The role of the industrial engineer in an energy system development

Abstract

Multiple renewable and more efficient nonrenewable energy systems are studied these days. It is thought that this task only concerns to some specialized fields like chemistry, mechanics, electricity or hydraulics. However, The Industrial Engineering provide a group of skills to add value to any energy related study. An energy system means many interconnected aspects such as: the primary energy source, the conversion process, the desired product and the demand. All of them are variables that must be studied as one system. An Industrial Engineer has unique planning and managing abilities to optimize and manage the resources used in energy projects. This study shows some applications of the Industrial Engineer profile in the developing of a new energy system.