energy systems.

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• Bryn Pickering
• Wednesday 17 July 2019, 12:30-13:30
• Dept. of Engineering Trumpington Street, Baker Building - Sir Arthur Marshall Meeting Room.

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When using optimisation models to aid the design of urban energy supply systems, it is common to have an objective of lifetime cost minimisation (investment and operation). However, in a process with many stakeholders, there are many, often competing objectives. In this talk I will present an analysis of the impact of various objectives on a district energy system in Bangalore, India. The objectives encompass monetary cost, carbon emissions, and risk of system failure. Clear trade-offs are required when considering different objectives, but I will show that it is possible to manage those within a model, leading to technology portfolio recommendations which balance cost, carbon, and risk simultaneously.

This talk is part of the Engineering Div D Sustainability and Resilience Research Seminars series.

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