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Carbon capture and utilization for sodium bicarbonate production assisted by solar thermal power
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
In this paper, a novel carbon capture and utilization process is proposed. It is based on using a fraction of the captured carbon dioxide to produce sodium bicarbonate, a widely used product in the chemical and food ...
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Characterizing the Air Temperature Drop in Mediterranean Courtyards from Monitoring Campaigns
(MDPI AG, 2017-08)
As microclimate modifiers, courtyards may be a good passive strategy for enhancing thermal comfort and reducing the energy demands of buildings. Thus, it is necessary to be able to quantify their tempering effect in dominant ...
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Biomass universal district heating systems
(Web of conferences, 2017)
In mild climate regions Directive 27/2012 EU application for developing sustainable district heating networks in consolidated urban nucleus is a challenge. In Spain most of the municipalities above 5,000 inhabitants have ...
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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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Identifying periods of clear sky direct normal irradiance
(Elsevier, 2017)
When modeling the effect of the cloud transients in the Direct Normal Insolation (DNI), it is particularly relevant to identify those moments in which there are no clouds between the observer and the sun. In this paper, ...
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Process Heat Generation Potential from Solar Concentration Technologies in Latin America: The Case of Argentina
(MDPI, 2017-03-17)
This paper evaluates the potential of solar concentration technologies—compound parabolic collector (CPC), linear Fresnel collector (LFC) and parabolic trough collector (PTC)—as an alternative to conventional sources of ...
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Parametric Investigation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics of the HVAC Air Distribution in a Railway Vehicle for Representative Weather and Operating Conditions
(MDPI AG, 2017-07)
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of air distribution in a representative railway vehicle equipped with a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) system is presented in this paper. Air distribution in ...
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Natural ventilation systems to enhance sustainability in buildings: a review towards zero energy buildings in schools
(Web of conferences, 2017)
European regulations set the condition of Zero Energy Buildings for new buildings since 2020, with an intermediate milestone in 2018 for public buildings, in order to control greenhouse gases emissions control and climate ...
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Setting intelligent city tiling strategies for urban shading simulations
(Elsevier, 2017)
Assessing accurately the solar potential of all building surfaces in cities, including shading and multiple reflections between buildings, is essential for urban energy modelling. However, since the number of surface ...
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Power cycles integration in concentrated solar power plants with energy storage based on calcium looping
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
Efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly storage of thermal energy stands as a main challenge for large scale deployment of solar energy. This work explores the integration into concentrated solar power plants of ...