Technology Portfolio Research Articles

The Current State and Future Prospects of Auricularia auricula's Polysaccharide Processing Technology Portfolio.

Auricularia auricula polysaccharides (AAP) have been widely studied in the field of medicine and healthcare because of their unique structure and physiological activity. Many species of Auricularia auricula polysaccharides have been extracted, isolated, and purified by different methods, and their structures have been analyzed. Auricularia auricula polysaccharides have been proven to have beneficial effects on the human body, including slowing the aging process, controlling the intestinal system, and treating cardiovascular disorders. In this paper, the extraction, isolation, and purification of AAP from Auricularia auricula, as well as research in the field of medicine and healthcare, have pointed to the shortcomings and limitations of these methods. We also suggest future research directions for Auricularia auricula polysaccharides; standardized processing methods must be confirmed, and officially approved AAPs are needed for commercial applications. Finally, an optimistic outlook on the development of AAPs is given.

УПРАВЛІННЯ БІЗНЕС-ПРОЦЕСАМИ КОМПАНІЙ: СУЧАСНІ ІНСТРУМЕНТИ ТА ПРІОРИТЕТНІ НАПРЯМКИ

The article is devoted to the problem of business process management in companies. To achieve the objectives of the study, the following general scientific methods were used: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction (to determine the benefits and consequences of using business process management by companies); generalisation (to systematise the results obtained and formulate conclusions from the study in terms of priority areas and modern tools for managing business processes in companies). The paper considers the essence of business process management as a promising approach to solving the problems of flexibility, scalability and efficiency of a company, achieving its strategic business goals and solving specific tasks. Its types are presented and characterised: humanoriented, document-oriented, and integration-oriented. The growth factors of the business process management market are highlighted: the introduction of various technological advances, the growing trend towards automation in various industries, and increased integration with the Internet of Things. To manage business processes, companies use a variety of tools that are a valuable addition to their technology portfolios. The publication examines and describes modern business process management tools in terms of their documentation, analysis, evaluation, development and implementation, ensuring operational excellence and transformation, workflow management, including real-time management, optimisation and automation. In general, the use of these tools will significantly improve the practices of developing and improving internal and external processes, allowing them to be flexible and effective in the face of dynamic changes in the industry environment. The research outlines the priority areas of business process management: setting up and automating workflows; ensuring visibility and control of business processes; making effective business decisions, minimising costs; integrating workflows, ensuring operational flexibility; identifying bottlenecks and operational shortcomings; ensuring security and effective risk management.

Formation of a portfolio of digital technologies and solutions for the production and storage of agricultural products

Guaranteeing food security in the country is a multifaceted issue that requires a comprehensive solution. It is important not only to produce raw materials for food products, but also to establish an efficient logistics network that will ensure delivery to the final consumer. In order to do it, it is important to store agricultural products, livestock and fish, as well as to create a reliable material base that will ensure the safety of products throughout the entire storage period.

Digital transformation of technological IP portfolio analysis for complex domain of satellite communication innovations

The latest mobile network protocols, currently adopted by most of global telecom-services, are at the level of fifth generation (5G) technological standards. However, 5G speed and bandwidth will not be likely to catch up with the advanced AI- and IoT-based applications, which require very low latency with wide coverage. Thus, industry is looking ahead beyond 5G (B5G) communication enabling technologies. Further, in order to provide global communications without disconnections due to geographical barriers (e.g., oceans and high mountains lacking base stations), low earth orbit (LEO) satellites become the ideal solution for connecting entire global network with terrestrial and non-terrestrial links. In this research, the integration of LDA topic modeling, clustering algorithm, technology-function matrix, and s-curve modeling is proposed to analyze complex IP portfolio for B5G satellite technologies. The domain ontology, which describes the transdisciplinary features of the B5G satellite technology taxonomy, is derived and refined in a hierarchical schema after thorough literature review and 2357 domain patents being collected and analyzed. This research aims to discover the main trends and the potentials of satellite communication technologies through novel tech-mining techniques in both macro- and micro-levels. During macro-analyses, trends of global inventions, the leading assignees, and the distribution of technology categories are depicted. We identify the leading patent assignees with their domain patents (published from 2012 to 2021) and distributions under sub-technical categories. Further, the micro-analyses discover the innovations of major technological themes, showing key R&D hot-spots, cold-spots and lifecycle maturities of sub-technical categories. Finally, the research strategies for technical-savvy countries (e.g., Taiwan, with advances in its semiconductor and ICT industries) are presented highlighting its strategic innovations related to the complex communication domain.

