Transforming Islands in Sustainable Circular Energy Resource Hubs

该研究项目的目的是评估岛屿的未来，并考虑到循环经济原则，将其转变为可持续能源中心的潜力。拟议的博士课题采用跨学科的方法，通过分析消费模式和供应链，分析与能源和资源使用相关的权衡。将考虑各种环境和经济因素，以便在循环经济中更好地管理能源资源。它将首先从聚类分析开始，以确定可能与其中几个相关的模式。然后将继续收集苏格兰群岛的能源和其他资源数据，并研究各种能源供应来源（例如可再生能源，废物转化为能源，氢）对能源供需平衡的影响以及不同气候情景下的储存和互连潜力。这将通过考虑能源需求（建筑，运输，服务部门）的详细建模的情景分析来实现，通过确定苏格兰岛屿作为案例研究的能源解决方案的最佳组合。该项目是高度跨学科的，需要了解数据处理，不同的建模技术，价值流映射。

The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the future of islands and the potential of transforming them in sustainable energy resource hubs by taking into account of circular economy principles. The proposed Phd topic takes an interdisciplinary approach to analyse trade-offs associated with energy and resource use, by analysing consumption patterns and supply chains. Various environmental and economic factors will be considered to enable better management of energy resources in a circular economy. It will first start with a clustering analysis to identify patterns that might be relevant to several of them. Will then continue to gather data for energy and other resources for Scottish Islands and study the impact of various energy supply sources (e.g renewable energy, waste to energy, hydrogen) on energy demand-supply balance and potential for storage and interconnections under different climate scenarios. This will be achieved through scenarios analysis considering detailed modelling of energy demand (buildings, transport, service sectors), by determining the optimal combination of energy solutions for Scottish islands as a case study. The project is highly interdisciplinary one requiring an understanding of data processing, different modelling techniques, value stream mapping.