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Multi-criteria analysis to rank offshore renewable technologies to support deep-water oil and gas production
Published in C. Guedes Soares, Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore, 2020
A.R. Novgorodcev Jr, A. Jarquín-Laguna
This phase consists of the creation of a comprehensive list of offshore power generation technologies in the range of 10MW. This inventory includes both floating and seabed-mounted structures with no previous viability check. The analysis is done as part of step three according to the following viability criteria:Resource availability: compare the available resources with the minimum required by each of the technologies. For renewable energies, historical resource data sets are used. Fuel supply capacity is used to evaluate the non-renewable sources.Technology Readiness Level (TRL): express the level of readiness of each technology for application in the specific environment. This work adopts the 9 level scale used by the European research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 (European Commssion, 2014). The threshold adopted is the same used by the oil industry at the bidding phase that is TRL 7 (Yasseri & Bahai, 2018).
Lessons learned from the supply curve approach
Published in John Harvey, Imad L. Al-Qadi, Hasan Ozer, Gerardo Flintsch, Pavement, Roadway, and Bridge Life Cycle Assessment 2020, 2020
A.A. Butt, J.T. Harvey, A. Saboori, C. Kim, M.T. Lozano, A.M. Kendall
The state of readiness of the change of technology was adapted from the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) approach developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA 2012). TRL 1: basic principles observedTRL 2: technology concept formulatedTRL 3 and 4: experimental proof of concept/technology validated in labTRL 5 and 6: technology validated and demonstrated in relevant environment at less than full scale (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)TRL 7: system prototype demonstration in operational environment (full scale)TRL 8: actual system completed and determined to be operational through test and demonstrationTRL 9: actual system proven in operational environment elsewhere or less-than-full-market penetration
Simulation-based costing
Published in John Vail Farr, Isaac Faber, Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost Analysis, 2018
TRL can be defined as a systematic metric or measurement system that supports assessments of the maturity of a particular technology and the consistent comparison of maturity between different types of technology (Mankins, 1995). The TRL is the accepted standard in government and industry as a measure of technology maturity. The TRLs range from 1 to 9, with 9 satisfying the highest degree of readiness (ready to market) and 1 the lowest (development of the concept only). TRLs can be used to assess the maturity of a technology (both hardware and software) and, in turn, the risks that might be associated with it. TRL might also serve as an indicator of technology obsolescence and replacement (Ganguly et al., 2010). Readers are referred to Mankins (1995) for more information on TRLs along with their detailed definitions.
Life cycle assessment of biomass-based hydrogen production technologies: A review
Published in International Journal of Green Energy, 2023
Sakshi Singh, Gaurav Pandey, Gourav Kumar Rath, Hari Prakash Veluswamy, Nadezhda Molokitina
The technology readiness level (TRL) evaluation is a crucial technique for determining the issues and viewpoints associated with a novel idea or technological advancement. TRL is a system that assesses a technology’s readiness and provides a way to compare several technologies. The TRL assessment has been applied by industries all around the world. A theoretical concept becomes a fully realized technology that may be used in an operational context as an industrial process progresses from a low to a high TRL (Bareiß et al. 2019; Saratale et al. 2019; Standard 2014). Figure 12 represents the TRL of different H2 production technologies that are discussed in this paper. It is evident that processes like electrolysis, SMR, and pyrolysis are the leading technologies for H2 production at industrial levels. However, in case of pyrolysis, conversion of liquid or gaseous biomass products lies at TRL-4, whereas conversion of solid biomass is at TRL-8 and is industry ready. Biomass gasification and photolysis currently lie in TRL-6. Dark fermentation is an upcoming technology and requires high scientific interventions.
Special Issue on Disaster Robotics - ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge
Published in Advanced Robotics, 2020
Kazunori Ohno, Tetsushi Kamegawa, Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Hashimoto
ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge (TRC), which is a national project supported by the cabinet office of Japan, was held for about 5 years from 2014-2019. Various cutting-edge technologies were developed and demonstrated on five platforms such as snake type robots, construction robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, legged type robots, and cyber-enhanced rescue canines. Many world’s first results were achieved through the ImPACT TRC project. Technologies that have high technology readiness levels (TRL) were evaluated by field tests with actual users. Unmanned aerial vehicles and cyber-enhanced rescue canines have achieved deployment to real users. Other results have led to joint research with companies.
An overview of self-engineering systems
Published in Journal of Engineering Design, 2021
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) originally created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a method of ranking the maturity of a technology. One is the lowest ranking where basic concepts and principle are observed, to nine, which is an actual complete system proven and validated in its operational environment (Héder 2017). Information on the development of each system was compared to the TRL definitions as outlined in the Horizon 2020 programme definition (European Commission 2014) and TWI (2020). The authors identified and recorded the level which most closely describes the current stage of the SE system’s development.