Remanufacturing Technology Portfolio Decisions under a Discrete Choice Model

Remanufacturing Technology Portfolio Decisions under a Discrete Choice Model

Perspectives on Hydrogen

Humankind has an urgent need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Such a challenge requires deep transformation of the current energy system in our society. Achieving this goal has given an unprecedented role to decarbonized energy vectors. Electricity is the most consolidated of such vectors, and a molecular vector is in the agenda to contribute in the future to those end uses that are difficult to electrify. Additionally, energy storage is a critical issue for both energy vectors. In this communication, discussion on the status, hopes and perspectives of the hydrogen contribution to decarbonization are presented, emphasizing bottlenecks in key aspects, such as education, reskilling and storage capacity, and some concerns about the development of a flexible portfolio of technologies that could affect the contribution and impact of the whole hydrogen value chain in society. This communication would serve to the debate and boost discussion about the topic.

Technology portfolios optimization to deliver cost-effective shale gas development: Using CO2 versus water

Hydraulic fracturing is widely used in shale gas development, while it could cause decline in production in water-sensitive formations. Using CO2 for reservoir fracturing, injection to enhance gas recovery, and sequestration in depleted shale reservoirs can solve this problem, increase shale gas production, and store CO2 underground. Given the high expense of these CO2 techniques, the trade-off between the rising cost of deploying CO2 techniques and the benefit of increased shale gas production influences the technology portfolios for shale gas development. Financial incentives for carbon credits can provide compensation for the cost of CO2 techniques, further influencing the technology portfolios. Currently, questions remain regarding the optimal technology portfolios for achieving cost-effective shale gas development under different reservoir conditions and the impacts of the carbon price incentive. Here, we propose a novel optimization model that simultaneously integrates the hydraulic fracturing, CO2 fracturing, CO2 injection, and CO2 sequestration techniques to investigate the optimal technology mix for cost-effective shale gas development. We select the non-water sensitive formations and water sensitive formations as two representative scenarios. The results show that to cost-effectively develop shale gas, hydraulic fracturing is preferred in the non-water sensitive scenario whereas CO2 fracturing and CO2 injection are preferred in the water sensitive scenario. The synergistic deployment of CO2 fracturing and CO2 injection techniques can not only improve economic performance but also sequestrate more CO2. Our findings provide policy makers with critical insights into achieving cost-effective shale gas development while curbing carbon emissions.

From isolation to constellation: Narrative focalisation in current technology disclosures

In this article, I explore focalisation in the mediated account of universitytechnology disclosures, a relatively recent digital genre for science andtechnology commercialisation and institutional promotion through onlinedissemination and outreach. Born in academic settings, this genre is still in-themakingand highly susceptible to discursive hybridity. My study draws on aneclectic framework that combines the principles of Netnography with NarrativeInquiry, (Critical) Genre and Multimodal Analysis, and Positioning Theory toexamine the teller’s role and the telling practices contained in two types ofinterrelated documents published by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid onits webpage: the institution’s current Technologies Portfolio and a series of salient inhouseinnovative technologies/projects rendered in comic-book format, both intheir English version.
 The scrutiny of the 134 samples of the Portfolio and of the 12 instances ofcomic-books reveals how the hybridity generated by digital affordancesinfluences narrative and, along with it, promotional strategies. I lay specialemphasis on the concept of ‘narrative focalisation’ and attempt to answer thefamous Goffmanian question “Who is speaking?”, making the point that genrenetworking is a way of telling and ultimately of institutional branding.

The Oilfield Service Company's Business Development Strategy towards a Sustainable Energy with Scenario Planning

Since the Paris Agreement where the countries in the world commit for the carbon emission reduction and net zero in 2050 or sooner, the energy transition has become the top topic in the energy sector. The oil-field services (OFS) industry is one of the business actors in the O&G supply chain with complex value chains, business structures, and models, and this research will explore scenario planning on the energy sector in Indonesia to have a forward-looking view of future O&G conditions in Indonesia including the energy transition which later became the key focal issue in this research. Scenarios are made based on the key driving factors and uncertainties that have been identified through the analysis of primary data from stakeholder interviews and secondary information from various literature studies. Furthermore, Scenarios are constructed based on how society responds to sustainable consumption and supporting infrastructures such as regulatory policies, the economic and investment environment, as well as technology and innovation. The four scenarios are (i) Empty Boat, (ii) Leaking Boat, (iii) Rocking the boat, and (iv) Rowing to Win. This research describes the implications, options, and strategies for each scenario which can then be taken into consideration by Green Bay Hornet Company (GBH) as an OFS company to enable proactive decisions and evaluate strategies to be resilient in each scenario. Reassessing the energy market, business conditions, and core competencies and how to expand and diversify technology, product, and service portfolios to renewable energy and decarbonizing initiatives in their operation is some of the strategies to expedite the transition in 2035.

