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Energy Savings Potential of a Novel Radiative Cooling and Solar Thermal Collection Concept in Buildings for Various World Climates
(Wiley‐VCH, 2018-09-04)A novel radiative cooling and solar collection concept is presented, and the combination of these two technologies and its energy integration in residential and commercial buildings is evaluated. This innovative concept, ... -
Radiative cooling as low-grade energy source: a literature review
(Elsevier, 2017-09-01)Radiative cooling is a technology intended to provide cooling using the sky as a heat sink. This technology has been widely studied since 20th century but its research is scattered all over the literature, requiring of a ... -
Sustainability and social justice dimension indicators for applied renewable energy research: A responsible approach proposal
(Elsevier, 2019)Aspects of sustainability and social justice deserve special attention in the research and innovation landscape in Europe. In this vein, the inclusion of innovative research and innovation policies, such as Responsible ... -
Life cycle assessment (LCA) of a pneumatic municipal waste collection system compared to traditional truck collection. Sensitivity study of the influence of the energy source
(Elsevier, 2019)The study of waste management strategies is increasing worldwide due to the necessity of a more sustainable environment. In this framework, guaranteeing cleaner energy is the key parameter for cleaner production, especially ... -
Influence of end-of-life allocation, credits and other methodological issues in LCA of compounds: An in-company circular economy case study on packaging
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)The aim of this article is to present a circular economy case study and investigate and discuss effects of end-of-life (EoL) allocation and crediting strategies on the results of this case study. In the case study, replacement ... -
Improving thermal comfort of earthen dwellings in sub-Saharan Africa with passive design
(2019-03-01)Earthen architecture historically has been widely used for wall construction around the world, particularly in developing countries. Most of the earthen dwellings in Burkina Faso are built traditionally with adobe walls. ... -
Software para la mejora del aprendizaje del cálculo estructural en ingeniería y arquitectura.Programa Barras V-2.0, Universitat de Lleida
(CIDUI Congrés Internacional de Docència Universitària i Innovació, 2012)Actualmente, para abordar el cálculo estructural en la Universitat de Lleida existe software de uso profesional. Los dos grandes inconvenientes para aplicarlo como herramienta de docencia son, su alto coste económico y ... -
Corrosion Assessment of Myo-Inositol Sugar Alcohol as a Phase Change Material in Storage Systems Connected to Fresnel Solar Plants
(MDPI, 2019)Thermal energy storage systems work in conjunction with solar technologies with the aim of increasing their dispatchability and competitiveness in the energy market. Among others, latent heat thermal energy storage systems ... -
Asphalt emulsion formulation: State of the art of formulation, properties and results of HIPR emulsions
(Elsevier, 2019)As a way to make pavements more economic, less polluting, and with lower energy consumption bitumen emulsions can be used. The formulation of bitumen emulsions is a complex task and they are usually produced using colloid ... -
Numerical parametric study of a hotspot-targeted microfluidic cooling array for microelectronics
(Elsevier, 2018-11-05)Thermal management in integrated chips is one of the major challenges on micro- and nanoelectronics. The rise of power density raised the need for microchannel liquid cooling solutions. This technology has poor temperature ... -
Assessing the Potentiality of Animal Fat Based-Bio Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Building Applications: An Innovative Multipurpose Thermal Investigation
(MDPI, 2019)In recent years, the implementation of novel solutions aimed at improving thermal energy storage (TES) capability to both energy technologies and building-integrated systems has gained increasing attention. In particular, ... -
Corrosion evaluation of alumina-forming alloys in carbonate molten salt for CSP plants
(Elsevier, 2019)The use of carbonate molten salts for the new generation of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants have been considered and analysed during the last years to improve the efficiency of energy generation. However, the high ... -
Mainstreaming commercial CSP systems: A technology review
(Elsevier, 2019)In this review, we summarise the current status and new trends in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, analysing the technology cost and their evolution during the last years, with special focus on thermal storage. ... -
Simulation analysis of an innovative micro-solar 2kWe Organic Rankine Cycle plant coupled with a multi-apartments building for domestic hot water supply
(Elsevier, 2019)Combined heat and power plants driven by renewable energy sources (RES) are becoming more and more popular, given the energy transition towards the integration of more renewable energy sources in the power generation mix. ... -
On an innovative approach for microclimate enhancement and retrofit of historic buildings and artworks preservation by means of innovative thin envelope materials
(Elsevier, 2019)Energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in building has become a key issue since the built environment is nowadays responsible for more than 30% of the total carbon emissions. While new building design and ... -
Use of seagrass fibres in adobe bricks
(IOP Publishing, 2019)The main aim of the present study is to measure the capability the 'Posidonia Oceanica' as fibre reinforcement for adobe bricks. This sea-plant is distributed in the Mediterranean coast, considered as a solid marine ... -
Molten salt corrosion mechanisms of nitrate based thermal energy storage materials for concentrated solar power plants: A review
(Elsevier, 2019)Corrosion mechanisms for current heat transfer fluid and storage media used in CSP plants working at temperatures from 300°C to 600°C are reviewed in this paper. The studies found in the literature show that these mechanisms ... -
Effects of sodium nitrate concentration on thermophysical properties of solar salts and on the thermal energy storage cost
(Elsevier, 2019)Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are key components of concentrating solar power plants in order to offer energy dispatchability to adapt the electricity power production to the curve demand. Nitrate molten salts are ... -
Composition Determination of Rubber Blends by Applying Differential Scanning Calorimetry and SPA-PLS Treatment
(Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol), 2019)This paper proposes an innovative approach to determine the composition of natural rubber (NR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) blends from the analysis of the data provided by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) ... -
Effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention for smoking cessation in patients with severe mental disorders: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BMC, 2019)Background Up to 75% of inpatients with mental disorders smoke, and their life expectancy is decreased by up to 25 years compared to the general population. Hospitalized patients without monitoring after discharge quickly ...