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Contributions of heat pumps to demand response: A case study of a plus-energy dwelling
(Elsevier, 2018-03)
Demand Response programs are increasingly used in the electricity sector, since they allow consumers to play a significant role for balancing supply and demand by reducing or shifting their electricity consumption. For ...
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Capital Cost Assessment of Concentrated Solar Power Plants Based on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycles
(2019-07)
Previous work by the authors has shown that broader analyses than those typically found in literature (in terms of operating pressures allowed) can yield interesting conclusions with respect to the best candidate cycles ...
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The Ammonia Looping System for Mid-Temperature Thermochemical Energy Storage
(AIDIC, 2018)
Thermochemical reactions have a great potential for energy storage and transport. Their application to solar energy is of utmost interest because the possibility of reaching high energy densities and seasonal storage capacity. ...
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Production of Oxygenated Fuel Additives from Residual Glycerine Using Biocatalysts Obtained from Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Jatropha curcas L. Roots
(MDPI, 2019)
This work aims to shed light on the use of two biochars, obtained from the pyrolysis at 550 C of heavy-metal-contaminated Jatropha curcas L. roots, as heterogeneous catalysts for glycerol esterification using residual ...
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Decision system based on neural networks to optimize the energy efficiency of a petrochemical plant
(Elsevier, 2012)
The energy efficiency of industrial plants is an important issue in any type of business but particularly in the chemical industry. Not only is it important in order to reduce costs, but also it is necessary even more as ...
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Pacing and Performance in the 6 World Marathon Majors
(Frontiers Media, 2019)
The main goal of this study was to analyse the pacing strategies displayed by the winners of the six World Marathon Majors in order to determine which race offers the greatest potential for future world record attempts. ...
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Artificial neural networks and physical modeling for determination of baseline consumption of CHP plants
(Elsevier, 2014)
An effective modeling technique is proposed for determining baseline energy consumption in the industry. A CHP plant is considered in the study that was subjected to a retrofit, which consisted of the implementation of ...
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Methodology for the estimation of cylinder inner surface temperature in an air-cooled engine
(Elsevier, 2012)
A methodology for the estimation of the mean temperature of the cylinder inner surface in an air-cooled internal combustion engine is proposed. Knowledge of this temperature is necessary to determine the heat flux from the ...
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Assessment of the photovoltaic potential at urban level based on 3D city models: A case study and new methodological approach
(Elsevier, 2017)
The use of 3D city models combined with simulation functionalities allows to quantify energy demand and renewable generation for a very large set of buildings. The scope of this paper is to determine the solar photovoltaic ...
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An Economic, Energy, and Environmental Analysis of PV/Micro-CHP Hybrid Systems: A Case Study of a Tertiary Building
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018-11-07)
Our present standard of living depends strongly on energy sources, with buildings being a primary focus when it comes to reducing energy consumption due to their large contribution, especially in tertiary buildings. The ...