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Systematic Simplified Simulation Methodology for Deep Energy Retrofitting Towards Nze Targets Using Life Cycle Energy Assessment
(MDPI, 2019-08)
The reduction of energy consumption in the residential sector presents substantial potential through the implementation of energy e ciency improvement measures. Current trends involve the use of simulation tools which ...
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Dispatchability of solar photovoltaics from thermochemical energy storage
(0196-8904, 2019-07)
Solar photovoltaic plants are today a competitive alternative to power plants based on fossil fuels. Cost reduction in photovoltaics modules, scalability and ease of installation of these plants are enabling a rapid worldwide ...
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Potential of energy flexible buildings: Evaluation of DSM strategies using building thermal mass
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-11)
Energy flexible buildings through smart demand-side management (DSM) or smart demand response (DR) using efficient energy storage, are currently one of the most promising options to deploy low-carbon technologies in the ...
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The Calcium-Looping (CaCO3/CaO) Process for Thermochemical Energy Storage in Concentrating Solar Power Plants
(Elsevier, 2019)
Energy storage based on thermochemical systems is gaining momentum as potential alternative to molten salts in Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants. This work is a detailed review about the promising integration of a ...
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Upgrade of the edge Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy system at the High Field Side of ASDEX Upgrade
(IOP Publishing, 2019)
The upgrade of the high field side (HFS) edge charge exchange recombination spectroscopy (CXRS) system of ASDEX Upgrade is presented. This diagnostic provides temperature, rotation and radiance measurements of impurity ...
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Feasibility Study of Freeze Recovery Options in Parabolic Trough Collector Plants Working with Molten Salt as Heat Transfer Fluid
(MDPI, 2019-06)
Parabolic trough collector (PTC) technology is currently the most mature solar technology, which has led to the accumulation of relevant operational experience. The overall performance and e ciency of these plants depends ...
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Determination of the Acidity of Waste Cooking Oils by Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(MDPI, 2019)
Waste cooking oils (WCO) recycling companies usually have economic losses for buying WCO not suitable for biodiesel production, e.g., WCO with high free acidity (FA). For this reason, the determination of FA of WCO by ...
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Esterification of Free Fatty Acids with Glycerol within the Biodiesel Production Framework
(MDPI, 2019)
Companies in the field of the collection and treatment of waste cooking oils (WCO) for subsequent biodiesel production usually have to cope with high acidity oils, which cannot be directly transformed into fatty acid methyl ...
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Heuristic optimization of clusters of heat pumps: A simulation and case study of residential frequency reserve
(Elsevier, 2019)
The technological challenges of adapting energy systems to the addition of more renewables are intricately interrelated with the ways in which markets incentivize their development and deployment. Households with own onsite ...
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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 ...