IAC Center of Excellence:
2020
The University of Utah Industrial Assessment Center (UU-IAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.
| 187 | Assessments |
| 1,170 | Recommendations |
| 2.61 | Tbtu Energy Saving* |
| $30.29 | million Cost Savings* |
| 91 | Students Trained |
Energy Engineering related programs, degrees, etc:
Related Papers & Publications
Kasra Mohammadi, Jon G McGowan, Kody Powell,
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Thermoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system using waste heat from a triple power cycle,",
Applied Thermal Engineering,
May 25,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116790
Moataz Sheha, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
Techno-economic analysis of the impact of dynamic electricity prices on solar penetration in a smart grid environment with distributed energy storage,",
Applied Energy,
Jan 15,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116168
Kasra Mohammadi, Saber Khanmohammadi, Hossein Khorasanizadeh, Kody Powell,
"
Development of high concentration photovoltaics (HCPV) power plants in the US Southwest: Economic assessment and sensitivity analysis,",
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,
Dec,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100873
Related Papers & Publications
2021
2 Papers / Publications
Kasra Mohammadi, Jon G McGowan, Kody Powell,
"
Thermoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system using waste heat from a triple power cycle,",
Applied Thermal Engineering,
May 25,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116790
Moataz Sheha, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
Techno-economic analysis of the impact of dynamic electricity prices on solar penetration in a smart grid environment with distributed energy storage,",
Applied Energy,
Jan 15,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116168
2020
12 Papers / Publications
Kasra Mohammadi, Saber Khanmohammadi, Hossein Khorasanizadeh, Kody Powell,
"
Development of high concentration photovoltaics (HCPV) power plants in the US Southwest: Economic assessment and sensitivity analysis,",
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,
Dec,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100873
Landen D Blackburn, Jacob F Tuttle, Kody M Powell,
"
Real-time optimization of multi-cell industrial evaporative cooling towers using machine learning and particle swarm optimization,",
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Oct 20,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122175
Kevin Ellingwood, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic optimization and economic evaluation of flexible heat integration in a hybrid concentrated solar power plant,",
Applied Energy,
Oct 15,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115513
Kasra Mohammadi, Kevin Ellingwood, Kody Powell,
"
A novel triple power cycle featuring a gas turbine cycle with supercritical carbon dioxide and organic Rankine cycles: Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization,",
Energy Conversion and Management,
Sept. 15,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113123
Moataz Sheha, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
Solving the duck curve in a smart grid environment using a non-cooperative game theory and dynamic pricing profiles,",
Energy Conversion and Management,
Sept. 15,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113102
Kasra Mohammadi, Kevin Ellingwood, Kody Powell,
"
Novel hybrid solar tower-gas turbine combined power cycles using supercritical carbon dioxide bottoming cycles,",
Applied Thermal Engineering,
Sept,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115588
Derek Machalek, Moriah Henning, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody M Powell,
"
Economic and environmental impacts of a non-traditional combined heat and power system for a discrete manufacturing facility,",
Journal of Cleaner Production,
August 20,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121816
Kasra Mohammadi, Yazhou Jiang, Soheyl Borjian, Kody Powell,
"
Thermo-economic assessment and optimization of a hybrid triple effect absorption chiller and compressor,",
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,
April,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100652
Khalid Rashid, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic simulation and techno-economic analysis of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant hybridized with both thermal energy storage and natural gas,",
Journal of Cleaner Production,
March 1st,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119193
Derek Machalek, Aaron Young, Landen Blackburn, Pratt Rogers, Kody M Powell,
"
Mine operations as a smart grid resource: Leveraging excess process storage capacity to better enable renewable energy sources,",
Minerals Engineering,
January 1,
Kevin Ellingwood, Kasra Mohammadi, Kody Powell,
"
A novel means to flexibly operate a hybrid concentrated solar power plant and improve operation during non-ideal direct normal irradiation conditions,",
Energy Conversion and Management,
January 1,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112275
Kasra Mohammadi, Mohammad Saeed Efati Khaledi, Mohammad Saghafifar, Kody Powell,
"
Hybrid systems based on gas turbine combined cycle for trigeneration of power, cooling, and freshwater: A comparative techno-economic assessment,",
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,
February,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100632
2019
14 Papers / Publications
Khalid Rashid, Seyed Safdarnejad, Kevin Ellingwood, Kody Powell,
"
Techno-Economic Evaluation of Different Hybridization Schemes for a Solar Thermal/Gas Power Plant,",
Energy,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.130
Khalid Rashid, Seyed Safdarnejad, Kody Powell,
"
Process intensification of solar thermal power using hybridization, flexible heat integration, and real-time optimization,",
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.04.004
Moataz Sheha, Kody Powell,
"
An economic and policy case for proactive home energy management systems with photovoltaics and batteries,",
The Electricity Journal,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2019.01.009
