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View article: Techno-Economic Assessment of Industrial Symbiosis Between Steel and Urea Plants: The INITIATE Process
Techno-Economic Assessment of Industrial Symbiosis Between Steel and Urea Plants: The INITIATE Process Open
The steelmaking and fertilizer industries accounted for approximately 10% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions in 2024. This study examines an industrial symbiosis concept, termed INITIATE, which integrates these two sectors to enhance re…
View article: Experimental Characterization and Modelling of a Humidification–Dehumidification (HDH) System Coupled with Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Modules
Experimental Characterization and Modelling of a Humidification–Dehumidification (HDH) System Coupled with Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Modules Open
Water scarcity is a relevant issue whose impact can be mitigated through sustainable solutions. Humidification–dehumidification (HDH) cycles powered by photovoltaic thermal (PVT) modules enable pure water production in remote areas. In thi…
View article: High Concentration Optical System for Solar Fuel Production via Cerium Oxide Thermochemical Cycle
High Concentration Optical System for Solar Fuel Production via Cerium Oxide Thermochemical Cycle Open
The integration of solar energy into hydrogen fuel production marks a key step towards sustainable energy. This study, which is part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action called “TOPCSP”, aims to optimize the design of a concentrated solar po…
View article: Techno-Economic Optimization of Falling Particle Receivers for Solar Tower Plants
Techno-Economic Optimization of Falling Particle Receivers for Solar Tower Plants Open
Solid particle receivers are proposed as the next generation of receivers for solar tower CSP plants as they are able to overcome the temperature limits of solar salts. However, maximizing their performance requires robust design optimizat…
View article: Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimal Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle Configuration for Novel Concentrating Solar Power Plants Adopting Tubular Fluidized Particles Central Receivers
Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimal Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle Configuration for Novel Concentrating Solar Power Plants Adopting Tubular Fluidized Particles Central Receivers Open
Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, thanks to the use of cost-competitive thermal energy storage, can provide back-up power guaranteeing a zero-emission alternative to conventional power plants and offer balancing services to the elect…
View article: Quantifying the Economic Advantages of Energy Management Systems for Domestic Prosumers with Electric Vehicles
Quantifying the Economic Advantages of Energy Management Systems for Domestic Prosumers with Electric Vehicles Open
The increasing adoption of intermittent renewable energy sources and electric vehicles in households necessitates effective energy management systems (EMS) in the residential sector. This study quantifies the economic benefits of using a s…
View article: Co-location of agriculture and solar energy from a global WEFE-Nexus perspective
Co-location of agriculture and solar energy from a global WEFE-Nexus perspective Open
Solar energy is projected to become the main player in the clean energy transition. This will inevitably lead to the construction of utility scale photovoltaic plants, which can generate local competitions for land, especially with agricul…
View article: Global Land‐Water Competition and Synergy Between Solar Energy and Agriculture
Global Land‐Water Competition and Synergy Between Solar Energy and Agriculture Open
The food and energy systems face mounting challenges due to increasing demands and sustainability constraints, which impact their ability to efficiently utilize natural resources, such as land and freshwater. Among these challenges, compet…
View article: Flexible Demand and Its Impacts on Future Utility‐Scale Photovoltaic Integration and Generation Costs: Case Study on the Italian Energy Transition
Flexible Demand and Its Impacts on Future Utility‐Scale Photovoltaic Integration and Generation Costs: Case Study on the Italian Energy Transition Open
The energy transition implies an increase in electrical demand, which shall be met primarily by renewable energy sources, potentially raising costs for the system and the community. However, increasing consumption flexibility has the poten…
View article: Preliminary experimental studies on coalescer efficiency for liquid-liquid separation
Preliminary experimental studies on coalescer efficiency for liquid-liquid separation Open
The international organizations have identified both water demand and accessibility as critical challenges with both current and future implications for human well-being. In reason of that due to the growing demand, it is essential to adva…
View article: A Maintenance Policy for Central Tower Receiver Subjected to Creep-Fatigue Damage
A Maintenance Policy for Central Tower Receiver Subjected to Creep-Fatigue Damage Open
This study focuses on the central receiver of solar tower plants, which is subjected to extreme heat fluxes, high temperatures, and thermal gradients leading to degradation mechanisms such as creep, fatigue, and corrosion. Although studies…
View article: Experimental evaluation of the CO2-based mixture CO2/C6F6 in a recuperated transcritical cycle
Experimental evaluation of the CO2-based mixture CO2/C6F6 in a recuperated transcritical cycle Open
Zeotropic CO2-based mixtures as working fluids in the power block have the potential to enhance concentrated solar power (CSP) plants and other high-temperature heat source applications. One promising working fluid is the CO2/C6F6 mixture,…
View article: Thermally integrated innovative Carnot batteries to upgrade and dispatch low temperature sensible waste heat
Thermally integrated innovative Carnot batteries to upgrade and dispatch low temperature sensible waste heat Open
This work focuses on innovative thermally integrated Carnot batteries exploiting low temperature sensible waste heat, available at temperatures between 70°C and 100°C, while adopting a sensible solid-based thermal energy storage system. Th…
View article: Optimization of the Design and Operation of Hybrid CSP-PV-Wind Plants
Optimization of the Design and Operation of Hybrid CSP-PV-Wind Plants Open
This work investigates potential benefits deriving from the integration of CSP plants with other renewable technologies, such as PV and Wind. An optimization tool, based on mixed-integer linear programming, is used to derive the optimal de…
View article: Techno-Economic Analysis of Ethylene Adsorptive Separation Using Zeolite 13X in Oxidative Coupling of Methane Integrated Process
Techno-Economic Analysis of Ethylene Adsorptive Separation Using Zeolite 13X in Oxidative Coupling of Methane Integrated Process Open
Performance analysis of the adsorptive separation of ethylene downstream of an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) process, being an alternative process for converting methane content of natural gas or other methane-rich sources to ethylen…
View article: Impact of PV and EV Forecasting in the Operation of a Microgrid
Impact of PV and EV Forecasting in the Operation of a Microgrid Open
The electrification of the transport sector together with large renewable energy deployment requires powerful tools to efficiently use energy assets and infrastructure. In this framework, the forecast of electric vehicle demand and solar p…
View article: Transcritical Cycles With CO2-based Mixtures for CSP Applications: An Overview of the SCARABEUS Findings
Transcritical Cycles With CO2-based Mixtures for CSP Applications: An Overview of the SCARABEUS Findings Open
This work summarizes the methodology developed within the H2020 EU project SCARABEUS for the analysis of innovative CO2-based mixtures used as working fluid in transcritical cycles for CSP applications. By adding a specific quantity of car…
View article: Thermal Desalination Through Forward Osmosis Coupled With CO2-Mixture Power Cycles for CSP Applications
Thermal Desalination Through Forward Osmosis Coupled With CO2-Mixture Power Cycles for CSP Applications Open
This work, performed in the framework of the H2020 EU project “DESOLINATION”, analyses the coupling between CSP plants using transcritical power cycles with CO2-mixtures and an innovative thermal desalination technique based on Forward Osm…