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Off-grid SeaWater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination driven by hybrid tidal range/solar PV systems: Sensitivity analysis and criteria for preliminary design
(Elsevier, 2022)
This paper deals with innovative renewable energy (RE) - powered seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants based on tidal range/PhotoVoltaic (PV) systems as a hybrid technology with interesting prospects to promote the RE ...
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Calcium-Looping Performance of Biomineralized CaCO3 for CO2 Capture and Thermochemical Energy Storage
(ACS Publications, 2020-07)
The commercial deployment of calcium-looping (CaL)-based technologies relies on the availability of nontoxic, widely available and cheap CaCO3 rich materials. Biomineralized CaCO3 from waste amply fulfills the aforementioned ...
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Alternative Fuels for Combined Cycle Power Plants: An Analysis of Options for a Location in India
(MDPI, 2020-04)
The Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda of United Nations raises the need of clean and a ordable energy. In the pathway for more e cient and environmentally friendly solutions, new alternative power technologies ...
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As-Built 3D Heritage City Modelling to Support Numerical Structural Analysis: Application to the Assessment of an Archaeological Remain
(2019-05)
Terrestrial laser scanning is a widely used technology to digitise archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage. This allows for modelling the assets’ real condition in comparison with traditional data acquisition ...
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A Methodology for Carbon Footprint Estimations of Research Project Activities—A Scenarios Analysis for Reducing Carbon Footprint
(MDPI, 2023-01)
The main objective of the present study is the development of a comprehensive methodology for the estimation of the Carbon Footprint (CF) of research project activities and the identification of the best practices that can ...
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Applying the root cause analysis methodology to study the lack of market success of micro gas turbine systems
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
Micro Gas Turbines are on-site generators with the potential to help the transition to a greener economy. However, their deployment into the market did not match the expectations. The Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is the ...
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A national data-based energy modelling to identify optimal heat storage capacity to support heating electrification
(Elsevier, 2023-01-01)
Heating decarbonisation through electrification is a difficult challenge due to the considerable increase in peak power demand. This research proposes a novel modelling approach that utilises easily accessible national-level ...
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Multi-Tubular Reactor for Hydrogen Production: CFD Thermal Design and Experimental Testing
(MDPI, 2019-01)
This study presents the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) thermal design and experimental tests results for a multi-tubular solar reactor for hydrogen production based on the ferrite thermochemical cycle in a pilot plant ...
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Experimental evaluation of the thermal degradation of solar salt under different gas covers
(Elsevier, 2023)
Commercial concentrating solar power (CSP) plants use solar salt (60–40 wt% NaNO3-KNO3) as thermal energy storage media due to its proven performance. Nevertheless, at high temperatures its decomposition can become a ...
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Indoor Environmental Quality Evaluation Strategy as an Upgrade (Renovation) Measure in a Historic Building Located in the Mediterranean Zone (Athens, Greece)
(MDPI, 2021-10)
The assessment of indoor environmental quality in historic buildings converted to museums is a significant tool in deep energy renovation processes, as it provides insights for the microclimatic conditions in the interiors ...