(170c) Refinery integration and resource optimization modeling quantifies benefits of utilizing existing infrastructure

NREL's Economic, Sustainability, and Market Analysis (ESMA) team utilizes optimizable refinery models, resource allocation models, and process simulation-based debottlenecking analysis to quantify opportunities for biofuel and bioproduct pathways through integration with existing refining infrastructure. The goals of analysis are to model the transition of refineries to renewable and circular feedstocks and quantify benefits to costs of biofuel production and CO2 abatement through utilization of existing refineries and product logistical infrastructure. This presentation summarizes progress in refinery and logistics infrastructure analysis in support of multiple ESMA projects.