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In the era of coal power station phase-out, natural gas fired combined cycle will drive the energy transition towards sustainable power generation. In a panorama of strong requirement for grid flexibility and non-dispatchable renewable penetration, the survival of a thermal power plant is strictly linked with operating successfully in...

Integration of thermal energy storage in energy systems provides flexibility in demand-supply management and in supporting novel operational schemes. In a combined heat and power cycle, it has been shown that integration of cold thermal energy storage is beneficial to fine-tune electric power and heating/cooling production profiles to better...

In the current energy scenario, gas turbine combined cycles (GTCCs) are considered key drivers for the transition towards fossil-free energy production. However, to meet this goal, they must be able to cope with rapid changes of power request, and to extend their operating range beyond the limits imposed by the environmental conditions in which...

The Thermochemical Power Group (TPG) of the University of Genoa is investigating innovative solutions to increase the flexibility of gas turbine combined cycles (GTCC) and extend their operative range by integrating large size high performance heat pumps. Achieving this goal would make GTCCs more competitive in the future energy market, which...

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