Designing residential energy systems considering prospective costs and life cycle GHG emissions

Novel energy technologies are typically associated with large investments and environmental impacts generated in the construction phase. In this work, we present a systematic approach to optimally design residential energy systems, considering (prospective) costs and life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a large set of low-carbon energy technologies and sources. To achieve this, an optimization problem has been formulated and is tested on several scenarios considering climate-specific heat and electricity demand as well as scenario-specific conditions, such as the flexibility of grid electricity tariffs and associated GHG intensities. With GHG-intensive grid electricity supply and flexible energy tariffs, we recommend to implement policy measures to encourage the investment in residential solar PV-coupled batteries and heat pumps, especially in the near future. The inclusion of environmental impacts generated from the production of energy technologies cannot be neglected; they should be considered during the design phase of residential energy systems. Current high electricity and natural gas prices result in the installation of low-carbon energy system components. This implies that battery systems are already an effective option to reduce the reliance on carbon-intensive and expensive energy supply. And lastly, the large-scale deployment of residential lithium-ion batteries might be limited by global lithium production. This implies that energy system designers should consider alternative electricity storage technologies in their energy technology portfolio.

The Role of Relatedness and Unrelatedness for the Geography of Technological Breakthroughs in Europe

This article proposes a framework to study how the existing knowledge portfolio of regional economies affects the emergence and occurrence of breakthrough technologies. The study discusses the relevance of cognitive distance between the technology of a breakthrough invention and the existing technological base in their geographic vicinity. Theoretically, it introduces the idea that both relatedness and unrelatedness between the technologies in breakthrough inventions and the regional portfolio of technologies can positively influence the appearance of these breakthroughs, but especially relatedness. Empirically, it investigates a sample of 277 NUTS2 regions in Europe in the period 1981 to 2010 and reveals that, by far, most combinations breakthrough inventions make are between related technologies: almost no breakthrough patent combines unrelated technologies only. Regressions show that the occurrence of breakthrough patents in a technology in a region is positively affected by the local stock of technologies that are related to such technology, but such an effect for the local stock of unrelated technologies is not found. However, the region’s ability to enter new breakthrough inventions in a technology relies on the combination of knowledge that is both related and unrelated to such technology.

A global energy system perspective on hydrogen Trade: A framework for the market color and the size analysis

Existing research offers insights into production, operation, and cost efficiencies for the expanding variety of hydrogen (H2) technologies, suggesting that not a single one, but a portfolio of technologies, may be competitive in emerging markets. In turn, policy studies point out that economic and market conditions may be altered to promote certain options, for instance, renewable energy-based “green” hydrogen over fossil fuel-based alternatives. Such regionally oriented analyses, however useful, do not provide a perspective on a global market or international trade development, which is critical for infrastructure development, demand expansion, and supply commitments. This paper aims to fill this gap by addressing two interrelated questions: 1) what are the prerequisites for hydrogen trade in the context of a global transition to carbon neutrality and 2) how will regional energy system characteristics and regulations affect the growth and the “color” of the hydrogen market?Focused on green H2, we start our analysis with the evaluation of renewable energy generation potential of individual countries to identify geographic and economic factors and constraints for regional H2 development. Revealing resource-rich countries with green H2 export potential and resource-poor regions, likely green H2 importers, we turn to energy price data showing why green H2 is likely to face competition from other H2 colors. We capture those insights with an international hydrogen trade model, focusing on H2 supply diversity and factors determining local demand, including prices for renewable energy versus fossil fuels, emission constraints, and cost associated with carbon utilization and or disposal.Incorporating supply and demand drivers within a common framework enables us to embrace the complexity and to understand the discrepancies in existing H2 trade projections. We use the model to explore the role of carbon regulations, rate of renewable energy adoption, transportation costs, and input energy prices in the future H2 market evolution. To gain further insights into the future trade dynamics, we perform simulations mimicking the emerging German market. Hence, our work provides a unique comprehensive energy system perspective at the global scale, supported by analytical and empirical data analyses.

