Data and code underlying the PhD thesis: Wired for change. Handling intermittency in a renewable energy-driven chemical industry

This repository contains all data and code underlying the doctoral dissertation titled "Wired for change. Handling intermittency in a renewable energy-driven chemical industry" by Svenja Estela Bielefeld, written at Delft University of Technology under the supervision of Dr. Milos Cvetkovic and Prof. Andrea Ramirez Ramirez.The objective of the thesis was to explore the conditions for mitigating the impact of an intermittent power supply on the chemical industry, specifically via the electrification of utility systems. A literature review and stakeholder interviews were used to generate insights about potential benefits, limitations, and requirements of flexibility in the chemical industry. Modelling, mathematical optimisation, case studies and scenario analysis were used to generate data on the electrification of existing utility systems. The repository includes the interview questions and notes related to Chapter 2 of the thesis, as well as all data and code used to generate the results presented in Chapters 3 to 5.

本仓库涵盖了斯文雅·埃斯特拉·比勒费尔德（Svenja Estela Bielefeld）于代尔夫特理工大学（Delft University of Technology）完成的博士学位论文《赋能变革：可再生能源驱动化工行业的间歇性供电应对》（Wired for change. Handling intermittency in a renewable energy-driven chemical industry）所依托的全部数据与代码，该论文由米洛斯·茨韦特科维奇博士（Dr. Milos Cvetkovic）与安德里亚·拉米雷斯·拉米雷斯教授（Prof. Andrea Ramirez Ramirez）联合指导。本研究的核心目标为探索缓解间歇性供电对化工行业造成影响的可行路径，具体聚焦于公用工程系统的电气化改造。研究团队通过文献综述与利益相关者访谈，梳理了化工行业灵活性改造的潜在优势、局限与核心要求；同时通过建模、数学优化、案例分析与情景分析，生成了现有公用工程系统电气化改造的相关研究数据。本仓库包含与论文第2章相关的访谈提纲与访谈记录，以及用于生成第3至第5章所呈现研究结果的全部数据与代码。