Institut Politècnic d’Innovació i Recerca en Sostenibilitat (INSPIRES)
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INSPIRES és un centre de recerca de la Universitat de Lleida. Conforma un grup multidisciplinari que posa especial atenció a la recerca al voltant de la millor gestió energètica, l’eficiència, la usabilitat, la seguretat, la computació d’altes prestacions i la resolució i optimització de problemes, entre altres temes. Tot amb nexes comuns, girant al voltant de l’àmbit de la sostenibilitat i la tecnologia. Suposa una unió d’esforços dels diferents centres de recerca que de manera separada tractaven diferents línies i àrees, ara aquests esforços es comparteixen generant sinèrgies.[Més informació].
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A Comparative Analysis of Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) Literature on the Autism Crisis
(Springer, 2021)Autism is a neurobiological developmental disorder that is detected at around 3 years old. This disorder affects their communication, socialization, and behavioral skills. Its ratio is 1 per 150 and the possibility is ... -
Improving Public Attitude towards Renewable Energy
(MDPI, 2021)In recent years, the urgent necessity and tremendous opportunity to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon competitive economy has resulted in growth of long-term targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, which ... -
Lithium compounds for thermochemical energy storage: A state-of-the-art review and future trends
(Elsevier, 2021)The world is currently going through significant changes in technology, and alongside these advances, new developments of strategies to store and supply energy are crucial for the widespread use of consumer electronics and ... -
Thermal and mechanical degradation assessment in refractory concrete as thermal energy storage container material in concentrated solar plants
(Elsevier, 2021)This study evaluates the proposal of a concrete storage tank as molten salt container, for concentrating solar power applications. A characterization of the thermal and mechanical properties including compression resistance, ... -
A comparative life cycle assessment between green walls and green facades in the Mediterranean continental climate
(Elsevier, 2021)The building and construction sector is a large contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and consumes vast natural resources. Improvements in this sector are of fundamental importance for national and global ... -
An overview of bioplastic research on its relation to national policies
(MDPI, 2021)There is an increasing concern about fossil energy and products derived from it. The plastic industry depends on oil, and produced plastics cannot degrade naturally. An alternative to plastics from oil is the use of ... -
Accurate consistency-based MSA reducing the memory footprint
(Elsevier, 2021)Background and Objective: The emergence of Next-Generation sequencing has created a push for faster and more accurate multiple sequence alignment tools. The growing number of sequences and their longer sizes, which require ... -
Experimental Study on Two PCM Macro-Encapsulation Designs in a Thermal Energy Storage Tank
(MDPI, 2021)The use of latent heat thermal energy storage is an effective way to increase the efficiency of energy systems due to its high energy density compared with sensible heat storage systems. The design of the storage material ... -
Adaptive covers for combined radiative cooling and solar heating. A review of existing technology and materials
(Elsevier, 2021-09-15)Radiative cooling is a promising technology for space cooling. This technology can be combined with solar heating applications, enabling the production of both energy demands -heat during daytime and cold during nighttime- ... -
Advanced Concrete Steam Accumulation Tanks for Energy Storage for Solar Thermal Electricity
(MDPI, 2021)Steam accumulation is one of the most effective ways of thermal energy storage (TES) for the solar thermal energy (STE) industry. However, the steam accumulator concept is penalized by a bad relationship between the volume ... -
Systematic review on model predictive control strategies applied to active thermal energy storage systems
(Elsevier, 2021)This paper presents a review of the application of model predictive control strategies to active thermal energy storage systems. To date, model predictive control has been used to manage such energy systems as heating, ... -
Which Building Services Are Considered to Have Impact on Climate Change?
(MDPI, 2021)The building sector, as a major energy consumer with high direct and indirect CO2 emissions, plays a vital role in the fight against climate change. In order to make buildings more comfortable, functional, efficient and ... -
Experimental analysis of a latent thermal energy storage system enhanced with metal foam
(Elsevier, 2021)Worldwide, the energy consumption of refrigeration systems increased by 50% in the last 20 years. Currently, active refrigeration systems are often used to maintain cold chains in industry. However, there are remarkable ... -
Advances in thermal energy storage for renewable energies integration in the energy system
(Elsevier, 2021)Thermal energy storage (TES) is a key technology to reach a real renewable sources integration in the energy system, helping in the energy transition that the world is facing nowadays. Advances in TES in all areas related ... -
Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
(Elsevier, 2021)The use of thermal energy storage (TES) allows to cleverly exploit clean energy resources, decrease the energy consumption, and increase the efficiency of energy systems. In the past twenty years, TES has continuously ... -
Experimental determination of thermal conductivity of fatty acid binary mixtures and their shape-stabilized composites
(Elsevier, 2021)Thermal conductivity is an essential property to understand the rate of charging/discharging of thermal energy storage systems, but there is still a lack of experimental studies in this field. The temperature dependence ... -
Circular economy in the building and construction sector: A scientific evolution analysis
(Elsevier, 2021)The building industry is responsible for considerable environmental impacts due to its consumption of resources and energy, and the production of wastes. Circular Economy (CE), a new paradigm can significantly improve the ... -
Thermal reliability of organic-organic phase change materials and their shape-stabilized composites
(Elsevier, 2021)Thermal reliability is one of the main concerns when using shape-stabilized phase change materials (SS-PCMs) composites in latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems operating in moderate to low temperature range. ... -
Thermal Monitoring and Simulation of Earthen Buildings. A Review
(MDPI, 2021)Since ancient times, raw earth has been used worldwide as a construction material. Today, it is well known for its good environmental properties of recyclability and low embodied energy along the production process. ... -
A framework for sustainable evaluation of thermal energy storage in circular economy
(Elsevier, 2021)The circular economy can be promoted as a solution to support the sustainability market position of renewable energy systems. To design a circular and sustainable system, a structured approach is needed. The present study ...