Electricity supply and demand dynamics in Iran considering climate change-induced stresses

The impacts of climate change such as water scarcity and air temperature increase affect the development of the electricity supply system. In countries like Iran, where cooling demand in the residential sector is high and water availability is fairly low, this can create significant challenges. In this study, an econometric approach was used to project the electricity demand for four sectors in Iran, considering the effect of changing air temperature. Also, the impact of water scarcity on the optimal expansion of the power system was investigated using TIMES, a bottom-up energy system optimization modeling platform, to build a model for the Iranian electricity system with each power plant unit modeled separately. The option of switching cooling technology was also included in the modeling. The results show that a fuel price increase alters the optimal capacity and cooling technology portfolio substantially. Renewables become more desirable under the scenarios in which the fuels and water prices, as well as the carbon taxes, are high. The emissions increase in all scenarios, although the carbon tax moderates this increase. The water withdrawal declines in the high water price scenarios. The sensitivity analysis of water price revealed the effect of this parameter on water withdrawal.

Technology Development Framework: Moving from Qualitative toward Quantitative Decision-Making

Summary Technology development in the energy sector typically suffers from an ad hoc approach to making decisions about the key questions of “What is the next derisking step?” and “At what scale?” This lack of structure in decision-making occurs despite the technology development process usually being within a stage-gated protocol. This often leads to significant waste of time and resources and plenty of “surprises” about the extent of additional testing required. The approach proposed in this paper is relatively simple to use, scalable, and transferable across industry sectors. Consistent application of the methodology has the potential to bring a quantitative rigor that can lead to more effective and efficient technology development and improve both intellectual and monetary capital allocation. Additionally, the framework provided facilitates a more structured and faster learning curve for people moving into technology development roles. Starting with a high-level understanding of the technology and business case, the methodology identifies possible commercial deployments and associates key technical and commercial risks that can be barriers to commercialization. Then, using a “risk burndown” approach based around an initial assessment of probability of success (POS), different paths to deployment (PTDs) are developed. A value of information (VOI) approach is used to evaluate key metrics. This leads to a diverse set of derisking options with associated trade-offs for informed decision-making. The methodology has been developed and deployed since 2017 across a portfolio of both incremental improvement and game-changing subsurface technologies at Suncor Energy, a large integrated Canadian energy company. More than 25 technologies have been progressed using elements of this workflow with 7 of the more complex and expensive projects using the full quantitative VOI approach. These analyses have been used to inform decision-making on more than $400 million1 of proposed derisking activity spend.

Air Company

One winning strategy for a chemistry start-up is to first bring a high-value, low-volume specialty chemical to market and then use the resulting cash flow to build a capacity and technology portfolio en route to higher-volume business lines. The carbon dioxide-to-chemical start-up Air Company is doing exactly that. Its rollout started in 2020 with vodka and perfume base containing ethanol made from CO 2 . Air Company’s vodka is a classically correct spirit with no odor or aftertaste, moderate astringency, and a slight warmth going down. The $75 bottle is consistently sold out in the liquor stores that carry it—something new facilities that are in the planning stages will fix, according to the company’s spirit brand manager . The new plants will indeed make ethanol, but the alcohol will be a side product to the company’s main aspiration: converting captured CO 2 into jet fuel. “Today is where our entire

Perencanaan Strategis Sistem Informasi Wisata Hutan Pinus Limpakuwus Dengan Menggunakan Metode Ward And Peppard

Planning Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) today helps an organization's success in its business. Limpakuwus pine forest nature tourism located in Baturaden Purwokerto is a tourist spot that utilizes technology, namely Electronic Ticketing manually to assist visitors in ordering tickets. Limpakuwus Baturaden pine forest tourism which is owned by the Indonesian State Forestry Public Company (PERUM PERHUTANI), the East BANYUMAS Forest Management Unit (KPH) currently does not use SI/IT optimally or comprehensively. This research has a purpose, namely to make IS/IT planning for the Limpakuwus Baturaden pine forest tourism. The method in this study uses qualitative research methods, qualitative methods are research that emphasizes in-depth understanding of a problem, qualitative research usually tends to be descriptive and uses more in-depth analysis. This research uses a strategic planning analysis of Ward And Peppard information systems, Ward And Peppard analysis is the identification of a technology or computer-based application portfolio to support organizations in implementing business plans and realizing business goals, Ward And Peppard has an input stage consisting of business environment analysis. external and internal business environment analysis. The output stage consists of business strategy, IS/IT management strategy, IT strategy and future application portfolio. The method of collecting data in this study is through interviews or interviews with the manager of the Limpakuwus Pine Forest tourist attraction. The data from this research is descriptive in the form of secondary data. The results of this study are in the form of IS/IT planning documents for Limpakuwus pine forest tourism and recommendations for IS/IT proposals for tourism objects in Baturaden Limpakuwus Pine Forest

