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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plant in Tower Configuration with and Without Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
(2021)Despite the big deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, their environmental evaluation is still a pending issue. In this paper, a detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) of a CSP tower plant with molten salts ... -
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plant in Tower Configuration with and Without Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
(MDPI, 2021)Despite the big deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, their environmental evaluation is still a pending issue. In this paper, a detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) of a CSP tower plant with molten salts ... -
Detection of Bulbar Involvement in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Machine Learning Voice Analysis: Diagnostic Decision Support Development Study
(JMIR Publications, 2021)Background: Bulbar involvement is a term used in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that refers to motor neuron impairment in the corticobulbar area of the brainstem, which produces a dysfunction of speech and swallowing. ... -
Modelo de equilibrio químico para representar solubilidades de sistemas ternarios y su aplicación a la predicción de eutécticos de sistemas cuaternarios
(Universidad de Tarapacá, 2020)Incorporar la energía solar en el sector habitacional requiere de materiales adecuados para el almacenamiento de energía. Algunas mezclas eutécticas de sales inorgánicas hidratadas son una buena alternativa. Habitualmente ... -
Combined Acidification and Solar Drying of Pig Slurries for Nutrient Recovery and Controlled Atmospheric Emissions
(MDPI, 2021)The solar drying of pig slurries was tested in a pilot-scale greenhouse (10 m2 footprint), operated with forced ventilation under low and high solar irradiation in Mediterranean conditions. Gaseous emissions were prevented ... -
A comprehensive review on sub-zero temperature cold thermal energy storage materials, technologies, and applications: State of the art and recent developments
(Elsevier, 2021)The energy industry needs to take action against climate change by improving efficiency and increasing the share of renewable sources in the energy mix. On top of that, refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump equipment ... -
Researchers perception regarding socio-technical approaches implementation in their own research. Thermal energy storage researchers as example
(Elsevier, 2021)The enhancement and the understanding of the societal dynamics in the energy systems within transition entails the inclusion of innovative policy and research strategies. This inclusion raises several questions that change ... -
Suboptimal Omnidirectional Wheel Design and Implementation
(MDPI, 2021)The optimal design of an omnidirectional wheel is usually focused on the minimization of the gap between the free rollers of the wheel in order to minimize contact discontinuities with the floor in order to minimize the ... -
Improvement of Phase Change Materials (PCM) Used for Solar Process Heat Applications
(MDPI, 2021)The high intermittency of solar energy is still a challenge yet to be overcome. The use of thermal storage has proven to be a good option, with phase change materials (PCM) as very promising candidates. Nevertheless, PCM ... -
Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of an innovative component for refrigeration units
(Elsevier, 2021)Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) are innovative tools based on an innovative approach allowing to investigate the environmental and economic burdens of a product or service throughout its lifecycle. ... -
Recent developments of thermal energy storage applications in the built environment: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review
(Elsevier, 2021)The energy consumption in the built environment represents one of the major contributors of carbon emissions to the atmosphere. This leads to the need for a transition in the building sector and the introduction of policies ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of personalised breast cancer screening (DECIDO study): protocol of a single-arm proof-of-concept trial
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-12-23)Introduction Personalised cancer screening aims to improve benefits, reduce harms and being more cost-effective than age-based screening. The objective of the DECIDO study is to assess the acceptability and feasibility of ... -
An innovative solar-biomass energy system to increase the share of renewables in office buildings
(MDPI, 2021)Increasing the energy efficiency of residential and non-residential buildings is a crucial point towards the development of the sustainable cities of the future. To reach such a goal, the commonly employed intervention ... -
Thermo-acoustic and mechanical characterization of novel bio-based plasters: The valorisation of lignin as by-product from biomass extraction for green building applications
(Elsevier, 2021)Every day a wide amount of wastes is generated and landfilled, without giving them any new use. Among these wastes, biomass gathered from nature, as agricultural or forest wastes are found. From collecting and treating ... -
Human–Robot Interaction and Sexbots: A Systematic Literature Review
(MDPI, 2021)At present, sexual robots have become a new paradigm of social robots. In this paper, we developed a systematic literature review about sexual robots (sexbots). To do this, we used the Scopus and WoS databases to answer ... -
Systematic review on the use of heat pipes in latent heat thermal energy storage tanks
(Elsevier, 2020)This systematic review presents and discusses the previous research about hybrid devices which combine latent thermal energy storage (TES) technology and heat pipes. A bibliometric analysis of this issue shows how hybrid ... -
Trends and gaps in global research of greenery systems through a bibliometric analysis
(Elsevier, 2021)This study presents a critical review analysis of greenery systems research through a bibliometric approach. The purpose of this study is to provide a holistic overview by (i) the development of the field; (ii) the research ... -
Un año de Webinars de HCI en Iberoamérica”, una respuesta a las necesidades actuales de formación y difusión de la disciplina de IHC en la comunidad de habla hispana
(Asociación Interacción Persona-Ordenador (AIPO), 2020)El presente trabajo propone la iniciativa de realizar “un año de webinars IHC” en la región de Iberoamérica como un medio de obtener y acceder a recursos de aprendizaje y de referencia en español en la disciplina de la ... -
A Materials Screening Test of Corrosion Monitoring in LiNO3 Containing Molten Salts as a Thermal Energy Storage Material for CSP Plants
(MDPI, 2020)Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, in the context of thermal energy storage (TES) upgrades, need to provide a timely and effective response to the corrosion process that occurs due to the effect of high temperatures, ... -
Hidrofugación del acabado del cuero
(Asociación Química Española de la Industria del Cuero, 2002)La importancia de los cueros hidrofugados ha aumentado considerablemente estos últimos años debido al auge de algunos deportes como el golf, el montañismo y los deportes de aventura en general. El calzado y demás artículos ...