Energy systems engineering + business

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the prospects of developing a business in the field of energy systems engineering, specifically focusing on biofuels and wind farming. Participants share experiences and ideas related to entrepreneurship in renewable energy technologies.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses interest in starting a business related to biofuels and wind farming, seeking insights on potential opportunities.
  • Another participant shares their experience with a project involving gasifiers that convert woodchips into biogas, highlighting the design of an organic rankine cycle system to utilize waste heat.
  • The project mentioned aims to provide electricity and gas for cooking and heating in remote areas, particularly in the context of sugar cane production.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants have not reached a consensus, and multiple viewpoints regarding business opportunities in energy systems engineering remain open for discussion.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of specific business models or market analysis, as well as the dependence on regional factors for the feasibility of proposed ideas.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in entrepreneurship within renewable energy sectors, particularly those focusing on biofuels and sustainable energy solutions.

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so I ill be going into my first year of energy systems engineering but I would really love to develop my own business surrounding things like biofuels and wind farming , i was just wondering what prospects are their to develop a business or if there are any sort of ideas around that field.
 
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thanks a lot !
 
I did an internship at a company that was developing gasifiers, they generated biogas from woodchips. My project was to design a small (50kW elec. out) organic rankine cycle system to harvest waste heat from the gasification process.
The idea was the plant would be installed in remote area (eg sugar cane crops on south pacific islands) and use waste plant mass to produce electricity and gas for cooking, process heating (eg in the sugar cane mill evaporators), space heating, additional electricity generation etc.
 

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