FERRO , G.

The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a priority for European Union. National Authorities are encouraged to promote the use of electric and hybrid vehicles. In this paper, the problem of planning a freight transportation service provided by electrical vehicles (EVs) is considered, and a new decision model is proposed. An extension of the...

The exploitation of biomass in power production systems is particularly attractive to reduce CO2emissions. However, the installation of biomass-fed power plants is not always technically and economically competitive with respect to traditional fossil fuels. This paper aims to provide a decision support system that can help the decision maker in...

Energy consumption in buildings can be efficiently reduced through energy management systems that take into account several issues like comfort, technical requirements and economic aspects. This implies a detailed schedule of plants and devices (washing machines, electrical vehicles, etc.) according to forecasting of loads and renewables. The...