Intelligent pollution management in an integrated energy system

Energy carriers are addressed today as one of the main pillars of energy generation due to the increased growth of industries in developed and developing countries. According to the global view, increased consumption of energy carriers is causing an increase in the production of greenhouse gases, the global average temperature, and this, in turn, results in the quicker melting of ice in Antarctica. Moreover, increased pollution stemming from the consumption of fossil fuels for generating electricity is causing numerous problems for industrial cities, photochemical smog, and numerous lung diseases for humans and often living organisms. For the above reasons, using methods to minimize the consumption of energy carriers and applying renewable energy in order to reduce the extent of generated pollution is highly important. Using integrated energy systems (IES) may help manage energy resources in a proper manner and minimize the extent of pollution. This article has proposed a smart management system of an energy hub that includes an input (consisting of fossil fuels, renewable energy, and electricity grid) and output (consisting of consumers). Not only is the proposed system capable of managing energy carries and maximizing the use of renewable energies, but also capable of absorbing high levels of generated CO2 and transforming it to gas energy carries in addition to saving energy.  Such an approach has caused the reduction of CO2 level and its derivatives inside the energy hub and also, reduction of the total cost of the system and this is because a part of gas fuel needed by the system is supplied. This article has shown that using such a system reduces the cost stemming from system pollution generation by 9.08% and the total cost of the system by 13.57%.