Landen Blackburn, Aaron Young, Pratt Rogers, John Hedengren, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic optimization of a district energy system with storage using a novel mixed-integer quadratic programming algorithm,",
Optimization and Engineering,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-018-09419-w
Kevin Ellingwood, Seyed Safdarnejad, Khalid Rashid, Kody Powell,
"
Leveraging Energy Storage in a Solar-Tower and Combined Cycle Hybrid Power Plant,",
Energies,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en12010040
Khalid Rashid, Seyed Safdarnejad, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic simulation, control, and performance evaluation of a synergistic solar and natural gas hybrid power plant,",
Energy Conversion and Management,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.054
Thomas Tran, Amanda Smith,
"
Stochastic Optimization for Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in District Energy Systems for Cost-Effective Use,",
Energies,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en12030533
Moataz Sheha, Kody Powell,
"
Using real-time electricity prices to leverage electrical energy storage and flexible loads in a smart grid environment utilizing machine learning techniques,",
Processes,
Nov 21,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7120870
Derek Machalek, Kody M Powell,
"
Model predictive control of a rotary kiln for fast electric demand response,",
Minerals Engineering,
Dec,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106021
Kevin Ellingwood, Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad, Helga Kovacs, Jake F Tuttle, Kody Powell,
"
Analysing the benefits of hybridisation and storage in a hybrid solar gas turbine plant,",
International Journal of Sustainable Energy,
July 11,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2019.1639705
Kasra Mohammadi, Mohammad Saghafifar, Jon G McGowan, Kody Powell,
"
Thermo-economic analysis of a novel hybrid multigeneration system based on an integrated triple effect refrigeration system for production of power and refrigeration,",
Journal of Cleaner Production,
November 20,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117912
Paige Brimley, Derek Machalek, Kody M Powell,
"
Smart Scheduling of a Batch Manufacturer’s Operations by Utilization of a Genetic Algorithm to Minimize Electrical Demand,",
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems,
October 15,
| doi:10.1520/SSMS20190018
Derek Machalek, Kody Powell,
"
Automated electrical demand peak leveling in a manufacturing facility with short term energy storage for smart grid participation,",
Journal of Manufacturing Systems,
July,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2019.06.001
Moriah Henning, Derek Machalek, Kody M Powellv,
"
Integrating a microturbine into a discrete manufacturing process with combined heat and power using smart scheduling and automation,",
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818597-1.50046-1
2018
5 Papers / Publications
Moataz Sheha, Khalid Rashid, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic Real-Time Optimization of Air Conditioning Systems in Residential Houses under Different Electricity Pricing Structures,",
Proceedings of the American Control Conference,
Minneapolis, MN,
| doi:10.23919/ACC.2018.8430894
Brody Westberg, Derek Machalek, Stephen Denton, David Sellers, Kody Powell,
"
Proactive Automation of a Batch Manufacturer in a Smart Grid Environment,",
Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20180020
Moataz Sheha, Kody Powell,
"
Dynamic Real-Time Optimization of Air-Conditioning Systems in Residential Houses with a Battery Energy Storage under Different Electricity Pricing Structures,",
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-64241-7.50416-X
Thomas Tran, Amanda Smith,
"
Incorporating performance-based global sensitivity and uncertainty analysis into LCOE calculations for emerging renewable energy technologies,",
Applied Energy,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.024
Thomas Tran, Amanda Smith,
"
Thermoeconomic analysis of residential rooftop photovoltaic systems with integrated energy storage and resulting impacts on electrical distribution networks,",
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,
| doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2018.07.002
| Center Director | Dr. Kody Powell |
|---|---|
| kody.powell@utah.edu | |
| Phone # | +18015813957 |
| Fax # | +18015813957 |
| Mailing Address |
50 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm 3290 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 |
| Assistant Director | Julie Sieving, P.E. |
|---|
University of Utah has trained 91 students
The following students have participated in IAC assessments with University of Utah since 2003, when student name tracking began.
The 37 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
The 37 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
Aaron Chambers
Abby Hall
Abe Kearl
Alexander Leopardi
Allen Neicosup
Andrew Hatch
Andrew Meldrum
Anne Dougherty
Anthony Vance
Ari Yue
Blake Billings
Brie Crofts
Brie Esplin
Brody Westberg
Brooke Yardley
Caleb Wray
Chris Landes
Christopher Hillam
Connor Clay
Conrad Duerr
Dan Youngberg
Daniel Luis Moreno
Debbie Gale
Derek Machalek
Doug Crawford
Doug Voss
Elaheh Safaei
Erik Mollinet
Giovanna Roth
Grant Jimenez
Haley Feten
Hyrum Davis,
Isaac Hale
Jace Callor
Jake Immonen
James Gessel
Jared Strebel
Jesse Reeves
Jesse Sorenson
Jessica Padron-Loredo
Jim Parry
Joel Kongolo Ilunga
Kaden Plewe
Kari Keddington
Kathy LeBlanc
Kenneth Smith
Kevin Ellingwood
Kortney Shorts
Kristopher Issac Rydalch
Kyle Day
Landen Blackburn
Landon Crowther
Lizzie Pinegar
Mark Biesinger,
Mark Henry
Mark McPherson
Mateo Ismodes
Micale Ward
Michael Christensen
Michael Reynolds
Mike Chambers
Moataz Sheha
Moriah Henning
Nestor Camacho
Paige Brimley
Parker Thomas Bodily
Pete Horseth
Quin Smith
Quinn Alleman
R.T. Williams
Rashid Bakare
Raul Rodriguez
Rick Walker
Ron Carrasquel
Russel Olsen
Ryan Hart
Ryan White
Sai Pandit
Samuel Partridge
Shoko Imamura
Stephen Denton
Susan Philyaw
Tess Jorgensen
Thomas Tran
Tofigh Sayahi
Tom Fairbanks
Will Chatwin
William Brett Graham
Yunju Lee
Yunzhi Chen
Zachary Freedman
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- Must be a US Manufacturer
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