Renewable Energy Intermittency Mitigation in Microgrids: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects

Acetoin is an important four-carbon compound that has many applications in foods, chemical synthesis, cosmetics, cigarettes, soaps, and detergents. Its stereoisomer (S)-acetoin, a high-value chiral compound, can also be used to synthesize optically active drugs, which could enhance targeting properties and reduce side effects. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the development of biotechnological routes for (S)-acetoin production. In this review, various strategies for biological (S)- acetoin production are summarized, and their constraints and possible solutions are described. Furthermore, future prospects of biological production of (S)-acetoin are discussed.

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Quantum Computing for Finance: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects

IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering ◽

10.1109/tqe.2020.3030314 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Daniel J. Egger ◽

Claudio Gambella ◽

Jakub Marecek ◽

Scott McFaddin ◽

Martin Mevissen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantum Computing ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Future Prospects

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Progresses in Analytical Design of Distribution Grids and Energy Storage

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14144270 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (14) ◽

pp. 4270

Author(s):

Gianpiero Colangelo ◽

Gianluigi Spirto ◽

Marco Milanese ◽

Arturo de Risi

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Power Flow ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Distribution Grid ◽

Mathematical Methods ◽

Power Generators ◽

Bidirectional Power Flow ◽

Distribution Grids

In the last years, a change in the power generation paradigm has been promoted by the increasing use of renewable energy sources combined with the need to reduce CO2 emissions. Small and distributed power generators are preferred to the classical centralized and sizeable ones. Accordingly, this fact led to a new way to think and design distributions grids. One of the challenges is to handle bidirectional power flow at the distribution substations transformer from and to the national transportation grid. The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the different mathematical methods to design the architecture of a distribution grid and the state of the art of the technologies used to produce and eventually store or convert, in different energy carriers, electricity produced by renewable energy sources, coping with the aleatory of these sources.

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ChemInform Abstract: Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) of Microalgae for Biofuel Production: State of the Art Review and Future Prospects

ChemInform ◽

10.1002/chin.201416290 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (16) ◽

pp. no-no

Author(s):

Diego Lopez Barreiro ◽

Wolter Prins ◽

Frederik Ronsse ◽

Wim Brilman

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Hydrothermal Liquefaction ◽

Biofuel Production ◽

Future Prospects

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