Optimizing the technology pathway of China's liquid fuel production considering uncertain oil prices: A robust programming model

Even though China has been increasingly producing liquid fuel from alternative resources in recent decades, crude oil to liquid fuel process (OTL) still has a dominant position in China's liquid fuel industry. Therefore, the uncertainty of oil prices would greatly impact this country's economic and environmental valuations of alternative liquid fuel technologies. The present study develops an optimization model to analyze the technology portfolio of the liquid fuel industry. Two significant elements constitute this model, namely, the deterministic optimization part and the robust model. They achieve the aims of minimizing the total cost and maximizing the tolerance of data uncertainty under an ellipsoidal uncertainty set. In addition, we also investigate the impact of the increase in carbon prices on the technology portfolio. The results show that alternative technologies will be rapidly developed from 2020 to 2050 under oil price uncertainty, especially coal to liquid fuel (CTL) technology, which can reduce the dependency on crude oil but can generate a large amount of carbon emissions. For reducing the CO2 emissions in the liquid fuel industry, carbon prices have been additionally considered in this research. The results show that the increase of carbon prices could substantially decrease CO2 emissions, but using carbon trading alone cannot achieve the peak of carbon emissions by 2030. Thus, various types of clean technologies, i.e., hydrogen, solar, and wind, should be widely used in energy systems.

(Energy Technology Division Walter van Schalkwijk Award in Sustainable Energy Technology Address) Low Temperature Water Electrolysis as a Near Term Enabler in Climate Change Mitigation

Generating hydrogen from renewable production methods such as water electrolysis is fundamental to meeting decarbonization goals and mitigating climate change. Regardless of the end market split for hydrogen in ground transportation applications, hydrogen is the major feedstock for industrial chemicals such as ammonia and methanol. The only way to make these processes sustainable is to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from production of the hydrogen feedstock. Currently, over 95% of this hydrogen is generated from natural gas and other fossil fuels, producing roughly 9 g CO2/g H2. A combination of technologies such as natural gas reforming with carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) and water splitting via electrolysis therefore need to be deployed as quickly as possible. In addition, any scheme to convert carbon dioxide to useful chemicals requires a renewable source of hydrogen atoms. So to address both curtailment of ongoing emissions and mitigation of existing CO2 waste streams, renewable hydrogen is a lynchpin for success.Low temperature electrolysis has commercially deployed for decades, making it one of the only water splitting technologies likely to make an impact in the next 5-10 years. Both liquid alkaline electrolyzers (or alkaline water electrolyzers, AWE) and proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) have been deployed at >10 MW scale, and many companies are actively working to scale manufacturing to gigawatt capacity. While 2050 goals will likely involve implementation of a broader portfolio of technologies, scaling deployment of existing carbon neutral hydrogen technologies provides the greatest long term benefit by reducing overall emissions earlier. We therefore cannot let “perfect [become] the enemy of good”[1] in terms of waiting for the most efficient, lowest cost solution. At the same time, there are significant improvements that can be made in both AWE and PEMWE products, through advanced materials, processes, and automation. The PEMWE technology in particular can leverage much of the investment in PEM fuel cell research and development, although understanding of electrolysis specific materials and processes in ongoing. This talk will focus on the relationships between material research, process development, and understanding of degradation mechanisms in commercializing reliable technology, and the importance of academia, national labs, and industry to work together in this effort. [1] Commonly attributed to Voltaire, and others.

Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove's Quest for Quantum Dot Supremacy

Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove's Quest for Quantum Dot Supremacy

Which will be your firm’s next technology? Comparison between machine learning and network-based algorithms

We reconstruct the innovation dynamics of about two hundred thousand companies by following their patenting activity for about ten years. We define the technology portfolios of these companies as the set of the technological sectors present in the patents they submit. By assuming that companies move more frequently towards related sectors, we leverage their past activity to build network-based and machine learning algorithms to forecast the future submissions of patents in new sectors. We compare different prediction methodologies using suitable evaluation metrics, showing that tree-based machine learning algorithms outperform the standard methods based on networks of co-occurrences. This methodology can be applied by firms and policymakers to disentangle, given the present innovation activity, the feasible technological sectors from those that are out of reach.