GIUGNO A.

Although considered as the bridging technology to a decarbonized economy, in the current energy market scenario Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) must deal with more demanding requirements of efficiency and flexibility, and often they are not profitable enough to avoid mothballing or closure. The purpose of this work is to propose an innovative...

Renewable energy penetration is growing, due to the target of greenhouse-gas-emission reduction, even though fossil fuel-based technologies are still necessary in the current energy market scenario to provide reliable back-up power to stabilize the grid. Nevertheless, currently, an investment in such a kind of power plant might not be...

Pressurized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems are a particularly attractive conversion technology for their high electric efficiency, potential for cogeneration applications, low carbon emissions, and high performance at part-load. In this work, an innovative biofueled hybrid system is considered, where the fuel cell stack is pressurized...

Pressurized solid oxide fuel cell systems are a particularly attractive conversion technology for their high electric efficiency, potential for cogeneration applications, low carbon emissions and high performance at part-load. In this work an innovative biofueled hybrid system is considered, where the fuel cell stack is pressurized with a...

Nowadays the research in energy field is focused on conversion technologies which could achieve higher efficiencies and lower environmental impact. Among these, fuel cells are considered an extremely promising technology and pressurized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems are particularly attractive for their high electric efficiency,...

Nowadays research in energy field is focused on conversion technologies which could achieve higher efficiencies and lower environmental impact. In such a context, fuel cells in general and pressurized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) hybrid systems are attractive for their high electric efficiency, potential for cogeneration applications, low...

The increasing share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (RES), with the consequent strong penetration in the current energy network, is causing a growing need of balancing power to compensate power supply from such fluctuating sources. For these reasons, nowadays the power plants are requested to improve their operational...

Pressurized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems are a sustainable opportunity for improvement over conventional systems, featuring high electric efficiency, potential for cogeneration applications, and low carbon emissions. Such systems are usually analyzed in deterministic conditions. However, it is widely demonstrated that such systems are...

Pressurised solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems are a sustainable opportunity for improvement over conventional systems, featuring high electric efficiency, potential for cogeneration applications and low carbon emissions. Such systems are usually analyzed in deterministic conditions. However, it is widely demonstrated that such systems are...

The growing need of dispatchable units, capable to balance the variable renewable energy electrical production leads to the development of strategies aimed at increasing power plants operational flexibility and global efficiency in part-load operation. A highly efficient heat pump (integrated in a conventional natural gas combined cycle is here...

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a promising technology to provide sustainable and dispatchable energy supply to oceanic coastal areas and islands. It exploits the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical surface water in an Organic RankineCycle (ORC), guaranteeing a continuous and dispatchable electric...

Background and purpose: Real-world data on alemtuzumab are limited and do not provide evidence of its effectiveness after various disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). Our aim was to provide real-world data on the impact of clinical variables and previous DMTs on clinical response to alemtuzumab. Methods: Sixteen Italian multiple sclerosis...