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Thore Berntsson is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and energy, with a focus on the optimization and integration of processes and energy systems.

The main fields of study for Berntsson include:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

Within these areas, they have contributed to several subfields:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Building and Construction

Their research interests encompass key topics such as:

  • Process Optimization and Integration
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization

Thore Berntsson has published papers in the International Journal of Energy Research, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Integration of algae-based biofuel production with an oil refinery: Energy and carbon footprint assessment," 2020, International Journal of Energy Research
  • "Holistic methodological framework for assessing the benefits of delivering industrial excess heat to a district heating network," 2020, International Journal of Energy Research

Frequent collaborators in their research work include:

  • Simon Harvey
  • Elin Svensson
  • Matteo Morandin
  • Stavros Papadokonstantakis
  • Viktor Andersson

Best Publications

  • Exporting lignin or power from heat-integrated kraft pulp mills: A techno-economic comparison using model mills

    Marcus Olsson;Erik Marcus Kristian Axelsson;Thore Berntsson

  • System aspects of biomass gasification with methanol synthesis – Process concepts and energy analysis

    Kristina Holmgren;Thore Berntsson;Eva Ingeborg Elisabeth Andersson;Tomas Rydberg

  • Use of advanced composite curves for assessing cost-effective HEN retrofit I: Theory and concepts

    Roger Nordman;Thore Berntsson

  • Increased capacity in kraft pulp mills: Lignin separation and reduced steam demand compared with recovery boiler upgrade

    Erik Marcus Kristian Axelsson;Marcus Olsson;Thore Berntsson

  • A tool for creating energy market scenarios for evaluation of investments in energy intensive industry

    Erik Marcus Kristian Axelsson;Simon Harvey;Thore Berntsson

  • Heat integration opportunities in average Scandinavian kraft pulp mills: Pinch analyses of model mills

    Erik Marcus Kristian Axelsson;Marcus Olsson;Thore Berntsson

  • Efficient energy use in a slaughter and meat processing plant—opportunities for process integration

    Anna Fritzson;Anna Fritzson;Thore Berntsson

  • Assessment of strategies for CO2 abatement in the European petroleum refining industry

    Daniella Johansson;Johan Rootzén;Thore Berntsson;Filip Johnsson

  • Excess Heat from Kraft Pulp Mills: Trade-offs between Internal and External Use in the Case of Sweden - Part 1: Methodology

    Inger-Lise Svensson;Johanna Jönsson;Thore Berntsson;Bahram Moshfegh

  • Energy efficient upgrading of biofuel integrated with a pulp mill

    Eva Ingeborg Elisabeth Andersson;Simon Harvey;Thore Berntsson

  • The compression/absorption heat pump cycle—conceptual design improvements and comparisons with the compression cycle

    Magnus Hultén;Thore Berntsson

  • Biofuel gasification combined heat and power - new implementation opportunities resulting from combined supply of process steam and district heating

    Åsa Marbe;Simon Harvey;Thore Berntsson

  • Heat sources — technology, economy and environment

    Thore Berntsson

  • Hydrogen production from biomass gasification in the oil refining industry – A system analysis

    Daniella Johansson;Per-Åke Franck;Thore Berntsson

  • Design Better Heat Exchanger Network Rerofits

    Annika Carlsson;Per-Åke Franck;Thore Berntsson

  • The compression/absorption cycle - influence of some major parameters on COP and a comparison with the compression cycle

    Magnus Hultén;Thore Berntsson

  • Excess heat from kraft pulp mills: Trade-offs between internal and external use in the case of Sweden—Part 2: Results for future energy market scenarios

    Johanna Jönsson;Inger-Lise Svensson;Thore Berntsson;Bahram Moshfegh

  • Integration Of Biomass Gasification With A Scandinavian Mechanical Pulp And Paper Mill - Consequences For Mass And Energy Balances And Global CO2 Emissions

    Johan Isaksson;Karin Pettersson;Maryam Mahmoudkhani;Anders Åsblad

  • Techno-economic analysis of a kraft pulp-mill-based biorefinery producing both ethanol and dimethyl ether

    Rickard Fornell;Thore Berntsson;Anders Åsblad

  • CHP in the pulp industry using black liquor gasification : Thermodynamic analysis

    Niklas Berglin;Thore Berntsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Filip Johnsson
Filip Johnsson Chalmers University of Technology
Bahram Moshfegh
Bahram Moshfegh Linköping University
Anders Lyngfelt
Anders Lyngfelt Chalmers University of Technology
Lisbeth Olsson
Lisbeth Olsson Chalmers University of Technology
James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University
Glen P. Peters
Glen P. Peters Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology
Annette Cowie
Annette Cowie University of New England
Klaus S. Lackner
Klaus S. Lackner Arizona State University
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University

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